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Ginza Transformation Inspired By New York Success
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO Paris led the way with the opening of the first stretch of its groundbreaking Promenade Plantée in 1993. New York City took the concept to new heights in 2009 when it inaugurated the now-iconic High Line. And Seoul provided pedestrians with a new take on that city two years ag...
TOKYO Paris led the way with the opening of the first stretch of its groundbreaking Promenade Plantée in 1993. New York City took the concept to new heights in 2009 when it inaugurated the now-iconic High Line. And Seoul provided pedestrians with a new take on that city two years ag...
- January 9, 2020
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Japan Mass Stabbing: Accused Admits Murders But Denies Guilt
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BBC
A Japanese man has admitted killing 19 disabled people at a care home near Tokyo in 2016 but pleaded not guilty because he claims he is mentally ill.
Satoshi Uematsu, a former employee at the care centre, is charged with numerous crimes, including murder.
In interviews, the 29-year-old has ...
A Japanese man has admitted killing 19 disabled people at a care home near Tokyo in 2016 but pleaded not guilty because he claims he is mentally ill.
Satoshi Uematsu, a former employee at the care centre, is charged with numerous crimes, including murder.
In interviews, the 29-year-old has ...
- January 9, 2020
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Japan's Pressing Regional Affairs To Unfold Quietly In Shadow Of Olympics
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JAPAN TIMES
OSAKA – This year, all attention will turn to the 2020 Olympics, with politicians, business leaders and the media talking about how to ensure its success, what it means for Japan domestically and internationally and how to avert a post-Olympic economic slump.
Outside the seven prefe...
OSAKA – This year, all attention will turn to the 2020 Olympics, with politicians, business leaders and the media talking about how to ensure its success, what it means for Japan domestically and internationally and how to avert a post-Olympic economic slump.
Outside the seven prefe...
- January 7, 2020
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Cabinet OK’s M.E. Mission for MSDF
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided Friday to dispatch Maritime Self-Defense Forces personnel to the Middle East on a mission of strengthening information-gathering in order to help ensure sea lane safety in the region.
Basing the mission on the ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided Friday to dispatch Maritime Self-Defense Forces personnel to the Middle East on a mission of strengthening information-gathering in order to help ensure sea lane safety in the region.
Basing the mission on the ...
- January 7, 2020
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Waste Not Want Not In Japanese Design
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JAPAN TIMES
For those hoping to make being more environmentally conscious an upcoming New Year’s resolution, this month’s On: Design introduces a few Japan initiatives that look into repurposing waste in a novel way.
New used favoritesKenelephant — a small products company with several brands ...
For those hoping to make being more environmentally conscious an upcoming New Year’s resolution, this month’s On: Design introduces a few Japan initiatives that look into repurposing waste in a novel way.
New used favoritesKenelephant — a small products company with several brands ...
- January 4, 2020
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Uncovering Sexual Abuse By Priests Slow In Japan
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Although cases of sexual abuse against children by Catholic Church priests have been exposed across the globe, work to shed light on such wrongdoing has yet to make progress in Japan, with the domestic authorities being reluctant to share information with thi...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Although cases of sexual abuse against children by Catholic Church priests have been exposed across the globe, work to shed light on such wrongdoing has yet to make progress in Japan, with the domestic authorities being reluctant to share information with thi...
- January 3, 2020
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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's Ex-Head, Flees Japan To Lebanon
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BBC
Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has travelled to Lebanon after fleeing Japan, where he faces a trial over allegations of financial misconduct.
In a statement, Mr Ghosn said he had not fled justice but "escaped injustice and political persecution".
His lawyer said he was "dumbfounded" by the...
Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has travelled to Lebanon after fleeing Japan, where he faces a trial over allegations of financial misconduct.
In a statement, Mr Ghosn said he had not fled justice but "escaped injustice and political persecution".
His lawyer said he was "dumbfounded" by the...
- January 2, 2020
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Japan To Greet New Year With ‘Kohaku,’ Shrine Visits, Shopping And Snowstorms
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Millions of Japanese people will visit neighborhood shrines in Japan on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, return to their home towns to be with their families and watch the New Year TV program "Kohaku Uta Gassen" (Red and White Song Contest) on NHK as part of the annual N...
TOKYO - Millions of Japanese people will visit neighborhood shrines in Japan on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, return to their home towns to be with their families and watch the New Year TV program "Kohaku Uta Gassen" (Red and White Song Contest) on NHK as part of the annual N...
- January 2, 2020
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Dodge The Biggest Problem Of Giving Yourself A Kanji Name With These For-Foreigner Personal Seals
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SORA NEWS
Get a stamp of approval with your own Japanese personal seal complete with your Japanese kanji name.
In Japan, paperwork or contracts often require a hanko, a personal seal with the user’s name engraved upon it. Despite mostly being used as legal identification, you are allowed you gi...
Get a stamp of approval with your own Japanese personal seal complete with your Japanese kanji name.
In Japan, paperwork or contracts often require a hanko, a personal seal with the user’s name engraved upon it. Despite mostly being used as legal identification, you are allowed you gi...
- December 31, 2019
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Disaster, Weather Information In Japan To Be Available In 14 Languages
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Japan Meteorological Agency plans to provide on its website disaster and weather information in 14 languages so that foreign tourists and residents in the country can stay informed.
The JMA has been working to upgrade its website, having offered information only in Japanese a...
The Japan Meteorological Agency plans to provide on its website disaster and weather information in 14 languages so that foreign tourists and residents in the country can stay informed.
The JMA has been working to upgrade its website, having offered information only in Japanese a...
- December 28, 2019
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