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NARA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2016
Nara to allow some deer to be culled under new management policy
Wild deer in the city of Nara have long been loved by tourists and locals alike, and have been protected and cared for under law. Some 1,200 deer inhabit Nara Park, pleasing visitors with their mostly harmless, tame nature.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 24, 2016
Nara targets gay tourists with new focus on LGBT economy
The city of Nara, Japan's ancient capital, will target LGBT tourists from Japan and abroad from April 1.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Apr 18, 2015
Mind the gap: Nara election reveals voter values
In the wake of last Sunday's local elections, big city political reporters were quick to see the results as (1) a mandate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe; and (2) a disaster for the Democratic Party of Japan.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 21, 2015
Mount Fuji is 'brown hill,' A-Bomb Dome is 'depressing': Whiners diss Japan's wonders
Let's explore what some disgruntled travelers have to say about Japan's most impressive World Heritage Sites.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 6, 2015
Britain's alt-j finds inspiration in Miley Cyrus and Nara
An un-Googleable delta symbol name (∆), genre-hopping, challenging sounds and esoteric lyrics inspired by Japanese deer are not the usual recipe for surefire pop success. Yet when alt-j arrives in Japan for its debut headline show — catapulted by 1 million album sales, a Mercury prize and a nomination...
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2014
Fukui, neighbors agree on disaster cooperation
Fukui Prefecture, which hosts 13 of Japan's 48 nuclear reactors, agrees to participate in disaster drills and planning with neighbors Ishikawa and Nara.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Apr 19, 2014
America: the superpower ally that's far, far away
Japan is, at heart, politically as well as geographically, a country of small towns. One of these is home to the Japanese-American political relationship.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 12, 2014
Kyoto pitches to host maglev line instead of Nara
A maglev line through Kyoto on the way to Osaka would have about twice the economic effect as the currently planned course through Nara, according to an estimate by the city of Kyoto.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2014
Jury still out on Kansai union's worth
A useless talk shop that will ultimately be remembered as a massive waste of taxpayer money, or a farsighted experiment that will someday be seen as the forerunner of a fundamentally new system of central government?

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes