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JAPAN
Oct 18, 2010
Nations gather for COP10 biodiversity conference
NAGOYA — Representatives of over 190 signatories to a United Nations biodiversity pact are set to gather in Nagoya Monday for a two-week marathon conference that some have billed a “Kyoto Protocol for all living things.”
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2010
Meet ends with calls to protect heritage
NARA — Representatives from 55 historical cities worldwide wrapped up a three-day meeting Thursday with calls to boost protection of heritage sites against natural disasters, global warming, religious and ethnic conflict, and a form of globalization that emphasizes commercial uniformity over cultural...
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2010
City conference calls for responsible preservation
NARA — About half of the world now lives in cities, and with that figure expected to climb to 70 percent by 2025 it is more important than ever that urban planners incorporate effective heritage management into their designs, participants at the World Conference of Historical Cities said Wednesday....
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2010
Meet tackles culture, city preservation
NARA — One way of preserving Nara’s culture and history is by riding bicycles to tourist areas instead of boarding smoke-belching tour buses. The city’s traditional industrial culture can also be maintained by logging less onto Twitter and Facebook and writing more letters and postcards using sumi...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2010
Nagoya gathering debates biosafety rules
NAGOYA — A five-day international meeting on biosafety is taking place in Nagoya, with the aim to reach an agreement on a new set of rules to assign responsibility and help determine compensation when an ecosystem is damaged by the introduction of legally modified organisms.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 28, 2010
COP10 to take on genetic, indigenous issues
From Oct. 18 to 29, the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP10, takes place in Nagoya.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2010
APEC told isle feud may hurt tourism
NARA — A Chinese delegate to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting on tourism warned Thursday that tourist travel between Japan and China could be further damaged over escalating tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over Japan’s arrest of a Chinese trawler captain near the disputed Senkaku...
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2010
APEC tourism ministers meet amid Senkakus row
NARA — Amid growing tensions between Japan and China, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation kicked off its tourism conference Wednesday in the ancient capital of Nara, where delegates discussed regional tourism trends since the economic crisis of 2008, when they last met, and ways to improve Asia’s...
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2010
Osaka governor woos away 40 LDP members
OSAKA — In a political move with possible national repercussions, Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto has announced that his political party, One Osaka (Osaka Ishin-no Kai), will field 82 candidates, including 40 ex-Liberal Democratic Party members, in local elections next spring 2011.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2010
Nago election puts Futenma move in doubt
OSAKA — The outcome of Sunday’s key election for the municipal assembly in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, may create further doubts that the agreement between Japan and the United States to move the Futenma base to the city’s Henoko district will be carried out.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2010
Festival of manga, ‘anime’ opens in Kyoto
KYOTO — An exhibition of the latest manga, “anime,” art and the next generation of electronic entertainment technology from Japan and abroad opened Thursday in Kyoto.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2010
‘Rakugo’ pro crosses borders with humor
Humor, it is said, rarely crosses borders. Culture-specific references and ingrained social norms often mean jokes that leave audiences rolling in the aisles in the country of origin are greeted with puzzlement, incomprehension and even hostility when translated for foreign audiences.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2010
Kyoto’s Miyako at 120, inn for the long haul
KYOTO — In a city where some traditional inns are more than 400 years old, the Westin Miyako Kyoto, which celebrates its 120th anniversary this year, is a relative newcomer to the world of Kyoto lodgings.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2010
Futenma plan rife with nondecisions
OSAKA — After three months of meetings, the recommendations for the Futenma replacement base in Henoko, Okinawa, released Tuesday are vague or nonexistent on specific technical points, with no decision on the runway options, approach and departure paths or completion timetable.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2010
Site offers language aid for patients
KYOTO — Perhaps the greatest concern of any international tourist, exchange student or even long-term expatriate is what happens if there is a medical emergency and a language barrier with the professionals who must deal with it?
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2010
Hiroshima urges end of nuclear umbrella
HIROSHIMA — At a memorial ceremony attended for the first time ever by a U.N. secretary general and a U.S. representative, Hiroshima on Friday marked the 65th anniversary of its atomic bombing by calling on Japan to withdraw from the U.S. nuclear umbrella and accelerate the progress made over the past...
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2010
Rhetoric belies atomic policy
HIROSHIMA — At Friday’s ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of Hiroshima’s atomic bombing, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and the city’s mayor, Tadatoshi Akiba, urged Japan to do its bit to realize a nuclear weapons-free world.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2010
Tsujimoto quits SDP, says party has lost its way
OSAKA — Lower House member Kiyomi Tsujimoto resigned Tuesday from the Social Democratic Party over the SDP’s exit from the ruling bloc amid the Futenma base row and after its poor showing in the July 11 Upper House election.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2010
Ailing Kansai arrival dies after interrogation, bid to flee
OSAKA — A 55-year-old African man complaining of illness who arrived at Kansai airport Sunday evening with a Belgian passport died after a lengthy interrogation and escape attempt, immigration officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2010
Murderess as VIP guest puzzles media
OSAKA — Overseas reaction to Kim Hyon Hui’s four-day visit to Japan to discuss the abduction of Japanese nationals to North Korea ranged from puzzlement to surprise as to the government’s motives, since she had already been questioned on what she knew.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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