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NAGOYA

Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 23, 2017
Aichi nursing school teaches students how to feign senility to improve care for dementia patients
The School of Nursing and Health at Aichi Prefectural University has developed a course that trains students how to act like people with dementia.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 11, 2017
Views from Nagoya: What are your resolutions and/or hopes for 2017?
Stephen Carr asked people in Sakae, the entertainment district of Nagoya, what their resolutions and/or hopes were for 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 9, 2017
Gifu college to restore Nagoya's treasured 1935 Benz fire engine
Nagoya has contracted Nakanihon Automotive College in Sakahogi, Gifu Prefecture, to repair a Mercedes-Benz firetruck from 1935 in its possession.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 26, 2016
Aichi holds dubious distinction as nation's burglar capital
Aichi Prefecture is once again ranked at the top of a dubious category, but this time it isn't related to traffic fatalities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 21, 2016
Nagoya restaurant's guiltless, gluten-free cake finds fans overseas
A new vegetable dish invented by a restaurant in Nagoya is whipping up a media frenzy overseas, where it is being marketed as a sponge cake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 14, 2016
Nagoya finds no such thing as bad publicity after own survey deems it most unpopular
Nagoya has been featured heavily in magazines and TV programs recently as the city that people hate the most.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 31, 2016
Led by Shabani, gorillas challenge koalas for popularity title at Nagoya zoo
Expectations are running high that Shabani, a male gorilla famed for his "good looks," may win the prize for most popular animal at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 8, 2016
Nagoya: The most boring city in Japan
At a meeting of city leaders last Monday, the mayor of Nagoya, Takashi Kawamura, expressed annoyance with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. That same day, Abe had opened a new session of the Diet by touching on the issue of regional revitalization in his usual general policy speech; he said that the central...
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 3, 2016
Higashiyama Zoo denizens have to settle for food substitutions
The Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chikusa Ward, Nagoya, has the largest number of giant anteaters. But few know the anteaters rarely get to eat their favorite dish.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 5, 2016
Nagoya park becomes 'holy ground' for 'Pokemon Go' players
A little over a month has passed since the smartphone game "Pokemon Go" was released in Japan, but people are still found wandering around Nagoya's Tsuruma Park — a magnet for its players — until late at night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 29, 2016
Foreign part-timers proliferate in Chubu as scarce Japanese flee drunks at pubs
Foreign students working part-time in izakaya (pubs) are rising rapidly in the Chubu region amid the increasing tendency of many young Japanese to avoid drunk customers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 22, 2016
In Aichi, ashes of the dead shift to conveyer belt system as Japan grays
The first columbarium in the Chubu region to use an automated cinerary box conveyor system opened last month in Nagoya as the popularity of tombs that do not require much maintenance grows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 8, 2016
Ex-Nagoya official hopes to help others overcome stage fright
People who have stage fright often find their hands shaking, face turning red and minds going blank when they have to make a public speech.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 12, 2016
Nagoya firm among those tapping workers who need flex-time jobs
More and more small- and medium-size companies are allowing full-time employees to work shorter hours so they can spend more time with their families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 13, 2016
Aichi students take cruise ship crews on quick Nagoya tours
University students from Aichi Prefecture are volunteering to show crew members of luxury cruise ships around Nagoya when the vessels visit the port.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2016
Abe offers backing for early opening of JR Tokai's Nagoya-Osaka maglev link
The government will provide backing for the early opening of a privately-built magnetic-levitation train link between Nagoya and Osaka that's currently planned to start running in 2045, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 2, 2016
Over 80% of non-Japanese residents aware of 'Big One' threat, but not all prepared: survey
A recent survey by the Nagoya Municipal Government revealed that more than 80 percent of foreign residents in the city are aware of the risks of a Nankai mega-thrust earthquake and the devastation it would bring to the area.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 14, 2016
Let's discuss the recent ruling on dementia
The Supreme Court has dismissed the liability of the family of a 91-year-old man with dementia who was killed by a train after wandering onto railway tracks.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 12, 2016
Nagoya's big names, trains and automobiles
Mount Fuji whizzes by as I drive the Tokaido N700 series shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagoya. "Don't let the speed go above 270 kilometers per hour," warns Kaori Takagi. I heed the warning, though Takagi is not a shinkansen driver instructor. We are, in fact, in the simulator at the SCMAGLEV and Railway...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 1, 2016
Japan's Supreme Court dismisses liability of family in death of man with dementia
The Supreme Court says a family doesn't have to pay a railroad for its lost revenue when their relative with dementia wandered onto the tracks and was killed.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Confusion over Japan’s ‘hometown’ plan overshadows African development event
First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba (center, in white and blue dress) hosts an event on Japanese culture with the first ladies of African leaders on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
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Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

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