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MASUDA

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 21, 2017
Prosecutors demand ¥300,000 fine for Osaka tattooist
Prosecutors on Friday demanded that a tattooist in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, be slapped with a fine of ¥300,000 for operating without a medical doctor's license.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2017
Tattoo artist goes to court to legally shed shady image ahead of 2020 Games
Tattoo artists in Japan lobbied Tuesday for better legal protection of a profession that has long been associated with organized crime, seeking to end a decades-old prejudice as the nation braces for an influx of tourists and athletes sporting body art ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2016
Former environment minister Yuriko Koike wins landslide election as Tokyo's first female governor
Former environment minister Yuriko Koike of the Liberal Democratic Party was elected Tokyo governor Sunday, winning a landslide victory to become the capital’s first female leader.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 31, 2016
Corruption a recurring theme in Tokyoites' picks for governor
The money scandals that felled Tokyo's past two governors apparently influenced Sunday's election with many voters saying they expected their new leader to stamp out graft in the capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 30, 2016
Candidates make final appeal on last day before Tokyo gubernatorial election
Candidates vying to become Tokyo governor took to the streets under a simmering sun Saturday to make their final appeals before Tokyoites go to the polls Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2016
Tokyo race front-runners seen as short on plans for day care, Olympics
As Tokyo residents gear up to vote in Sunday's gubernatorial election, candidates are making last-ditch bids for ballots.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2016
In Tokyo gubernatorial poll, more color than most know
What do a onetime Arabic translator, an advocate of decentralization and a former Tehran correspondent have in common?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 25, 2016
Koike gaining momentum in Tokyo gubernatorial race, survey shows
Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike is gaining the upper hand, followed by former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda and veteran journalist Shuntaro Torigoe.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2016
The election showdown in Tokyo
Tokyo voters have a big decision to make, and the party affiliations of the leading candidates for governor should be the least of their worries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2016
Utsunomiya withdraws from Tokyo gubernatorial race to boost opposition-supported Torigoe
One day before campaigning kicks off in Tokyo's gubernatorial election, major contender Kenji Utsunomiya withdraws to give the opposition a better chance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2016
LDP's Masuda gets official Tokyo gubernatorial nod as former commentator Koga weighs DP bid
Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda officially joined the Tokyo gubernatorial race Monday after receiving the backing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo chapter, while a torrent of other candidates appeared ready to join him in throwing their hats into the ring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
Former interior minister Masuda to run for Tokyo governor on LDP ticket
Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda on Sunday said in a statement sent to media outlets that he will run for Tokyo governor in the July 31 election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2016
LDP's Tokyo chapter puts off anointing gubernatorial pick until after Upper House election
The Tokyo branch of the Liberal Democratic Party won't choose its candidate for the July 31 gubernatorial race until after Sunday's Upper House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2015
Tattooist's legal challenge could lift industry in Japan or send it underground
Tattooist Taiki Masuda is challenging a law that makes him a criminal for practicing what he considers a form of art.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 10, 2015
Fukuda gambling incident not on par with 'Black Mist Scandal'
The Yomiuri Giants did not need a gambling scandal hovering over the team's preparation for the Central League Climax Series, which began Saturday against the Hanshin Tigers. But early this past week that is what they got.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 8, 2015
Tokyo's cool beasts of fashion
Monstrously cute dining in Harajuku
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 25, 2014
'Kawaii' gets a landmark
While Japanese cool hunters might lament the lack of pop cultural exports in recent years — all the more conspicuous when compared to K-Pop's successful forays westward — kawaii (cute) culture has quietly permeated into global consciousness with all the effortless grace of singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu farting out a rainbow.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Sep 11, 2014
Tokyo City View gets dolled up for Barbie, Blythe and more
Japan is well-known for its dolls, producing edgy urban vinyl, cute soft toys, manga figurines and even therapy dolls for lonely senior citizens. This "Doll Culture Exhibition" at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills' Tokyo City View observation deck, however, looks at old-school fashion dolls, which should make quite a few visitors feel very nostalgic.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 25, 2014
The unsung heroes of Fukushima
What really went on among the workers inside the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami should be held up as an epic story with the theme of 'Man Saved in Japan.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Mar 13, 2014
Sebastian Masuda's mission to take Harajuku art global
New York is not a city one automatically associates with the Japanese concept of kawaii — lovably, irresistibly, dependably cute. But if Sebastian Masuda, the so-called "king of kawaii," has his way, the mean streets of "Goodfellas" may one day emanate a candy-colored glow.
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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