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SHIBUYA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2015
Rainbow parade celebrates LGBT equality push
Some 3,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people paraded through Tokyo's Shibuya district Sunday afternoon to demonstrate their hope that Japanese society will continue to forge ahead with recent moves to embrace equality and diversity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 24, 2015
The Taco Bell is ringing, but will Tokyo come to the party?
It's 8 a.m. on an overcast Tuesday and a line of people are queuing along a cramped street in Shibuya's Dogenzaka area.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2015
Taco Bell returns to Japan with launch of Shibuya outlet
What's the same: that iconic bell sign, friendly and casual staff, and a range of crunchy and soft tacos and burritos.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 15, 2015
Police order food service for Shibuya homeless to find new location
Police have intervened in a long-running daily food service for the homeless in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, ordering volunteers who make and distribute onigiri rice balls each morning to shift from a spot they have used for years, said several individuals involved with the food service.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 1, 2015
Battle over Shibuya park heats up as Tokyo Olympics loom
Mayor vows to appeal after the district court sides with his opponents over the treatment of Miyashita Park's homeless and a deal to grant Nike naming rights.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 23, 2015
Shibuya mayor defiant on certificates for same-sex couples despite LDP opposition
The mayor of Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, has reaffirmed his municipality's determination to recognize same-sex partnerships despite opposition by conservatives. The move would be the first of its kind in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 17, 2015
Unosato's old ways still shine in flashy Shibuya
In a city as rapidly changing as Tokyo, it's a major feat for any restaurant to survive over four decades. To do so on the edge of Shibuya's teenage wasteland is even more remarkable. So let's raise a cup — of premium sake of course — to the one and only Unosato.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 12, 2015
Conservatives lash out at Shibuya Ward initiative to recognize same-sex relationships
Conservatives are protesting a proposed initiative by Tokyo's Shibuya Ward to acknowledge same-sex partnerships as equivalent to marriage, claiming it would upset traditional family values and hurt the nation's birthrate.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 10, 2015
Momus honors music's eccentrics on 'Turpsycore'
Twenty years ago the Shibuya-kei music scene was in full swing. The charts were filled with some of the most daring, artistic pop music this country had ever heard, courtesy of artists such as Cornelius, Pizzicato Five, Original Love and Kahimi Karie.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2015
Second Tokyo ward speaks of action on same-sex unions
The mayor of Setagaya has suggested his ward may seek to recognize same-sex unions, days after neighboring Shibuya district announced it would vote on the issue.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2015
Shibuya Ward plans vote on same-sex marriage
One of the capital's 23 wards proposes issuing certificates that would declare same-sex relationships 'equivalent to marriage.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 3, 2015
Negicco's new album turns the onion idols into Shibuya-kei's new hope
The crowd at the sold-out Liquidroom show furiously pumps glowsticks shaped like green onions in time with the beat coming out of the venue's sound system. They scream when three young women appear, and the energy only grows as the first song of the night gets rolling. It gets especially loud when they...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 7, 2015
Star Belgian choreographer celebrates manga and more
"Tokyo, my brother, my protector" was the tweet posted by Belgian-born Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui — often dubbed "the busiest choreographer in the world" — straight after he arrived here two months ago.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2014
Shibuya shuts parks, thwarting year-end soup distribution for homeless
Tokyo's Shibuya Ward closes three parks for more than a week to prevent supporters of the homeless from carrying out traditional year-end soup deliveries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2014
Kanze Nohgaku Theater moves back to Ginza
The Kanze Nohgaku Theater in Tokyo's Shibuya district plans to close in March and reopen in Ginza in November 2016, according to the head of the country's largest school of noh.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 12, 2014
Hope 'glitters like a firefly' in sisterly drama
Yu Shibuya, a rising writer/director for both the big screen and theater, believes in the redemptive power of narrative: "We don't really have to be reminded that humans are weak, or that we have the ability to commit violence," he told The Japan Times in a recent interview. "There's a place for that...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 1, 2014
That vexatious 'so desu ka'; Dalai Lama installed; Ikeda picked to be prime minister; Shibuya police box top lender nationwide
100 YEARS AGOTuesday, Nov. 10, 1914
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Rich Japanese still fear yen crash, wealth manager says
The yen slumped more than 2% on Monday alone, nearing ¥150 to the dollar, after the U.S. and China temporarily lowered tariffs, triggering a reversal of bearish dollar bets.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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