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KANAGAWA

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LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 31, 2017
A decade on, Shonan surfer is still making waves in the world of soba
Fate intervened when the heavens opened, guiding Ippei Hayashimoto on his path to mastery in the art of pure buckwheat noodles.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Nov 18, 2017
Japan's shifting attitudes toward prostitution
Sex is a necessity and a pleasure; it's also a problem. It exalts some, degrades others. It generates offspring. It's dynamite. Taboos concerning it are as old as humanity. Laws regulating it predate civilization. Nowhere is the human libido absolutely unfettered. Incest is nowhere tolerated, marriage...
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2017
Downpours lash Kanto region, spurring warnings of floods, mudslides and evacuations
The Kanto region was hit by heavy rain Thursday morning, prompting the Meteorological Agency and local authorities in Chiba, Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectures to issue warnings for floods and mudslides, NHK reported.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jul 5, 2017
Unorthodox acupuncturist's point is to make sure you never have to come back
'It is my job to ensure that patients do not need to see me' is written in large letters on the web page of Thomas Blasejewicz, an acupuncturist from Germany who practices in Hayama.
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JAPAN / Society
Jun 24, 2017
Japan's shelters provide little comfort to abused children
Japan's shelters for neglected children are known for their suffocating discipline, but no one has come up with a good way to reform them in the past 70 years.
JAPAN
May 11, 2017
Koike agrees to foot bill for temporary Olympic facilities but neighbors irked by delays, loose ends
Gov. Yuriko Koike pushes Tokyo's Olympic preparations forward by agreeing to foot the cost of building temporary facilities outside the capital, but not everyone is happy.
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CULTURE / Art
Feb 7, 2017
'The Collection of Matsumoto City Museum of Art: Connections, Nature and Yayoi Kusama'
Feb. 11-March 12
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LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Nov 12, 2016
Kamakura offers something for everyone
Japanese cities are fantastic places to explore with children, but if this column has proven anything, it's that I like to get away from urban centers whenever I can. Japan is full of natural and cultural wonders for curious families, but they are not confined to cities such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka...
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2016
Odakyu plans to debut new luxurious Romancecar on Hakone run in 2018
Odakyu Electric Railway Co. has unveiled a new design for its signature Romancecar limited express train connecting Tokyo with the hot-spring resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Sep 25, 2016
Sagamihara massacre begs question: Do we want a society that only values usefulness?
The twisted thinking behind Japan's worst postwar massacre may have its roots in the way the modern world teaches us to judge the worth of others.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 22, 2016
Disabilities group cries foul over name secrecy in Sagamihara care home massacre
Members of People First said Wednesday the withholding of names went to the crux of why they felt discriminated against.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 6, 2016
Victims of Sagamihara massacre at disabled facility are forever nameless
There is only one way to interpret the one-off policy of not naming the victims: Their families don't want the public to know that their loved ones have disabilities.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2016
Sagamihara killings reveal shortcomings in law to control knives
Tuesday's stabbing rampage in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, has highlighted the difficulty of reigning in crimes involving knives, despite a recent revision to the Firearm and Sword Control Law.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2015
Child center stripped girls to find missing piece of paper
A child consultation center in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, said Tuesday it stripped eight girls naked to conduct a body search in August to look for a piece of paper that went missing earlier that day.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 2, 2015
Views from Yokohama: What would it take to make us all happier?
Tourists and residents in Kanagawa offer advice on how we can all live happier lives.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 19, 2015
Trail of failed ventures involving American in murder probe leads from New York to Tokyo
The record of dubious projects leads from Peter Gatien-era New York clubland to Singapore and Japan
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2015
Japanese city in a dance over pop band that criticized ruling LDP
The municipal government in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, is retroactively withdrawing support for a public event after an all-girl pop group performed a song that criticized the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 2, 2015
Yokohama: If you could live anywhere in Japan, where would it be?
Tyler Parr asks passers-by where they would choose to live on this archipelago if money and jobs were not an issue.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 24, 2015
Smoke signals: Can Tokyo ever go smoke-free?
Japan has long held a reputation of being something of a paradise for smokers. Tobacco is, at least by Western standards, relatively cheap and people can still light up in many of the country's restaurants and bars. In fact, before the turn of the century smokers could pretty much puff away on a cigarette...
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 19, 2015
Sagamihara: Should we be worried that 2014 was the hottest year on record?
While some in Sagamihara seem to be worried about the fact that the world is getting warmer, others appear nonplussed.

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight