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Posted on 04 March 2015. Tags: gather, gene, laureates, Nobel, symposium, Tokyo 7 Nobel laureates gather for Tokyo gene symposium The Nobel Prize Dialogue was launched in 2012 in Stockholm by the Nobel Foundation as an event open to the public the day before the Nobel Prize awards ceremony, for the discussion of global scientific […]

Posted on 15 February 2015. Tags: ‘Zero, hour, Japan, Last, Rose’s, Society, Tape’, Tokyo ‘Zero Hour: Tokyo Rose’s Last Tape’ at Japan Society The women are young, workplace-glamorous, nearly interchangeable. Beneath black cloche hats pulled so far down that we can’t see their eyes, their red-lipsticked mouths are uniform perfection. Which one do you suppose […]

Posted on 13 May 2015. Tags: banned, drones, from, parks, Tokyo Drones banned from Tokyo parks The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has banned people from flying drones in metropolitan parks and gardens, officials said Tuesday. The managers of 81 parks and gardens run by the metropolitan government were informed of the decision on April 28. Full […]

Posted on 18 December 2013. Tags: 2013, Begins, International, Miss, Officially, Tokyo Miss International 2013 Officially Begins in Tokyo The finale will take place at Tokyo’s Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall at 5:30 pm (2:30am BST). The winner will be crowned by Miss International 2012, Ikumi Yoshimatsu of Japan, at the end of a three-hour-long gala. […]

Marvel Age of Heroes Exhibition opens in Tokyo Japan Today The Mori Tower, which stretches to the skies above Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills entertainment complex, periodically hosts art exhibits in its 52nd-floor observation area. In the past, we’ve stopped by for such events saluting such Japanese pop cultural … Original published: 8 April 2017 9:30 pm […]

Posted on 12 January 2015. Tags: Builds, Frustration, Governor, Okinawa, Over, snubbing, Tokyo’s Frustration builds over Tokyo’s snubbing of Okinawa governor Onaga visited Tokyo from Jan. 6 to 8 to relay his prefecture’s requests in relation to the government’s budget for fiscal 2015, which starts in April. However, he was unable to meet the state […]

Posted on 30 December 2014. Tags: Amid, Ebola, Fall, Japan, Report, Shares, Tested, Tokyo Japan Shares Fall Amid Report Tokyo Man Tested for Ebola Japanese shares fell, reversing gains from the morning session, following a report a man is being tested for Ebola in Tokyo. Oil and coal producers and developers led declines among the […]