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SHINDO 7

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 9, 2023
Bill to promote LGBTQ understanding passes key step in Japan's Lower House
Discussions took place at an unusual speed, with the committee approving the proposal after only a few hours of debate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2019
Murder probe launched after missing Saitama boy found dead, apparently strangled
The body of Ryosuke Shindo, 9, was found near stairs in his apartment building hours after his mother informed the police he had failed to return home from his English conversation school.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 12, 2019
Swinging swords and drumsticks: Personal fitness draws on tradition
Shindo and taikobics give personal fitness regimes a Japanese twist with kendo moves and taiko drumming.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2019
Three novelists picked for Japan's Akutagawa and Naoki literary awards
Three novelists were selected Wednesday to receive the country's prestigious Akutagawa and Naoki literary awards for their works that covered a range of contemporary and historical topics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
Shindo: Japan's earthquake intensity scale
On April 15, the day after the first earthquake struck Kyushu, all of the nation's major newspapers carried the same headline: "Shindo 7 in Kumamoto." No further explanation was needed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2014
Three ministers visit Yasukuni on surrender day anniversary; Abe refrains
Three Cabinet ministers visit war-related Yasukuni Shrine as Japan marks the 69th anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2014
Outgoing JET teachers get pat on back from minister
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Friday thanked this year's outgoing participants of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program and designated the 1,450 young adults as "honorary ambassadors," asking them to continue fostering good relations between Japan and their home countries after leaving the program.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2014
Yasukuni frequent flyer Shindo enrages China, South Korea
Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo paid his latest visit to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, but described it as "a private matter."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2014
Vice President Shindo to take helm of world's No. 2 steel maker NSSMC
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. will name Vice President Kosei Shindo as president on April 1, replacing Hiroshi Tomono, the company said on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2014
Cabinet minister Shindo pays a visit to Yasukuni
Japanese Cabinet minister Yoshitaka Shindo visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday, in a move that is certain to fuel anger in China and South Korea, both of which suffered from Japanese war-time aggression.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2013
Abe weighing big picture on Yasukuni trip
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will decide "from a broad perspective" whether to visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine by the end of the year, the government's top spokesman said Monday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
An AI star seeks to bring self-driving cars to Japan by 2030
Japanese startup Turing plans to unveil a self-driving car with at least 30 minutes’ driving range next year and develop a fully autonomous car by 2030.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
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