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RAINY SEASON

COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 30, 2018
Rainy season blues
'Wow, the sun is out! Why?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 23, 2018
Rain check
'Do you have a rainy season in your country?'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jun 16, 2018
A recipe for the rainy season: Umeboshi-simmered pork
Beat the plum rains with ume nibuta, a versatile pork dish that will see you through June.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 9, 2017
Rain rain, go away
'Well ... that was officially the worst summer ever.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 8, 2017
Jousting in Meguro Station
'Sometimes I feel as if I'm in a jousting tournament in Japan.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 1, 2017
Questionable logic
'It's raining. You don't have an umbrella?'
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 30, 2014
Rains complicating delivery of Ebola supplies in West Africa
The rainy season in West Africa is compounding difficulties in getting supplies delivered and new treatment centers built as donors rush to isolate people infected with the deadly Ebola virus and stop its rapid spread, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 22, 2010
For when raindrops keep falling on our heads
The tsuyu season is no fun in Japan but don't let it rain your parade.
Takaichi poised to become Japan's first female PM after winning LDP poll
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
Plotter's signature customizable leather binder is just one of many products contributing to the ongoing boom in the popularity of Japanese stationery.
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
8,432 foreign children in Japan seen not attending school
The total number of foreign children registered in Japan as residents eligible for education at elementary or junior high schools stood at 163,358, up by 12,663.
U.S. federal shutdown affects Americans in Japan and diplomatic talks
The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday, though essential services are still being offered.
The summer kabuki came roaring back
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as “Naruto,” for the stage. 
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.

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