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TOKYO

JAPAN
Mar 26, 2014
Games organizing board takes shape
The executive board of the organizing committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics appointed six vice presidents Wednesday, including Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda and Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 26, 2014
A chance to shine at an early age
It's 9:15 on a cold and rainy Saturday morning, and Wendell Harrison is running late. "The one day I send an email telling them not to be late, and I'm the one having problems," he laments.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 26, 2014
Shimooka Renjo, back in focus
It's not surprising that the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography has organized a retrospective on Shimooka Renjo, one of the first commercial photographers in Japan. What is surprising is that it didn't happen sooner.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 26, 2014
Japan's early masters of Alpine photography and their breathtaking views
'Valleys and Peaks' introduces the stunning alpine photography of Matsujiro Kanmuri (1883-1970), who broke new ground with his climbs in the Kurobe Gorge of Toyama Prefecture and Misuo Hokari (1891-1966), who worked to make mountaineering more accessible.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 26, 2014
'Roots of Zen: Yosai and the Treasures of Kenninji'
Kenninji is the oldest of what is known as the Kyoto Gozan, the five leading Zen Buddhist temples of Kyoto. It houses various artworks but is particularly famous for the designated national treasure "Fujin-Raijin" ("The Wind and Thunder Gods"), a gold-leaf embellished screen painting by the 17th-century...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 26, 2014
[PHOTOS] Spring begins in Tokyo with the annual pink parade of cherry blossoms
Spring officially arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday when Japan's weather agency announced the start of the cherry blossom season.
BASKETBALL
Mar 23, 2014
Tokyo Excellence triumph in NBDL championship game
In the National Basketball Development League's title game on Sunday, the Tokyo Excellence defeated the Toyota Tsusho Fighting Eagles 93-77.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Mar 22, 2014
Energy debate challenges facade of wa
Torn between his nationalistic instinct to resurrect what he seems to regard as Japan's great bygone days of empire-building and the mundane demands of caring for the pressing needs of his nation, a remarkably caring soul might almost feel sorry for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his first months in...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 22, 2014
Waiting for the death-penalty debate that never comes
The media breathlessly cover murder trials and profile suspects who face the death penalty, but once a sentence is handed down, they fall back.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 21, 2014
Tokyo Excellence shooting for NBDL championship
The Tokyo Excellence, who are in their first season in the National Basketball Development League (formerly the JBL2), have posted a splendid 29-3 record to date. The club is aiming to win the championship in the four-team playoffs this weekend.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2014
Japan Foundation plans fresh cultural surge in Southeast Asia
The Japan Foundation will boost cultural ties with Southeast Asian countries, including increased support for Japanese-language lessons and enhancing art and cultural exchanges, its president said Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2014
Tokyo to put up more multi-language signs for Olympics
Tokyo and the central government launched on Wednesday a public-private council to come up with ways to put up more multiple-language signs for the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 19, 2014
'From Hakubakai to Kofukai: Aspects of Japanese Oil Painting'
Kofukai, translated as "Light and Wind Club," was a group of oil painters established in Japan by seven young artists in 1912. The founding members were initially influenced by the Realist painters of Paris, whose aim in the absence of photography, was to depict the world as truthfully as possible.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 18, 2014
Saru: Fresh ingredients take center stage at bistro
The little enclave underneath the expressway flyover at the intersection of Shirokane and Ebisu has always attracted an interesting and idiosyncratic selection of restaurants. Saru fits in there perfectly.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 18, 2014
Ajisen: Seasonal seafood and more in Tsukishima
There are many reasons for heading across the Sumida River to Tsukishima. Most of them involve monja, those griddle-splattered, dogs-dinner "pancakes" that are Tokyo's unconvincing answer to the okonomiyaki of western Japan. The one blessed anomaly is Ajisen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2014
Government, industry bodies take part in first broad cybersecurity drill
Japan faces a full-on cyber-attack across government departments Tuesday in a drill aimed at bolstering national security as the country gears up to host the 2020 Olympics.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami