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Lifestyle › Jun. 20, 2013 - 06:40AM JST
TOKYO — The Seneca Falls Convention, held in New York in 1848, was the first conference in the Western world to be organised by women. It sparked…
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Lifestyle › Jun. 19, 2013 - 07:07AM JST
JERUSALEM — An Israeli startup says it has come up with a way to overcome language barriers when conducting international business: an automated service that provides quick…
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Lifestyle › Jun. 18, 2013 - 06:28AM JST
TOKYO — Going straight after a lifetime spent as a member of Japan's feared yakuza organized crime mobs poses a number of challenges. Chief among them is…
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Lifestyle › Jun. 17, 2013 - 06:38AM JST
TOKYO — Most people prefer to open their curtains in the morning to find bright, clear skies waiting for them, but with the arrival of the rainy…
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Lifestyle › Jun. 16, 2013 - 06:06AM JST
SYDNEY — A looming crisis in Asia as women delay giving birth, leading to low fertility rates that have dire implications for economic growth, is opening huge…
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Lifestyle › Jun. 15, 2013 - 06:24AM JST
TOKYO — Koi-Yamagata Station, nestled deep in Tottori Prefecture, now has a bold new makeover. The once drab station, mostly devoid of staff or passengers, has been…
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Lifestyle › Jun. 12, 2013 - 06:55AM JST
TOKYO — A bizarre apartment listing gives a whole new meaning to “open-air layout.” A Tokyo real estate agency is advertising an apartment with a 160-square-meter balcony…
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Lifestyle › Jun. 12, 2013 - 06:28AM JST
TOKYO — The Game of Life, one of the oldest board games still around today, enjoys continued success around the world. Japan, in particular, has embraced the…
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Lifestyle › Jun. 10, 2013 - 06:26AM JST
TOKYO — With over a billion registered users worldwide, Facebook is the king of online social networking services. In Japan, however, there are signs that its dominance…
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Lifestyle › Jun. 09, 2013 - 06:18AM JST
TOKYO — Editor's note: Jiroemon Kimura died Wednesday morning.
Time is a tricky thing. It has a way of slipping by when you least notice it. I…
