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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 19, 2018
Don't eat Jiro persimmons, drink them, town in Mie urges
Members of the Nippon Bartenders Association's branch in Mie Prefecture have created original cocktails that make use of typhoon-damaged Jiro persimmons — a local specialty of the town of Taki that is now in harvest — that cannot be shipped for sale.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 12, 2018
From Yukio Mishima with love: Former lighthouse keeper reminisces about correspondence with novelist
Michio Suzuki, 87, of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, met renowned novelist Yukio Mishima (1925-70) in March 1953 when he was working at Kamishima Lighthouse in Toba, Mie Prefecture.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 28, 2018
Mitsuki Sumoto looks strong with silver medal at Slovakia JGP
Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist Mitsuki Sumoto started the JGP season in fine fashion by taking home the silver medal at the season opener in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Saturday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 19, 2018
Rika Kihira making right call by moving up to senior ranks
Japan junior champion Rika Kihira, one of only eight women in history to land the triple axel in international competition, has decided to move up to the senior ranks for the coming season.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 11, 2018
Mie University ties up with local cake shop to reproduce stress-relieving ninja snacks
Mie University in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, and Mon Pactole, a cake shop in Nabari in the prefecture, have jointly developed cookies inspired by preserved snacks that ninja are believed to have eaten to relieve stress.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 19, 2018
The Shima Peninsula, where life is built on oysters and seafood
Shima Peninsula may be most famous for pearls, but the true treasure is its bountiful natural environment and a plateful of fresh oysters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2018
Regional banks fight for inheritance to ensure their survival
Where there's a will, there's a way. That's what banks across Japan are counting on as they try to keep hold of the ¥50 trillion in wealth left by their customers each year when they die.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2018
Japan breast cancer survivor designs underwear to help others cope with the disease
A breast cancer survivor has created an undershirt with a built-in bra to help other women fighting the disease.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2018
Stone lantern crushes Japanese man after knocked over by bus in Mie
An elderly man is killed after being struck by part of a massive stone lantern that was knocked over by a bus in Ise, Mie Prefecture.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 3, 2018
Could Hanyu headline a new pro tour in the future?
A thought crossed my mind recently.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 6, 2018
Candeloro feels Hanyu will skate 2-4 more years
The big extravaganza in Pyeongchang is over now and what a show it was. In every category, the skating performances were simply amazing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2018
International ninja research group founded in Mie Prefecture in Japan
An international academic society designed to promote research on the ninja was established last week in the city known as the home of the traditional covert warrior agents: Iga in Mie Prefecture.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 9, 2018
Ted Barton foresees rise in Japan skating, defends International Judging System
At last month's Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Ice Time sat down with ISU announcer Ted Barton, whose voice is well known to Japanese skating fans, for a discussion on a wide range of skating issues, including the International Judging System.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 23, 2017
Drama on ice: Satoko Miyahara captures fourth consecutive national title
Satoko Miyahara showed her mettle when the chips were down on Saturday night, coming from second place after the short program to capture her fourth straight national title at the All-Japan Championships at Musashino Forest Sports Centre.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 5, 2017
Yuna Shiraiwa impresses in first season as a senior
She is the longest of long shots to make Japan's team for the Pyeonchang Olympics, but in the long view her prospects are very bright.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2017
Two dead after powerful typhoon brings heavy wind and rain to Honshu
Typhoon Lan edged closer to the main island of Honshu on Sunday, leaving at least two people dead, with the tropical cyclone likely to make landfall in central or eastern Japan after midnight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2017
Ama newcomer, 19, living out her dreams beneath the waves
After watching a television series in junior high school about a Tokyo teenager who relocates to the Sanriku coast in Tohoku to join the ranks of the ama (female divers), Miku Higuchi was hooked.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2017
Mie University, Iga open ninja research center
A state-run university and a municipal government in Mie Prefecture are trying to dig deeper into the lives and history of the ninja, the warriors and mercenaries of feudal Japan, with academic and scientific approaches.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jun 23, 2017
Iwano set to compete in Junior Grand Prix series
Moa Iwano, one of Japan's top novice skaters the past two seasons, has been selected to participate in the upcoming Junior Grand Prix series, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 12, 2017
Tokai region aircraft industry attempts to attract new crop of recruits
Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures in the Tokai region are working hard to train the next generation of human resources in the aircraft industry, which is involved in the manufacture of Boeing planes and the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, the first jet airliner designed and produced in Japan.

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