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Japan Times
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Mar 8, 2020
Mao Ichiyama, Suguru Osako clinch Japan's last Olympic marathon spots
Mao Ichiyama and Suguru Osako each secured berths at the Tokyo Games based on the results of Sunday's Nagoya Women's Marathon and Lake Biwa Marathon, the final selection races for Japan's Olympic marathon team.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 8, 2020
Muddy waters: The battle to save Japan's ailing freshwater pearl industry
While Lake Biwa played a key role in the establishment of a domestic freshwater pearl industry, farmers are now facing a bleak future.
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JAPAN
Dec 16, 2019
On Nagano's Lake Suwa, climate change unravels 600 years of history held dear
Kiyoshi Miyasaka climbs the stone steps of his shrine, autumn leaves crunching under his feet. The Shinto priest, dressed in white, aims an orange leaf blower at a row of cobblestones and clears the path of fallen leaves.
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CULTURE / Stage
Apr 4, 2019
The Tokyo Ballet's 'Swan Lake' gives fans a fresh take on a classic and an uplifting ending
Picture the scene: The Black Swan seduces the Prince away from the White Swan princess for one of the most timeless love triangles ever enacted on stage. Even those who aren't fans of dance are familiar with "Swan Lake." As Yukari Saito, artistic director of The Tokyo Ballet, puts it, "Swan Lake is synonymous with ballet."
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018
Utah national monument land Trump halved to give back to America set to be mined by Canadian firm
The red sandstone vistas in Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may soon be criss-crossed with dumptrucks after a Canadian mining company announced plans to begin operations on land cut from federal protection by President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2018
One so far found dead, 19 alive after boat with about 80 passengers sinks in Indonesia's Lake Toba
A passenger boat believed to be carrying as many as 80 people capsized and sank in Indonesia's giant Lake Toba, a popular tourist area, on Monday amid bad weather, with one person confirmed dead and only 19 being found alive, government officials said.
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LIFE / Travel
Apr 20, 2018
Fly-fishing in the remote reaches of Hokkaido
Akan National Park is renowned for some of the best fly-fishing in all Japan, and anglers can expect plentiful, seasonal catch.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 16, 2018
Canoeing with a twist on Hokkaido's volcanic Lake Kussharo
To experience the best of canoeing in Japan, many choose Hokkaido for its wide-open spaces and relatively easy access to wilderness. Hokkaido boasts six national parks, 12 prefectural parks, and countless wetlands and undisturbed forests. Lake Kussharo is in Akan National Park and is the largest caldera lake in all of Japan.
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Mar 4, 2018
Macharia Ndirangu wins Lake Biwa Marathon; Shogo Nakamura leads Japanese in seventh
Shogo Nakamura led the Japanese runners in the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Sunday, finishing in seventh place behind winner Macharia Ndirangu of Kenya.
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JAPAN
Feb 21, 2018
Town mayor asks U.S. military to ground F-16s after tank-drop incident
The mayor of a town in northeastern Japan said Wednesday that he has called on the U.S. military to suspend operations by F-16 fighter jets stationed at Misawa Air Base in the region, after one of them dumped fuel tanks in a town lake following an engine fire.
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JAPAN
Feb 2, 2018
Nagano's Lake Suwa confirms first 'crossing of the gods' in five years
A sample of the natural ice ridge phenomenon known as omiwatari (crossing of the gods) was spotted Friday on Lake Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, for the first time since 2013.
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Aug 5, 2017
'The Lake': Yasunari Kawabata at his darkest
Yasunari Kawabata is often seen in the West as one of the quintessential modern Japanese writers. His most famous novels are filled with tea ceremonies and geisha and his prose is a consummate example of mono no aware, the Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in the transience of things.
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WORLD
Aug 1, 2017
Thousands flee Niger for Chad in fear of Boko Haram
Fear of Boko Haram attacks has driven at least 7,000 people from Niger to seek refuge in Chad in the last week, and thousands more may cross the border if the violence escalates, the United Nations said on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 27, 2017
Nigeria says its military has rescued oil prospecting party abducted by Boko Haram
Nigeria's military has rescued all members of an oil survey team kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants, it said in a statement on Wednesday, after they were taken in the country's conflict-ridden northeast.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Apr 16, 2017
Fukushima firm plants seeds of revitalization in bid to rebuild Lake Fujinuma area
Aiming to return the area around Lake Fujinuma in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, to its former glory in the aftermath of the March 2011 disasters, a group of local citizens has launched a company to try to turn the area into a top spot for hydrangea hunters.
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WORLD
Apr 12, 2017
UNICEF reports 2017 spike in Boko Haram's use of child suicide bombers
The use of children as suicide bombers by the insurgents of Boko Haram has surged in 2017, the United Nations Children's Fund said on Wednesday.
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Mar 5, 2017
Chebii wins Lake Biwa Marathon
Satoru Sasaki placed fourth, the highest among Japanese runners, in the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Sunday, as Ezekiel Kiptoo Chebii of Kenya won the race.
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WORLD
Nov 2, 2016
Amid global warming, Nepal drains dangerous, fast-growing glacial lake near Everest
The Nepalese Army said Tuesday it has drained a dangerous glacial lake in the Mount Everest region, successfully completing a pilot project aimed at averting glacial lake outburst floods in the country.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2016
Arrest made in Lake Hamanako slaying; suspect also linked to different body found at same lake
A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a male acquaintance whose dismembered body was found in July around Lake Hamanako in Shizuoka Prefecture, police said.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2016
Dismembered human body parts found in Shizuoka lake
Dismembered human body parts were found Friday in and around a lake in Shizuoka Prefecture, prompting police to launch an investigation.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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