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Sports › Jan. 14, 2016 - 04:40PM JST
British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid says the Japan Sport Council is withholding money owed for work on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium design while demanding her…
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National › Jan. 14, 2016 - 03:52PM JST
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has imposed penalties on three companies for fabricating piling data in the construction of a condominium in…
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National › Jan. 14, 2016 - 03:52PM JST
A strong earthquake struck just off the coast of Hokkaido on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake with a preliminary magnitude of…
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National › Jan. 14, 2016 - 06:49AM JST
Hokkaido University said Wednesday that personal data of more than 110,000 students and graduates may have been leaked due to unauthorized access of its computer…
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National › Jan. 13, 2016 - 03:30PM JST
The Cabinet Secretariat has urged government agencies to have information designated as secret under the controversial secrecy law accessible for Japan's Board of Audit, if…
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National › Jan. 13, 2016 - 03:25PM JST
The Japanese government will increase subsidies for daycare centers and hospitals specializing in taking care of sick children from April as it seeks to increase…
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Crime › Jan. 14, 2016 - 03:30PM JST
Police in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 38-year-old firefighter on suspicion of stealing a wallet from a drunk man while he was being taken…
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Crime › Jan. 14, 2016 - 06:55AM JST
Carmaker Nissan on Wednesday shut down its global websites after a cyberattack that may have been motivated by anger over Japan's controversial whale and dolphin…
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Crime › Jan. 14, 2016 - 06:31AM JST
Police in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 37-year-old high school teacher on suspicion of threatening to circulate a compromising photo of his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend…
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Crime › Jan. 13, 2016 - 03:10PM JST
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Tuesday arrested an unemployed 25-year-old man on suspicion of violating the Firearms and Sword Control Law after he threatened to…
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Crime › Jan. 13, 2016 - 06:50AM JST
A Japanese high court on Tuesday acquitted a man charged with raping a teenage girl in southwestern Japan in 2012, overturning a lower court ruling…
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Entertainment › Jan. 14, 2016 - 06:20AM JST
"Fifty Shades of Grey" is all tied up with "Pixels," ''Jupiter Ascending" and "Paul Blart Mall Cop 2" for the most nominations at this year's…
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Entertainment › Jan. 14, 2016 - 05:00AM JST
SoundCloud, a streaming music platform that has become home to garage bands and other artists who don't mind releasing tracks online for free, said Wednesday…
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Entertainment › Jan. 13, 2016 - 01:45PM JST
Japanese tabloid media have been speculating this week that ultra popular idol group SMAP may split up.
Four of the five members –– Masahiro Nakai,…
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Entertainment › Jan. 13, 2016 - 06:27AM JST
Hayao Miyazaki is responsible for one of the biggest social media trends in the world, but one of his closest associates says the legendary anime…
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Entertainment › Jan. 13, 2016 - 04:56AM JST
Sean Penn, whose interview with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman made headlines around the world, is known for his acting brilliance and bad-boy reputation but he…
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Politics › Jan. 14, 2016 - 06:46AM JST
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Wednesday defended a landmark deal with Japan over wartime sex slaves, saying her government had tackled a "difficult problem"…
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Politics › Jan. 14, 2016 - 06:45AM JST
China's Foreign Ministry warned Japan on Wednesday not to take "provocative" action around a group of disputed islets in the East China Sea, saying Tokyo…
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Politics › Jan. 13, 2016 - 09:45AM JST
A senior lawmaker of the opposition Initiatives from Osaka party expressed its willingness Tuesday to help Prime Minister Shinzo Abe build a force that can…
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Politics › Jan. 13, 2016 - 06:41AM JST
Japan's former foreign minister has visited Moscow and passed a personal message from the Japanese prime minister to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Masahiko Komura met…
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Politics › Jan. 12, 2016 - 11:00AM JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he aims to strengthen his political base by winning an upper house election this summer, while underscoring the importance…
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Business › Jan. 14, 2016 - 03:49PM JST
The government decided Wednesday to oblige businesses in Japan from Jan 1, 2017 to take more steps to prevent harassment against pregnant women and mothers…
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Business › Jan. 14, 2016 - 06:50AM JST
Beneath the hoods of the cars showing in Detroit this week lie engines that are as powerful as ever, but are smaller and, helped by…
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Business › Jan. 14, 2016 - 05:57AM JST
Disney's long-awaited theme park in China's commercial hub Shanghai, its first on the mainland, will open on June 16, the company announced.
The $5.5 billion…
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Business › Jan. 13, 2016 - 06:50AM JST
As part of a broader makeover, and even the survival, of its stalled luxury Acura brand, Japan's Honda Motor Co will launch a new small…
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Business › Jan. 13, 2016 - 05:49AM JST
Wanda Group announced Tuesday it is buying Hollywood's Legendary Entertainment, the maker of films such as "Batman," for $3.5 billion in the first Chinese acquisition…
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Technology › Jan. 14, 2016 - 06:39AM JST
Google plans to partner with automakers on its self-driving car project, but is not yet ready to announce anything concrete, the head of the project…
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Technology › Jan. 14, 2016 - 05:47AM JST
Welcome to New Year's resolution junction. It's a busy place around this time of year, when those promises we make to ourselves are either furiously…
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Technology › Jan. 13, 2016 - 09:55AM JST
Rumors are rippling through the science world that physicists may have detected gravitational waves, a key element of Einstein's theory which if confirmed would be…
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Technology › Jan. 13, 2016 - 06:16AM JST
The PC industry had another down year in 2015, as global shipments fell for the fourth-consecutive year despite new models and the release of Microsoft's…
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Technology › Jan. 13, 2016 - 06:12AM JST
Mole Works has just launched a YouTube video to introduce its new product, the Smartphone Sealing Taro. The video is produced and directed by 15-year-old…
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Sports › Jan. 14, 2016 - 01:00PM JST
World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named the top seeds on Thursday for next week's Australian Open with organisers aligning with the…
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Sports › Jan. 14, 2016 - 07:41AM JST
Joe Allen's dramatic last-minute equaliser earned Liverpool a 3-3 draw at home to Arsenal on Wednesday that enabled Leicester City to move level on points…
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Sports › Jan. 14, 2016 - 05:41AM JST
An early goal from Naomichi Ueda proved decisive as Japan edged North Korea 1-0 in their Group B opener on Wednesday at the Asian Under-23…
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Sports › Jan. 13, 2016 - 06:12PM JST
Yokozuna Hakuho delivered an imperious performance to beat Takarafuji and maintain his share of the early lead on Wednesday, the fourth day of the New…
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World › Jan. 14, 2016 - 04:15PM JST
Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area of downtown Jakarta and waged gun-battles with police Thursday, leaving bodies in…
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World › Jan. 14, 2016 - 03:38PM JST
Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb at a police station in southeastern Turkey, then attacked it with rocket launchers and firearms, killing five people, including…
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World › Jan. 14, 2016 - 02:03PM JST
A winning ticket in the record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in suburban Los Angeles, a spokesman for the California lottery says.
It could…
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World › Jan. 14, 2016 - 09:01AM JST
Will England bid goodbye to "God Save the Queen?"
British lawmakers agreed Wednesday to consider replacing the royalist song that serves as England's anthem at…
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World › Jan. 14, 2016 - 07:16AM JST
A suicide attack on a polio vaccination center in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday killed 15 people, mainly police who had gathered to escort health workers,…
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Lifestyle › Jan. 14, 2016 - 07:00AM JST
Automakers are imagining a world where nobody dies in car accidents and they say it is closer than most people think.
While they maintain that…
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Lifestyle › Jan. 14, 2016 - 06:20AM JST
Who needs a home away from home when you can have a second house inside your living space?
Modern technology is enabling more and more…
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Lifestyle › Jan. 12, 2016 - 06:08AM JST
In general, kimono are worn with traditional Japanese sandals, called either zori or geta. The former has a flat sole and the latter’s is raised,…
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Lifestyle › Jan. 10, 2016 - 06:06AM JST
An examination of a nation’s elementary schools can offer insights into its business and cultural practices. In Japan, foreign executives may wonder, “Why is decision-making…
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Lifestyle › Jan. 09, 2016 - 06:44AM JST
Beyond silly mistakes like wearing toilet slippers on tatami or forgetting to add “san” to someone’s name, what other things do foreigners unknowingly do to…
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Arts & Culture › Jan. 14, 2016 - 06:30AM JST
What location usually tops the charts as a must-visit tourist location in Japan but also tops the charts as one of the most disappointing?
Tokyo…
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Arts & Culture › Jan. 13, 2016 - 06:51AM JST
Who doesn’t love getting a free book? Especially when that book is over 300 years old!
The National Institute of Japanese Literature, in conjunction with…
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Arts & Culture › Jan. 12, 2016 - 07:00AM JST
Turntables turned heads as a renewed love of old-time vinyl records struck a chord at the famously futuristic Consumer Electronics Show.
Sony, Panasonic, Victrola, and…
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Arts & Culture › Jan. 12, 2016 - 05:57AM JST
A Japanese designer has created a vase that moves with your flower arrangement.
Floral arrangements are a work of art in Japan, where ikebana practitioners…
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Arts & Culture › Jan. 11, 2016 - 06:42AM JST
Responsible for the "Rurouni Kenshin" musical and a musical memorial for Shakespeare, Takarazuka will bring an American president to the stage.
The Takarazuka Revue Company…
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Kuchikomi › Jan. 14, 2016 - 07:00AM JST
The brickbats wouldn't stop flying: "You've got no idea what it's really like to be poor!" exclaimed one. "Is this Marie Antoinette, telling us to…
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Kuchikomi › Jan. 08, 2016 - 06:58AM JST
For Sapio (February), the abiding question is, will the next U.S. President-elect Donald Trump screech "You're fired!" at Japan?
This possibility is raised by Tatou…
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Kuchikomi › Jan. 05, 2016 - 06:49AM JST
Life changes but death remains the same, you’d think, but it’s no longer true. Diversity in life begets diversity in death, or at least in…
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Kuchikomi › Dec. 31, 2015 - 06:29AM JST
In 2004, an Algerian man going by the name of Lionel Dumont entered Japan on a forged French passport. While working for a used car…
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Kuchikomi › Dec. 26, 2015 - 06:00AM JST
In international statistics for longevity, Japan has been doing pretty well. Males are ranked third, after Hong Kong and Iceland, with a life expectancy of…
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Executive Impact › Jan. 11, 2016 - 06:31AM JST
Serviced apartments are becoming an attractive option for mid to long-term guests. One of the leaders in the field is Oakwood, which pioneered the concept…
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Executive Impact › Jan. 04, 2016 - 06:45AM JST
It’s quite fitting that one of the favorite Canadian actors of Ron Haigh, the new chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ),…
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Executive Impact › Dec. 28, 2015 - 06:00AM JST
Born in Japan, Asami Matsumoto has had a global outlook for almost as long as she can remember: when she was just 16, she jumped…
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Executive Impact › Dec. 21, 2015 - 07:00AM JST
With Japan set to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and increase the tourist flow to up to 25 million a year by then,…
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Executive Impact › Dec. 14, 2015 - 06:43AM JST
In this digital era, where children are often found playing computer games or gazing at handheld devices, some might say there is little room for…
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New Products › Jan. 13, 2016 - 06:26AM JST
Casio Computer Co in late March will release the WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch, an Android Wear wrist device with water resistance to 50 meters and…
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New Products › Jan. 12, 2016 - 05:51AM JST
Nikon Corp has announced the new D5, a FX-format flagship digital SLR camera that challenges photographers to outperform their highest standards, and set new benchmarks…
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New Products › Jan. 11, 2016 - 06:11AM JST
Don't forget to recharge your coffee mug.
Some people slurp their coffee while it's piping hot, others warm their hands with it till it cools…
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New Products › Jan. 10, 2016 - 03:25AM JST
Thomas Serval's dentist called him a bad father when his then 7-year-old refused to brush her teeth. So he and his dentist made teeth-brushing fun…
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New Products › Jan. 09, 2016 - 05:31AM JST
They aren't Marty McFly's self-lacing sneakers from "Back to the Future," but Digitsole's shoes promise to tighten and loosen with a touch of a smartphone…
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Travel › Jan. 13, 2016 - 05:58AM JST
Travelers using Narita International Airport near Tokyo will be able to check-in faster due to the expanded deployment of Arinc common use passenger processing and…
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Travel › Jan. 11, 2016 - 05:57AM JST
Back in October, Japan Railway announced its plans for what the company bills as the world’s fastest for of art appreciation: a special shinkansen decorated…
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Travel › Jan. 09, 2016 - 06:06AM JST
Coming from the high-rise neon madness of Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood just one train stop away, simply walking through the neighborhood of Daikanyama may feel almost…
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Travel › Jan. 08, 2016 - 06:03AM JST
The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka has begun offering complimentary, original activities for all staying guests. Ladies and gentlemen, who are bilingual in both Japanese and English, will…
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Travel › Jan. 07, 2016 - 03:02PM JST
Japan Airlines (JAL) is the world's best airline for its on-time performance service, according to FlightStats Inc, an independent aviation performance-tracking company, which presented JAL…
