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MIKASA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2016
Prince Mikasa laid to rest in Imperial rite
Emperor Akihito's uncle, Prince Mikasa, who served in China during World War II and criticized the war waged in his older brother's name, was laid to rest Friday in solemn ceremonies attended by the Imperial family, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other mourners.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2016
Prince Mikasa's funeral and tomb to cost ¥289 million
Funeral services and a tomb for Prince Mikasa, who died last week at age 100, will cost an estimated ¥289 million, with the Cabinet deciding Tuesday to disburse ¥209 million of the total from the government's reserve funds for fiscal 2016.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2016
Prince Mikasa's death thrusts Imperial succession into spotlight
Prince Mikasa's death shoves Imperial succession back into the spotlight, pitting male-only traditionalists against those who see women's ascent to the throne as necessary, if not inevitable.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2016
Prince Mikasa, a China war veteran who spanned three reigns, dies at 100
The prince, the oldest member of the Imperial family, was the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2016
Prince Mikasa spent his last years peacefully at Tokyo residence
Emperor Akihito's uncle Prince Mikasa, who died of heart failure Thursday at the age of 100, spent the last years of his life peacefully at his residence in Tokyo, taking strolls and enjoying his daily studies and exercise.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2016
Chronology of the main events in Prince Mikasa's life
Dec. 2, 1915 — Born as the fourth son of Emperor Taisho.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 2, 2016
Bags of innovative design
Bags exist in that limbo between fashionable and functional. They carry a purpose but elements of design and style make all the difference.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2015
Prince Mikasa, Emperor Akihito's uncle, turns 100
Prince Mikasa, uncle of Emperor Akihito, turned 100 years old on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 1, 2015
Exploring Japan's military past
History buffs in Japan can also visit a variety of sites related to this country's military past. In addition to the enormous Yushukan Museum on the grounds of the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward (www.yasukuni.or.jp/english/yushukan), numerous spots with historical significance can be found within easy reach of central Tokyo. The three listed here come highly recommended:
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2014
Over 100,000 Fukuoka residents urged to evacuate amid flood threat
An evacuation advisory was issued to more than 100,000 residents of Chikushino in the central part of Fukuoka Prefecture Friday morning, amid heavy rain and a high danger of rivers overflowing, NHK reported Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Dec 18, 2011
How The Japan Times saved a foundering battleship, twice
Mikasa! The name of the mighty Japanese battleship will be as familiar to the world's naval historians as it is now to viewers of NHK's Sunday evening drama "Saka no Ue no Kumo" ("Clouds Over the slope"). It was the Mikasa that all but decided the fate of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, when it led a devastating attack on the Russian fleet in the Battle of Tsushima — a battle set to be played out with due dramatic bluster in the final episode of the NHK TV series next week.
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Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
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Man, 28, arrested in Okinawa over burned bodies found in Tochigi
Hikaru Sasaki enters the Metropolitan Police Department's Osaki police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Monday after being arrested on suspicion of disposing of two bodies found in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, earlier this month.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
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Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
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Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the 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.

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