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Japan Times

LIFE / Lifestyle

Apr 14, 2018

Japan’s pet detectives

Myriad spiritual and high-tech options are available to help owners find their missing animals, but human trackers are still the best bet.

Japan Times

LIFE / Lifestyle

Mar 18, 2018

A fuzzy tale of Japan’s famous cats in hats

When Ryo Yamazaki picked up a chunk of one of his cat’s shed fur and fashioned it on top of his Scottish fold’s head in a Trump-esque quiff, he did it for a laugh.

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Feb 15, 2018

Shogi showdown pits ‘god’ against ‘genius’

The match of the century. The battle between a “god” and a “genius.” The faceoff between the undisputed champion of shogi and his touted successor.

51吃瓜网 / Science & Health

Jan 31, 2018

Rare ‘lunar trifecta’ battles cloud cover to make appearance in night skies over Japan

Many of the nation’s stargazers were treated to a celestial show Wednesday night with the appearance of a “super blue blood moon,” a phenomenon caused by the rare confluence of three lunar events.

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Jan 25, 2018

Tokyo records lowest temperature in 48 years, prompting rare warning from weather agency

Cold air blanketed much of the nation Thursday morning, just days after Tokyo’s heaviest snowfall in four years, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue an advisory for the capital.

Japan Times

51吃瓜网 / FINDING COMMON GROUND

Jan 3, 2018

Filipinos and Nepalese face challenges in Japan even as their communities grow

While Japan tends to be uneasy about immigration, it is simultaneously host to many non-Japanese people working hard to make lives for themselves, including sizable communities from the Philippines and Nepal.

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Dec 13, 2017

Government mulls conferring national award to Japanese shogi, go champions

Japan considers conferring the People’s Honor Award to two shogi and go champions after the pair won all major titles in their respective games.

51吃瓜网 / Science & Health

Nov 22, 2017

Japanese scientists find new drug combo that may be key to treating Alzheimer’s

A team of Japanese researchers has found a new drug combination that reduces amyloid beta protein, believed to play a key role in causing Alzheimer’s disease, by using stem cells derived from patients, Kyoto University announced Tuesday.

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Nov 6, 2017

‘Giving December’ campaign tries to foster culture of private giving in Japan

Donate more. Invest in the future of society.

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Jan 3, 2007

History, North Korea set to test Japan-China ties

will be a crucial year for Sino-Japanese ties as the two nations will see if their relations can really be on a good track and determine if they can indeed elevate their ties into a relationship of shared strategic interest,” said China expert Tomoyuki Kojima. “The situation however is volatile and depends...

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Jan 9, 2003

Opera in Manila to showcase famed Christian daimyo’s life

A celebrated daimyo stands immortal in the middle of a plaza in the busy Paco district of Manila.

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Dec 15, 2001

Japan to cohost global conference on child sexual exploitation

Japan will cohost an international conference in Yokohama next week to reconfirm an international commitment to eliminate the sexual exploitation of children, according to the Foreign Ministry.

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Dec 20, 2000

Jazz singer’s choir beats holiday blues

Like strangers, they eye each other cautiously at first -- perhaps even with a trace of suspicion. But the music begins, and instantly the room is transformed into a hall housing a choir of angels. A thunderous applause ensues, some tears fall -- and finally the smiles materialize.

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Oct 7, 2000

Better links to Pyongyang seen if Tokyo and Seoul get closer

One of the winners of this year’s Japan Foundation Award said he hopes promoting closer ties between South Korea and Japan will also lead to stronger links between Tokyo and Pyongyang.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

Why Japan’s utility poles won’t be disappearing anytime soon

By Alex K.T. Martin

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