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MEIJI

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 30, 2016
'Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art'
Sept. 7-Oct. 30
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 9, 2016
Baron Raimund von Stillfried: The photographer who invented Japan
To many in the West, Japan is an exotic country, seen through the distorting lens of tourist cliches: cherry blossoms, geisha, samurai, kamikaze. In that sense, little has changed since the Meiji Era (1868-1912), when Japan was first promoted abroad as a sort of Oriental theme park.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 4, 2016
Modern needs, crowds outgrow historic Harajuku Station
Built in 1924, Harajuku is the city's oldest wooden station building and a very congested gateway to a major youth culture hub.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
May 31, 2016
Meiji Jingu a Tokyo shrine that's popular for nuptials
One bright Saturday afternoon in the fresh green of spring, priests led a bride and groom toward a wedding hall at Meiji Jingu, a renowned shrine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 13, 2016
Give me chocolate: Japan's growing obsession with the 'food of the gods'
People with a sweet tooth can get a glimpse of how Charlie Bucket felt when he first stepped into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory in Roald Dahl's popular 1964 tale by popping into Musee du Chocolat Theobroma in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 6, 2016
Sugar rush of sweet sushi, chocolate fossils and more as Valentine's in Japan approaches
Japan has a variety of whacky treats for this Valentine's Day, including monstrous cookies and 'poisoned' apples.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 24, 2015
Meiji Shrine: grounds to ring in the year
As a relatively new place of worship, established less than a century ago in 1920, Meiji Shrine was originally based around the concept of wakonyu014dsai — a belief that treasured the Japanese 'soul,' while still embracing influences from the West. Its unusual omikuji, therefore, is not the only unique feature of the shrine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2015
Ex-professor gets suspended term over bar exam leak to ex-lover
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced a former Meiji University law school professor to a year in prison, suspended for five years, for leaking this year's bar exam questions to a female graduate under his tutelage who he used to date.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2015
Professor leaked bar exam questions to student he was 'fond of'
A Meiji University law school professor suspected of leaking questions from this year's national bar examination to a former student said he did so because he was "fond of" her, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2015
Professor admits leaking bar exam questions to student
In a sign of systemic flaws in the nation's law schools, the Justice Ministry files a criminal complaint against a law professor for leaking bar exam questions to one of his students.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 31, 2015
Tokai thrill-seekers find haunted houses a scream
Fairground-style haunted houses where actors leap out at visitors are increasingly popular in the Tokai region. Many such facilities were set up for a limited period this summer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2015
Meiji Yasuda to buy StanCorp insurance group in ¥624 billion deal
One of the biggest takeovers of an overseas company by a Japanese life insurer, the move is part of the Tokyo-based company's broader overseas expansion plans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2015
Campaigners say work still needed after UNESCO endorsement
While the people behind the bid to have Meiji-era industrial sites recognized with UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status celebrated their efforts Monday, they also noted that a raft of issues that must still be tackled.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jul 6, 2015
Concession to Seoul paved way for Meiji sites to join World Heritage list; Alamo added
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee said Sunday it will add the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" to the World Cultural Heritage list, as well as eight historical sites in South Korea, including the Gongsan-Seong Fortress of the Baekje Dynasty, approved the day before.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 24, 2015
Story of Japan's industrial rise deserves to be told, forced labor and all
Proposed Kyushu UNESCO sites could be a showcase for East Asian cooperation or festering points of contention.
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2015
Vietnam, China back South Korea's opposition to Japan's UNESCO bid
Vietnam and China have voiced their support for South Korea's opposition to Japan's bid for a UNESCO World Heritage listing of historical industrial sites, according to Yonhap News Agency.
JAPAN / History
May 6, 2015
Tokyo, Seoul to discuss Japan's contentious World Heritage listing issue: report
South Korea is expected to discuss with Japan later this month the proposed UNESCO World Heritage listing of some Japanese industrial sites that Seoul opposes, considering them a legacy of Tokyo's wartime practice of conscripting Koreans for forced labor, a media report said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2015
Academic body joins attack on Tokyo 2020 stadium plan, cites environmental concerns
The Science Council of Japan will propose that the government modify its plan for the new national stadium out of environmental concerns, sources said.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Feb 20, 2015
Temporary housing; famous siblings; CM of the week: Meiji
The temporary housing built for the survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami is usually depicted as being dark and cold, inhabited by sad people. But according to the NHK regional documentary, "Egao no Kasetsu Jutaku" ("Temporary Housing of Smiling Faces"; NHK-G, Mon., 12:40 a.m.), at least one community...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 17, 2015
'Refugees should have the same opportunities in life as everyone else'
What do Nobel laureate Albert Einstein, composer Frederic Chopin, war photographer Robert Capa and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud have in common? They were all refugees.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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