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JAPAN
May 5, 2015
Toshima Ward Office, residents to share new high-rise
Visitors to the new Toshima Ward Office in Tokyo may wonder why it's housed in a super high-rise when it opens Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 2, 2015
Investigating 'impurity' in Tokyo's marginalized leatherwork districts
Because of irrational fears of contamination, Japan's hibakusha — the survivors of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — suffered discrimination. Try to imagine having an atom bomb dropped on you by a foreign enemy, then to have your own people turn against you. There is another group in Japan, ethnically and linguistically no different to any other Japanese, that would surely understand that predicament.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Apr 7, 2015
Tokyo's Ueno Park blossoms as tourist site
Ueno Park, one of Tokyo's best-known landmarks, is Japan's first government-designated park, with its origins dating back to the Meiji Era. It was Dutch military Dr. Anthonius Franciscus Bauduin (1820-1885) who first proposed the idea of giving the area special status.
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
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 / Society
Mar 6, 2015
Tokyo's Setagaya Ward to mull recognition of same-sex unions: mayor
The mayor of Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, said Thursday he will consider publicly acknowledging long-term, same-sex couples as family members, following a groundbreaking proposal by another ward in the capital to do so by issuing certificates.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 25, 2015
Annabelle: 'a low-budget porcelain Satan from doll hell'
Now that "Ted" has made it OK for stuffed animals to have a life and hang out with Mark Wahlberg, you'd think cinema would open that door to dolls as well. No such luck: Annabelle, a creepy girl doll resembling Chucky from "Child's Play," turns out to be a porcelain Satan from doll hell.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2015
Five arrested for overcharging and detaining customer at Kabukicho hostess club
Police have arrested five employees of a Tokyo hostess club who allegedly overcharged a customer and then detained him, demanding that he work to pay off the debt, the Metropolitan Police Department said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 7, 2015
Passion and prejudice in 1930s Ireland
"Jimmy's Hall" is a glimpse into Ireland in 1932 when the country was in a relative lull between wars, turmoil and strife. Director Ken Loach has consistently worked to bring the lives of the United Kingdom's working class to cinema screens. "Jimmy's Hall" is his second foray into Ireland following "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" in 2006. Loach's new film fleshes out his fascination with real-life Irish political activist Jimmy Gralton (played by Barry Ward). After many confrontations with the local police and other authority figures, Gralton left Ireland in 1922 and spent a decade in New York as a political exile. The story told in "Jimmy's Hall" begins when he returns to his hometown of Leitrim, a village in Ireland's Border Region.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 11, 2014
Fearing 'extinction,' Tokyo's Toshima Ward aims to attract more women
Fast-forward decades into the future, and Toshima Ward in Tokyo may no longer exist.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2014
Typhoon Phanfone prompts evacuation advisory in Tokyo's Minato Ward
The Minato Ward Office issues its first-ever evacuation advisory in response to a natural disaster, urging residents to seek refuge amid an elevated risk of landslides as powerful Typhoon Phanfone swept through the metropolis.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 1, 2014
Sumida schools confront assaults on the homeless
Elementary and junior high schools in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, have embarked on a new program to address a jump in violence against homeless people in the area.
CULTURE / Music
Jun 16, 2014
Dommune welcomes British broadcasting platform Boiler Room to Tokyo
It might not be a substitute for experiencing music in a night club, but the live-streaming medium has become increasingly popular over the years, offering viewers a chance to watch their favorite DJs from the comfort of their own bedroom.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE PERSISTENT VEGETARIAN
Apr 22, 2014
In search of the fruits of Okinawa's oceans
Seven years ago, I bit into a delicate variety of seaweed called umi-budō, or "sea grapes." I remember sampling a few dishes at Unjami, an Okinawan-style izakaya off Nakano Broadway in Tokyo (5-55-1 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo; 03-5345-5836), but the umi-budō stood out as something special. These tiny, grape-like beads are eaten fresh with vinegar sauce, and are unforgettable once you've had them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2014
'Capt. Tsubasa' manga character statues erected
Seven new bronze statues of characters from "Captain Tsubasa," a popular soccer manga and TV animation series, have been erected in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2013
Tokyo bathhouses look to tap foreigners but ensure they behave
Bathhouses in Tokyo are taking greater steps to welcome foreigners visiting the capital by preparing a guidance manual and poster in several languages to help them understand the proper etiquette for communal bathing so they can avoid embarrassments.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 30, 2013
HIV: 'The fire across the river'
When 44-year-old Tokyo resident Isao was struck down by chronic diarrhea in June earlier this year, AIDS was the furthest thought from his mind. "I just thought I had a regular illness," said Isao, who asked for his surname to be withheld.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2013
Low-lying ward boosts rain forecasts
Susceptible to flooding, Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, 70 percent of which is below sea level at high tide, will start posting rainfall forecasts on its website from Thursday in a pilot program aimed at improving its flood control as much of the nation grapples with a spate of torrential downpours.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2013
Kabukicho clinic chief hid ¥350 million, pays back taxes
The head of a clinic providing after-hours medical care in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district has been singled out by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau for fudging his income and concealing ¥350 million of it, sources revealed Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2013
Revised law allows adult ward with guardian to vote for first time
A woman with Down syndrome on Sunday cast a ballot in Ibaraki Prefecture for the Upper House election thanks to a recent revision of the Public Offices Election Law that permits adults assisted by a guardian to vote.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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