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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Oct 4, 2017
Five-nation crackdown hits half of Japanese-language schools
New rules requiring greater scrutiny of applicants from five countries have landed Japanese-language schools with that little bit more paperwork.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2017
Aichi woman opens cafe to support Nepalese women rescued from sex trade
When stay-at-home mom Mika Sato found herself in Nepal meeting girls rescued from the country's sex trade, she couldn't escape seeing her young daughter's face in theirs, and she knew she had to do something to help.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2017
Indian climber goes missing after reaching Everest summit
An Indian climber went missing while descending the "death zone" after scaling Mount Everest, officials said Sunday, following the death of two climbers over the past month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2017
Tech lessons from a still-recovering Nepal
Technology has a critical role to play in helping Nepal to overcome past tragedy and to leapfrog from its current state of development.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2017
Taiwan trekker missing 47 days rescued from Nepal gorge; partner dead
A Taiwanese trekker who went missing over six weeks ago in the Himalayas of Nepal was rescued on Wednesday, but his Taiwanese girlfriend who was with him died earlier this week, a Nepalese mountaineering official said.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2017
Japan offers ¥4.8 billion grant to improve water supply in Nepalese city
Japan agreed Wednesday to provide a ¥4.8 billion grant to Nepal to improve water supply in Pokhara, the country's second-largest city and a popular destination among tourists.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 26, 2017
Bon Ishikawa discovers the strength of community in documentary on Nepal earthquake
During one scene in Bon Ishikawa's upcoming documentary "Sekai de Ichiban Utsukushii Mura" ("The Most Beautiful Village in the World"), the photographer-turned-filmmaker uses a drone to capture one of Asia's oldest traditions: the collecting of honey from caves in the steep cliffs of the Himalayas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 3, 2017
Experts warn Japan's language schools are becoming a front for importing cheap labor
A 29-year-old Nepalese student in Tokyo has found herself stuck in limbo with her dreams derailed, and the state of Japan's language schools is to blame.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 2, 2016
Amid global warming, Nepal drains dangerous, fast-growing glacial lake near Everest
The Nepalese Army said Tuesday it has drained a dangerous glacial lake in the Mount Everest region, successfully completing a pilot project aimed at averting glacial lake outburst floods in the country.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2016
Nepal discounts trekking rates to mark 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Japan
Nepal is offering special rates on popular trekking trails and at homestay destinations to Japanese visiting the country until February to mark six decades of ties with Japan, tourism officials said.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2016
Japanese mountaineer from Miyagi missing on Nepal's Mount Manaslu
A search is underway for a man believed to be Hirotaka Onodera, 23, who slipped and fell near the summit of Nepal's Mt. Manaslu on Oct. 7.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2016
Japan announces financial support for first highway tunnel in Nepal
Japan on Thursday announced $157 million in financial assistance for Nepal to build a 2.5-km tunnel, the country's first, along a key highway connecting Kathmandu to the rest of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2016
19-year-old becomes youngest Japanese to climb Mount Everest
Marin Minamiya successfully climbed the world's highest peak Monday morning, according to a mountaineering official.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2016
Comedian Nasubi climbs Mount Everest
Japanese comedian Tomoaki Hamatsu, known by the stage name Nasubi, scaled Mount Everest on Thursday, according to an official from the Nepal Tourism Ministry.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2016
Britons, Mexican become first foreigners atop Everest since disasters
Two Britons and a Mexican have become the first foreigners to climb Mount Everest from the Nepali side since disasters in 2014 and 2015 killed dozens and forced mountaineers off the world's tallest peak.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2016
Japanese mountain climber Higeta honored in Nepal for 1956 conquering of Mount Manaslu
Alpinist Minoru Higeta, a member of a Japanese expedition that in 1956 became the first to conquer the 8,163-meter Mount Manaslu, was honored in Kathmandu on Saturday, the diamond jubilee of the mountain's first successful attempt.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 1, 2016
2015 saw 13% surge in foreign students in Japan, aided by more Nepalese and Vietnamese
The number of foreign students enrolled in Japan rose 13.2 percent in 2015 from the year prior, with a dramatic increase in students from Vietnam and Nepal, according to data from the Japan Student Services Organization out Thursday.
WORLD
Mar 21, 2016
China to consider Nepal rail link, free trade deal
China agreed on Monday to consider building a railway into Nepal and to start a feasibility study for a free trade agreement with the impoverished, landlocked country, which has been trying to lessen its dependence on its big neighbor to the south, India.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11 FIVE YEARS ON
Mar 3, 2016
Nepalese teens learn how Tohoku sprang back from disaster
Nepalese teenagers who survived devastating earthquakes in the mountain kingdom last year are drawing inspiration from how Tohoku has sprung back in the past five years, conveying ideas about disaster preparedness to their compatriots back home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2016
Toyama NGO brings gift of goats to quake-hit Nepalese villages
A nongovernmental organization in the city of Toyama has donated goats to a Nepalese village as part of the recovery effort from last April's devastating earthquake.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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