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Minority Government in Japan Can Help Retail Stocks, Utilities

The newfound influence of opposition lawmakers in Japan has investors looking for gains in the shares of retailers and electricity generators. That’s due to expectations that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may cut taxes to keep smaller parties on side — increasing workers’ disposable income — and because both the ruling coalition and its most likely allies want to restart more …

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4 months ago

A Decade-Long Quest for Love: Yasuo Takamatsu's Unyielding Search for His Wife Lost in the 2011 Tsunami

New Indian Express

In the quiet morning light that graces the shores of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, a small coastal town with a soul weighed down by history, 67-year-old Yasuo Takamatsu prepared for another dive into the cold embrace of the sea. A quest not for treasure, but for a piece of his heart lost to the depths on that fateful day in …

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5 months ago

Spanish director's nostalgic portrayal of NYC in the 1980s

China Daily

Spanish director Pablo Berger's film Robot Dreams was nominated for best animated feature at the Oscars this year. When Spanish director Pablo Berger read the conclusion of Robot Dreams, a classic graphic novel penned by American writer Sara Varon, he found himself overcome with emotion, shedding tears like a baby. Marking the 61-year-old filmmaker's debut in animation, the film secured …

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5 months ago

Spanish director's nostalgic portrayal of NYC in the 1980s

China Daily

Spanish director Pablo Berger's film Robot Dreams was nominated for best animated feature at the Oscars this year. When Spanish director Pablo Berger read the conclusion of Robot Dreams, a classic graphic novel penned by American writer Sara Varon, he found himself overcome with emotion, shedding tears like a baby. Marking the 61-year-old filmmaker's debut in animation, the film secured …

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8 months, 1 week ago

‘Such a beauty’: Hillary Clinton steals the show at White House's Japan State Dinner with kimono-like caftan

Hindustan Times

Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton recently attended the White House state dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida. Taking to Instagram, Hillary wrote, “Bill and I were thrilled to join President Biden and the First Lady in welcoming Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Mrs. Yuko Kishida, and other allies and friends last night at …

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8 months, 1 week ago

North Carolina welcomes a historic visitor in Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cemented economic links and cultural amity with North Carolina on Friday, following up time in Washington during his official U.S. visit by checking up on benchmark Japanese companies building in the ninth-most populous state and meeting with students. Chiaki Takagi, a Japanese studies lecturer at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, said …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden and First Lady welcome Japanese PM and his wife at the White House

Hindustan Times

Washington, US President Joe Biden and the First Lady Dr Jill Biden on Tuesday evening welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, at the White House and treated them with a seafood dinner at a city restaurant. The President and First Lady welcomed Kishida Fumio and Kishida Yuko at the White House for a guest book …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Paul Simon is performing at Wednesday's White House state dinner for Japan's prime minister Kishida

The Independent

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden meets Japan’s PM Kishida over shared concerns about China and differences on US Steel deal

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a much-anticipated visit to Washington on Tuesday that spotlights shared concerns about provocative Chinese military action in the Pacific and at a rare moment of public difference between the two nations over a Japanese company’s plan to buy an iconic U.S. company. Ahead of the White House visit, Kishida laid a wreath …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Taiwanese sisters take gold in women’s doubles tennis at the Asian Games

Associated Press

HANGZHOU, China — Taiwanese sisters Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching took gold Saturday in women’s doubles tennis at the Asian Games and are now looking ahead to next year’s Olympics in Paris. Chan Yung-jan told reporters after beating Lee Ya-hsuan and Liang En-shuo, also Taiwanese, in the final that even though she’s the older one at 34, 30-year-old Chan Hao-ching …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Eno Ichikawa, Japanese Kabuki theater actor and innovator, dies at 83

Associated Press

TOKYO — Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater to woo younger and global audiences, has died. Ichikawa, or Masahiko Kinoshi, became known for “Super Kabuki,” incorporating modern music and storytelling as well as the circus-like elements of the tradition — such as “flying” supported by ropes — that had been discarded over the years. Ichikawa was …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Helicopter or hands-off parenting? The choice won't impact a kid as much as you think

NPR

Helicopter or hands-off parenting? The choice won't impact a kid as much as you think Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Cuts Both Ways. Her research uses behavioral, electrophysiological, computational, and cross-cultural approaches to study the mechanisms supporting executive functions and variations in thinking observed across development. Her work on child development has been funded by the National …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Feeling fruity! Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty is elegant in £250 cherry Lisou shirt

Daily Mail

Akshata Murty nailed business casual today as she enjoyed a visit to the Shukkeien Gardens in Hiroshima. She was also accompanied by Britta Ernst, wife of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Heiko von der Leyen, husband of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Rishi Sunak's wife opted a colourful outfit as she was taken on a tour of Hiroshima, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7

Associated Press

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he is arranging a trip to South Korea for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol in return for his March visit to Tokyo, aiming to further strengthen their ties before the upcoming summit of the Group of Seven industrialized natioins. “If my South Korea visit is achieved ahead of the G-7 …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Come for the comfort food, stay for the jungle oasis at this L.A. chef’s plant-filled cafes

LA Times

Standing behind the counter of Yuko Curry in downtown Los Angeles, Yuko Watanabe encouraged a hesitant customer to take a walk through her “secret plant tunnel” — an enchanting, moss- and plants-covered stairway shaft that connects the ground floor of her restaurant to the second-story loft. You never know what will happen when you plant a seed, but Watanabe’s uncanny …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Japan seeks ‘recovery of people’s hearts’ decade after quake

Associated Press

TOMIOKA, Japan — Ten years after Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, the lives of many who survived are still on hold. “I’m sure she still wants to come home.” ___ “STARTING LINE AGAIN” Just a month after a tsunami as high as 17 meters smashed into the city of Rikuzentakata, Michihiro Kono took over his family’s soy sauce business. …

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3 years, 9 months ago

‘At the starting line again’: Survivors still struggle to recover from 2011 quake, tsunami

LA Times

Michihiro Kono, president of Yagisawa Shoten Co., stands at a factory under construction in Rikuzentakata, northern Japan. “I’m sure she still wants to come home.” ‘At the starting line again’ Just a month after a tsunami as high as 55 feet smashed into the city of Rikuzentakata, Michihiro Kono took over his family’s soy sauce business. “This is a critical …

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4 years ago

Restaurants Reinvent Themselves For Thanksgiving And Beyond: 'You Just Pivot'

NPR

Restaurants Reinvent Themselves For Thanksgiving And Beyond: 'You Just Pivot' Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuko Watanabe Yuko Watanabe Yuko Watanabe had to learn a lot of plant names. For over a decade, her Yuko Kitchen has fed Los Angeles Japanese comfort food — something like your friend's mom might cook for you after the school, Watanabe says. "There's only …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Yuko Takeuchi death: Japanese actor and Ring star dies aged 40

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Japanese actor Yūko Takeuchi has died at the age of 40. …

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Minority Government in Japan Can Help Retail Stocks, Utilities

A Decade-Long Quest for Love: Yasuo Takamatsu's Unyielding Search for His Wife Lost in the 2011 Tsunami

Spanish director's nostalgic portrayal of NYC in the 1980s

Spanish director's nostalgic portrayal of NYC in the 1980s

‘Such a beauty’: Hillary Clinton steals the show at White House's Japan State Dinner with kimono-like caftan

North Carolina welcomes a historic visitor in Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida

Biden and First Lady welcome Japanese PM and his wife at the White House

Paul Simon is performing at Wednesday's White House state dinner for Japan's prime minister Kishida

Biden meets Japan’s PM Kishida over shared concerns about China and differences on US Steel deal

Taiwanese sisters take gold in women’s doubles tennis at the Asian Games

Eno Ichikawa, Japanese Kabuki theater actor and innovator, dies at 83

Helicopter or hands-off parenting? The choice won't impact a kid as much as you think

Feeling fruity! Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty is elegant in £250 cherry Lisou shirt

Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7

Come for the comfort food, stay for the jungle oasis at this L.A. chef’s plant-filled cafes

Japan seeks ‘recovery of people’s hearts’ decade after quake

‘At the starting line again’: Survivors still struggle to recover from 2011 quake, tsunami

Restaurants Reinvent Themselves For Thanksgiving And Beyond: 'You Just Pivot'

Yuko Takeuchi death: Japanese actor and Ring star dies aged 40