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Tokyo Game Show 2018: Mobile Games, eSports, and Something for Everyone
Tokyo – Arielle Busetto Video game aficionados are flocking to Japan again, from September 20 to […]
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[INTERVIEW] Norishige Kanai: Japan Should Produce More Astronauts
By Takeo Kusaka Japanese Astronaut Norishige Kanai, 41, returned to Earth in June, following a lengthy assignment on […]
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[BOOK REVIEW] ‘Comfort Women and Sex in the Battle Zone’ by Ikuhiko Hata
By June Teufel Dreyer Perhaps no issue in the history of post-World War II Japanese relations […]
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Meiji Retrospective: Modern Japan Through the Eyes of Ernest Satow and A.B. Mitford
By Robert Morton This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration. This was the culmination, and the beginning, […]
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‘Behaving Like A Nice Kid’ Gets Taiwan Nowhere, Says Former President Chen Shui-bian
(Conclusion) Part 1: Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian Re-emerges, Pushes for Referendum on China By […]
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Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian Re-emerges, Pushes for Referendum on China
(Part 1 of 2) By Akio Yaita Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan’s former president who stepped down […]
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Tennis Queen Naomi Osaka Back in Japan, Sets Eyes on Olympic Gold
By JAPAN Forward Naomi Osaka, the new tennis wonder child, flew into Tokyo’s Haneda Airport […]
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Japan Moves to Stop Foreigners’ Abuse of National Health Insurance System
By Takao Harakawa Concerns over the rising deficit and near-doubling of foreigners covered by Japan’s lauded […]
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Asahi Shimbun Blocks Access to Articles Retracting Its ‘Comfort Women’ Stories
By The Sankei Shimbun Claiming “technical errors,” The Asahi Shimbun has made inaccessible two articles in […]
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‘Treasures of Our Town’: Atsuma Pays Tribute to 36 Killed in Hokkaido Earthquake
By: The Sankei Shimbun “We regret profoundly that the lives of 36 of our townspeople have been lost. […]
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Japan Allots ¥540 Million for Hokkaido Earthquake Relief As Death Toll Hits 44
By: The Sankei Shimbun The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved the disbursement of JPY540 million […]
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[PHOTOS] Naomi Osaka Becomes First Japanese To Win U.S. Grand Slam
20-year old Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka made history when she defeated American Serena Williams to win […]