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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2017
A blaze in Tokyo high-rise kills one, hospitalizes 10 others
One woman died and another 10 people were injured after a fire broke out in a 26-story condominium high-rise in Tokyo's Toshima Ward early Tuesday morning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2017
Japan's syphilis problem prompts ministry to bring in special team
The health ministry forms a special team to stop the spread of syphilis, which is up 77 percent from 2015 and seven-fold from a decade ago.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2016
Graduate student charged in fatal stabbing of Nakano woman
A Chinese graduate student has been charged with the murder earlier this month of a Chinese woman who harbored his former girlfriend after they broke up.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 4, 2016
Bills Ginza: Laidback Australian dining in the heart of the city
Ginza. It's where you go for classy cake shops, high-end sushi and some of Japan's priciest cuisine. But surely not for vegan cauliflower fritters and spelt risotto, or porcini-rubbed steaks and truffled arancini (rice balls)? Absolutely, thanks to the newest branch of the laid-back — and still lower-case...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2016
Woman fatally stabbed outside her Tokyo apartment; killer at large
A Chinese woman in her 20s was found bleeding from her neck in Tokyo's Nakano Ward early Thursday and was later confirmed dead at a hospital, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 20, 2016
Osaka's Yodogawa Ward serves as municipal model on LGBT rights
Since becoming the first municipality in Japan to declare support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in 2013, the Yodogawa Ward Office in Osaka has attracted attention from other institutions keen to learn from its approach.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2016
Tokyo residents' petition prompts reconsideration of plan to fell trees
Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward will reconsider plans to cut down 37 trees lining a street ahead of the 2020 Olympics, officials said Wednesday, after local residents blasted the plan in a petition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2016
Plan to cut down historic trees in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward faces local opposition
Plans to cut down 300 ginkgo and platanus trees in central Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympics sparks an online opposition campaign seeking to prevent them from being felled.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Aug 27, 2016
Vintage ventures in Tabata Ginza
The midday sky swirls with typhoon clouds as I set off to explore a little shopping area known as Tabata Ginza in Tokyo's Kita Ward. I'm thrilled to be in the charismatic company of a third-generation rakugoka (traditional storyteller) who lives nearby. I met Mikio Katsura, 32, by chance in Tabata last...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2016
Plan for new Korean school in Tokyo threatened by Koike election
Yuriko Koike could complicate already strained Japan-South Korea ties if she follows through with her promise to kill a plan to lease a property in Shinjuku Ward for use as a Korean school.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2016
Tokyo ward to resurrect dwelling famed for housing manga artists
Tokyo's Toshima Ward plans to restore Tokiwa-so, a wooden apartment building known for housing many manga artists, including Osamu Tezuka, to promote the nation's anime culture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 6, 2016
'Independence Day: Resurgence': Did the aliens wait too long to attack?
If you were old enough to enjoy the first "Independence Day" in 1996, then "Independence Day Resurgence" may scare the daylights out of you — and that's not meant as a compliment to the movie.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2016
As Japan's population slides, one mayor wrestles with overcrowding
As Japan's population shrinks and ages, some rural communities are in danger of extinction. Yet in Tokyo, one mayor has the opposite problem.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 14, 2016
Sunamachi Ginza aims to retain vibrancy in age of giant shopping malls
On a short walk south of Nishiojima Station past the Ario Kitasuna shopping mall in Tokyo's Koto Ward you will find Sunamachi Ginza, a traditional shopping street.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2016
Police and hospital nearly year late in reporting detainee's TB case to health authorities
Tokyo police officers and hospital workers contracted tuberculosis after coming into contact with a male detainee who died from the disease in February 2015, though the case was not reported to health authorities until January of this year, police sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
Cherry trees in full bloom in Tokyo and elsewhere across Japan
Cherry trees reached full bloom in central Tokyo on Thursday, three days earlier than usual amid warm weather, and two days later than last year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Feb 27, 2016
Sewing stitches of creativity in the streets of Kuramae
I'm knocking about Taito Ward's Kuramae area one chilly February morning, visiting an artisan friend, when he mentions a brand new chocolate shop has opened nearby. My ears perk up. Any good? "People are lining up," he says. I dash off to check it out, because it sounds like news. Never mind that I'm...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 20, 2016
Aromas of old town Tokyo attract new visitors
A traditionally working-class neighborhood in Tokyo that rose from the ashes to become one of the city's favorite retreats lies a stone's throw east of the Sumida River across from Nihombashi.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2016
Tokyo's Ota Ward approves first short-term, Airbnb-style home rentals
An online travel service provider gets government accreditation to start renting out private homes on the model popularized by Airbnb.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2016
Embassies' ink stamp event gives Tokyo residents a window onto foreign cultures
People in Tokyo are being offered a fun way to visit foreign embassies and get a glimpse of their national cultures. More than 30 of them are taking part in a "stamp rally," in which participants visit specific locations and ink a square on a card at each site.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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