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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 8, 2019
Putin rides horse with female cops ahead of International Women's Day
President Vladimir Putin mounted a horse on Thursday and cantered with female police officers in footage broadcast across Russia ahead of International Women's Day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 22, 2019
Japan stresses its claim to South Korea-held islets on 'Takeshima Day' as bilateral tensions simmer
An official from the Cabinet Office reiterates Japan's claim to the disputed rocks situated midway between the feuding neighbors at an annual event in Shimane Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2019
Airport and railway staff do their duties darkly on ni ni ni 'Ninja Day' in central Japan
Staff at Chubu airport donned ninja attire and a railway station ceremonially named itself "Ninja City Station" on Friday to celebrate "Ninja Day" in central Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 22, 2019
It's Cat Day: Let's celebrate with crappy photos!
Feb. 22 is Cat Day in Japan as the date, 2-22, can sound like "nyan nyan nyan" ("meow, meow, meow"). While many people online are showing off the cutest photos of their fur babies, others are posting less-than-flattering pictures of their kitties with the hashtag #crappiest cat photo competition (猫の写真へたくそ選手権). It puts together Japan’s two favorite things: online competitions for crappy photos and, of course, cats.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2019
'Tinder for cows' matches livestock in the mood for love
A Tinder-inspired app is helping farmers match up potential partners for their cattle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2019
Not so much obliged: More Japanese women buying Valentine's chocolates for themselves, not colleagues
More and more women in Japan are abandoning the tradition of giving obligatory chocolates to male coworkers on Valentine's Day, instead using the occasion to treat themselves.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 9, 2019
Loft under fire for its outdated portrayal of women in advertising campaign
Retailers typically strive to promote their products by creating ad campaigns that attract consumers’ attention.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Feb 9, 2019
Say 'I love you' a different way with Kourakuen's chocolate ramen
This Valentine's Day offering from ramen chain Kourakuen features a soy sauce-based ramen with a hefty dose of chocolate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2019
Majority of women to buy Valentine's chocolates for themselves, averaging ¥4,200, Japan survey shows
Over 60 percent of women who plan to buy chocolates for Valentine's Day are considering treating themselves and buying chocolates for their own enjoyment, a survey by Matsuya Co.'s Ginza department store in Tokyo has shown.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jan 27, 2019
Fashion ripples during the new year lull
As the end of the financial year draws to a close, now is the season when fashion companies restructure their retail portfolios, with shop closures making way for new shoots to pop up in the following months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2019
Japan's young adults prefer celebrating coming of age at 20 despite lowered legal age of 18, survey shows
More than 70 percent of youths and young adults prefer to celebrate their coming-of-age at 20, even though the age of legal adulthood in Japan will be lowered to 18 in April 2022, according to a recent online survey by a Japanese think tank.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 5, 2018
Local governments in Japan get creative in bid to secure child care workers
Local governments are desperately trying to recruit licensed child care workers in a bid to address an acute shortage in day care staff.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2018
Five-year jail term sought for ex-head of bankrupt kimono firm over alleged fraud
Prosecutors asked a court on Tuesday to sentence the former head of a bankrupt rental kimono firm to five years in prison for engaging in fraud to keep his business afloat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2018
China's Alibaba nets record $30 billion in Singles' Day sales extravaganza, but growth rate plunges
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. cashed a record 213.5 billion yuan ($30.7 billion) in sales Sunday during its 24-hour online retail frenzy Singles' Day, but the event's annual growth dropped to its slowest rate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2018
Mayor of tsunami-hit city stresses resilience and inclusivity at U.N.
The mayor of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by the 2011 tsunami disaster, stressed Monday how resilience and inclusivity are necessary for rebuilding the city as he spoke at the United Nations to mark World Tsunami Awareness Day.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2018
Financial woes leading some nurseries created under government plan to close doors
Several nurseries provided by private companies for their employees in line with the government's attempt to resolve the chronic lack of day-care facilities are closing or are thinking of doing so due to financial difficulties, Kyodo News learned Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2018
Ex-head of kimono firm admits to defrauding banks before company failed
The former head of a bankrupt rental kimono firm admitted Friday to defrauding banks to keep his business running, until it suddenly shut its shops before this year's Coming-of-Age Day celebration in January, causing a furor among female clients who were left without formal attire for the milestone events.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 1, 2018
'Yokohama Burning': Destruction, massacre and tornadoes of fire
One of the most fascinating and controversial books about the Great Kanto Earthquake is Joshua Hammer's 2006 release 'Yokohama Burning,' in which the former bureau chief for Newsweek magazine suggests a link between the national response to the 1923 disaster and Japan's descent into World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 2, 2018
Nagoya firm's high-tech service aims to prevent sudden infant death syndrome at nursery schools
Unifa Inc., an IT venture firm in Nagoya, has begun offering a monitoring service that can alert nursery school teachers to the warning signs of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the leading cause of death among babies at day care facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2018
To cover the trail, police say, Harenohi kimono rental business swapped accountants annually from 2015
In a bid to cover window-dressing, Harenohi, the kimono rental firm that went bankrupt in January, started changing its accounting firm annually from 2015, sources said.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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