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KAWASAKI

BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2013
Pirates wielding grenades spur easing of gun ban
Pirates wielding rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s have prompted Japan to ease a ban on civilians carrying guns, allowing guards on locally registered oil tankers to be armed for the first time.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 23, 2013
Reds' title hopes take hit
Urawa Reds all but surrendered the J. League title to Yokohama F. Marinos after a 3-1 defeat to Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 24, 2013
A frightful day out in Kawasaki
Though not a traditionally Japanese event, you can still celebrate the West's spookiest time of the year at the 17th annual Kawasaki Halloween Parade. More than 3,000 revelers are expected to show up, dressed in their finest ghoulish attire, to march around the east side of JR Kawasaki Station and neighboring...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 11, 2013
Real-world validations of our digital realm
"We are now living in a super, hyper-extended information society," says curator Masafumi Fukugawa, "and that idea was the starting point for our new exhibition."
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 5, 2013
Lupin III still looks good at 40
One of Japan's most popular manga and anime series, Lupin III gets the exhibition treatment at the Kawasaki City Museum this month.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 12, 2013
Defense firms pushing to boost role
With pressure mounting from U.S. defense officials and the powerful Keidanren business group on the government to relax arms export restrictions, the military-industrial lobbies in Washington and Tokyo hope the future bilateral security relationship will incorporate their interests more robustly.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 17, 2013
'Being-in-the-Wired- World'
The Kawasaki City Museum has a tradition of creating exhibitions that explore the relationship between technology and art, and this one, coinciding with the museum's 25th anniversary, is no exception.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 11, 2013
Muza Kawasaki marks grand return
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra has returned to its home at Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall.
SOCCER / J. League / 2013 J. LEAGUE PREVIEW
Mar 2, 2013
Hiroshima, Sendai won't contend for title
Highlighting the top nine finishers from the J. League last season in the second part of this two-day preview.

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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan