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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2015
Abe, as LDP chief, sends via aide ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to a shrine for the war dead on Saturday, the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat, but had not made a personal visit to the shrine, seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Tokyo's wartime militarism.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 14, 2015
Wagyu: More at stake than craftsmanship for marginalized slaughterhouse workers
When it comes to cuts of meat, there are few sights that raise expectations like the marbling of a prime cut of wagyu beef. Brands like Kobe and Matsuzaka are already household names in Japan, and increasingly consumers and chefs the world over are buying into the luxury meat, with import bans lifted...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 14, 2015
Mori no Butchers: Juicy, grilled meats and homemade sausages
The sizzle of steak on the grill, the clink of wine glasses and the buzz of contented conversation — slide open the door of Mori no Butchers and your ears will reassure you that you're in the right place as fast as your nose will.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / THE KIDS' TABLE
Aug 14, 2015
Organic meals and fine art are a panacea for parental guilt
In search of respite from the stifling heat and a place to burn off some overabundant preschooler energy, this month we headed to the charming Organic Cafe LuLu in Tokyo's Kiba neighborhood.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 14, 2015
Garden House Crafts: Deli meats and sandwiches on the city's best terrace
The final piece of the Log Road Daikanyama jigsaw is now in place. Well over two months after the rest of this handsome, timber-clad development opened, Garden House Crafts is finally up and running. It was quite a saga getting here (San Francisco bakery Tartine was originally slated to be in the space),...
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BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 12, 2015
Stocks slump as China weakens yuan for second day
Japanese stocks fell the most in a month as China devalued its currency for a second day, heightening concern growth may slow in the world's second-largest economy and dampening the outlook for Japanese exporters.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2015
Analysts baffled by shame index reshuffle as Tepco sinks
It turns out numbers aren't the only things that matter for companies trying to gain entry into the index of Japan's best companies.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Aug 8, 2015
Let the kids get their hands on art
'No, don't touch!" These are probably the most infuriating words for young children to hear when they are being dragged around an art gallery by their parents.
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JAPAN
Aug 7, 2015
Abe says National Stadium responsibility falls on him, promises 'all-out effort' to complete project
Amid opposition calls for the education and sports minister to resign, Abe says it's his job to make the event ”move people of the world.”
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 7, 2015
Wagyu: Processing pampered cows at Tokyo's last major slaughterhouse
Wagyu literally translates as "Japanese beef," but that translation doesn't quite do it justice. It's a word that calls to mind images of rural Japanese cows being fed beer and massaged daily, and richly marbled ruby-red steaks, shot through with fine ribbons of glistening white fat.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2015
Japan experts play down Olympic logo row, as Belgian designer flags legal action against IOC
Although the controversy over the official emblem for 2020 Tokyo Olympics is heating up, experts say it won't turn out to be such a big issue after all.
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JAPAN
Aug 5, 2015
Tokyo Olympics logo designer says he's 'shocked' by plagiarism claim
The designer of the emblem for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games said Wednesday that he was "shocked" and "pained" that a Belgian theater logo designer had accused him of plagiarism.

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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