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Osaka takes plunge with canal pool
OSAKA - If an Osaka company has its way, getting roaring drunk and jumping, or falling, into Dotonbori Canal after either a Hanshin Tigers victory or a wild night out in neighboring Shinsaibashi will be less risky, healthwise, but it will no longer be free. That’s because plans are moving forward to build an 800-meter-long swimming pool in the heart of the canal, the area that runs from ...
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Toyoda takes second in car race
A sit-in by visa violators and their families entered its second day Tuesday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau with protesters seeking government good will. The action at the bureau in Minato Ward is being organized by the Asian People’s Friendship Society, ...
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Yahoo unveils makeover of Flickr photo hosting site
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Flawed strategy mistakes jeopardizing Tokyo’s bid to host 2020 Olympics
When speaking of Japanese art, people use words such as wabi and sabi, words that speak of a delicate sensibility and an ephemeral existence. Viewing the retrospective currently being hosted at the Musee Tomo in Tokyo’s central Toranomon district in celebration of the 100th ...
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Corbin fans 10 improves to 7-0
DENVER - Patrick Corbin tossed a three-hitter and struck out a career-high 10 to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. ';That’s what you’re trying to do every time you go out there,'; Corbin modestly said. Starts like this have pretty much been the standard for Corbin. The 23-year-old, in his second season in the big ...
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Injuries gave marathon runner Noguchi valuable lessons about training
Lightly laughing, Mizuki Noguchi insisted that aging isn’t necessarily so bad. The injury-prone runner said so because she thinks she is in her best physical condition in years. It’s not that she’s fortunate or anything, but she now can distinguish what kind of status her body is. ';I’ve had numerous injuries after Beijing (Olympics) in 2008,'; the gold ...
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Mourinho out at Real Madrid
MADRID - Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid after three years as manager, paving the path for his return to England and a second stint as Chelsea’s manager. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez announced at a news conference following a board meeting Monday that a mutual agreement was reached for Mourinho’s departure. The 50-year-old Portuguese coach has two matches remaining ...
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Stranger than fiction Ryukyu fires Toyama after setting wins record
The Ryukyu Golden Kings failed to reach the Final Four for the first time since 2007-08, their inaugural season in the bj-league. That result proved to be unacceptable to team management. Thus, despite a league-record 42-10 record, head coach Koto Toyama’s contract was not renewed. The decision to not bring Toyama back for a second season in charge was quietly announced on Sunday, when ...
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A fortunate life among hot springs
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round and a gorgeous coastline dotted with open-air hot springs. Shiraishi has been working for Izu’s hotels ...
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Power and mastery of the blank space — Toko Shinoda
, words that speak of a delicate sensibility and an ephemeral existence. Viewing the retrospective currently being hosted at the Musee Tomo in Tokyo’s central Toranomon district in celebration of the 100th birthday of Toko Shinoda, the first word that comes to mind is ';power.'; The power is observed in the elements that constitute Shinoda’s paintings — the strength ...
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Why China’s developmental state says no to liberalism
NEW YORK - Modern history is the story of how liberal democracy, originating in Britain and America, spread around the world. This may sound like an absurd fantasy. In actuality, this Whiggish narrative of progress underpins most newspaper editorials, political commentary and speeches in the West, and frames larger views of political developments in the non-West. It accounts for the gloomy ...
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Substitute question marks for exclamation marks
CANBERRA - A terrible tragedy is unfolding in (fill in the name of your favorite trouble spot). Something must be done. This (choose from sending troops, air strikes, enforcing a no fly zone, arming rebels) is something. Therefore it must be done. Such is what passes for much of policy advice by some analysts, many unembarrassed by their dismal record on Iraq 10 years ago. The latest trouble ...
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Why Abenomics hurts women
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s acknowledgement of the unleashed potential of women should herald a new beginning for female empowerment in Japan. Yet his proposals to encourage more women to remain in the workforce actually may do more to hurt their prospects by merely reinforcing existing prejudices toward female workers and the role of women in society in general. In fact, his ...
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How modern nationalism gave birth to terrorism
Modern history is the story of how liberal democracy, originating in Britain and America, spread around the world. This may sound like an absurd fantasy. In actuality, this Whiggish narrative of progress underpins most newspaper editorials, political commentary and speeches in the West, and ...
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Five myths about Benghazi
WASHINGTON - The events surrounding the deaths of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, look dramatically different depending on your politics. Republicans tend to see a cover-up and a scandal. Democrats see an attempt to damage President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. A Pew poll suggests that the public is ...
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Clock is running out for some key Asian reformers
A sit-in by visa violators and their families entered its second day Tuesday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau with protesters seeking government good will. The action at the bureau in Minato Ward is being organized by the Asian People’s Friendship Society, ...
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Recovery only benefiting a few
The Cabinet Office on May 16 announced that Japan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) in the January-March period increased 0.9 percent, or an annualized 3.5 percent, from the previous quarter. But ordinary households have yet to feel tangible benefits from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policy, the main component of which is massive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan. ...
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Managing Mount Fuji’s fame
Chances have increased that Mount Fuji will become a World Heritage site in June following an April 30 recommendation by a UNESCO panel. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) noted that the volcano is a national symbol of Japan and blends religious and artistic traditions. Mount Fuji is regarded as a symbol of nature worship in Japan and has long served as a source of ...
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Hundreds outside Fukushima affected by Japanese nuclear disaster seek compensation
Koji Otani, a lawyer representing hundreds of residents and evacuees from just outside Fukushima, points at the Hippo district of Miyagi prefecture as he speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The residents said Tuesday they have been unfairly denied full compensation despite high radiation levels in their area caused by Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster. Nearly 700 ...
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NHL playoffs Red Wings get jump on Blackhawks take series lead
Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard (35) stops a shot by Chicago center Jonathan Toews (19) during the second period of their game in Detroit, Monday, May 20, 2013. Detroit won 3-2. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) DETROIT -- Up and down. Quick as a minute. The compass was broken at Joe Louis Arena, and the game had only two directions: north and south. It was a track meet, a caffeinated pogo stick, all ...
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Excessive intake of beef pork boosts male diabetes risk
Men who eat large amounts of beef or pork daily face a heightened risk of diabetes, a team of researchers said Tuesday. No risk rise was seen in women, the team from the National Center for Global Health and Medicine and the National Cancer Center said. ';It would be better for those who eat a lot of beef and pork to substitute a part with chicken and fish,'; said Kayo Kurotani, ...
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Panel eyes letting rich foreigners stay for long periods
A government panel discussing measures to boost tourism has drawn up an interim report proposing a new type of entry qualification that would allow wealthy foreigners to stay in the country for several years. Based on the interim report compiled Monday, the panel will release a final report next month for submission to a ministerial forum on tourism. Currently, Japan allows foreigners to stay ...
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China tapped Google server secrets
WASHINGTON - Chinese hackers who breached Google’s servers several years ago gained access to a sensitive database with years’ worth of information about U.S. surveillance targets, according to current and former government officials. The breach appears to have been aimed at unearthing the identities of Chinese intelligence operatives in the United States who may have been under ...
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Hashimoto brings S. Korea into fray
South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) coleader and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said in comments reported Tuesday, days after provoking a storm by labeling sex slaves a military necessity. In a remark likely to fuel outrage and further stoke tensions in an already uneasy relationship, Hashimoto said the South Korean military ...
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Five Japanese Corporations Offer Internships to Masdar Institute students
WAM ABU DHABI, May 21st, 2013 (WAM) -- Masdar Institute of Science and Technology today announced that five major Japanese corporations are offering eight-week summer internships in Japan to UAE national students for the second successive year. The internships are being coordinated by the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), and supported by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade ...
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Tokyo's new international airport making waves
Haneda airport was renamed Haneda International Airport with the opening of the new International Terminal, which will see several million passengers pass through it each year as the airport regains its status as a global airport with connections to major cities across the world.
When Haneda first opened in 1931 it was the largest civilian airport in the whole country and during the Second World War became a major US Air Base after the invasion of Japan and the country’s surrender. Read more
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