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Fri, 24 May 2013 02:13:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/osaka-japan-mayor-under-fire-for-calling-war-time-sex-slaves-necessary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/osaka-japan-mayor-under-fire-for-calling-war-time-sex-slaves-necessary/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:42:06 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/osaka-japan-mayor-under-fire-for-calling-war-time-sex-slaves-necessary/feed/ 0 Chinese minister says country is 'shocked and strongly infuriated' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/suu-kyi-meets-myanmar-residents-in-japan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/suu-kyi-meets-myanmar-residents-in-japan/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:28:09 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/14/suu-kyi-meets-myanmar-residents-in-japan/feed/ 0 TOKYO – Dozens of flag-waving well-wishers, including people from Myanmar, welcomed Nobel laureate and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/power-restored-after-cooling-system-fails-at-tsunami-damaged-japanese-nuke-plant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/power-restored-after-cooling-system-fails-at-tsunami-damaged-japanese-nuke-plant/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:01:34 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/power-restored-after-cooling-system-fails-at-tsunami-damaged-japanese-nuke-plant/feed/ 0 TOKYO – Power was restored Friday to a cooling system at a tsunami-damaged nuclear... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/japans-cabinet-oks-1-trillion-budget-for-fiscal-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/japans-cabinet-oks-1-trillion-budget-for-fiscal-2013/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:23:39 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343879 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/japans-cabinet-oks-1-trillion-budget-for-fiscal-2013/feed/ 0 TOKYO – Japan’s Cabinet endorsed Tuesday a record-high 92.6 trillion yen ($1.02 trillion) general... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/in-japan-high-hopes-for-abenomics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/in-japan-high-hopes-for-abenomics/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:01:49 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/in-japan-high-hopes-for-abenomics/feed/ 0 TOKYO – Hopes are high in Japan Inc. for the new prime minister. Stocks... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/japans-shinzo-abe-says-road-ahead-not-easy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/japans-shinzo-abe-says-road-ahead-not-easy/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:31:06 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/japans-shinzo-abe-says-road-ahead-not-easy/feed/ 0 TOKYO – After leading his conservative party to a landslide victory that will bring... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/questions-about-beef-carcasses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/questions-about-beef-carcasses/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:29:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321450 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/questions-about-beef-carcasses/feed/ 0 CTV raises questions about the handling of beef carcasses at the XL Foods plant.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:24:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/feed/ 0 As noted yesterday, Stephen Harper is presently in India, a country that has a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-empire-strikes-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-empire-strikes-back/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:50:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-empire-strikes-back/feed/ 0 A new book explores what the East learned from both the brutality and the economic success of the West http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/no-nation-is-an-island/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/no-nation-is-an-island/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:17:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/no-nation-is-an-island/feed/ 0 Tensions rise over ownership rights to islands in the East China Sea http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/japanese-factories-stores-shuttered-as-protests-over-disputed-islands-rage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/japanese-factories-stores-shuttered-as-protests-over-disputed-islands-rage/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:26:22 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294706 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/japanese-factories-stores-shuttered-as-protests-over-disputed-islands-rage/feed/ 0 TOKYO - Scores of Japanese-owned factories and stores in China were shuttered Tuesday as anti-Japanese demonstrations raged in dozens of cities. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/japan-to-pay-for-tsunami-debris-disposal-says-nikkei-com-website/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/japan-to-pay-for-tsunami-debris-disposal-says-nikkei-com-website/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:35:46 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288966 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/japan-to-pay-for-tsunami-debris-disposal-says-nikkei-com-website/feed/ 0 TOKYO – The Japanese government will reportedly help pay for the disposal of tsunami... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/yaeba-japans-toothy-trend/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/yaeba-japans-toothy-trend/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:42:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284109 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/yaeba-japans-toothy-trend/feed/ 0 Dentists are making a mint on fashionably crowded or child-like teeth http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/as-good-as-it-gets-without-gold/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/as-good-as-it-gets-without-gold/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:59:04 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280331 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/as-good-as-it-gets-without-gold/feed/ 0 To shouts of "Bruce Li!" Canada delighted and impressed at the semifinal against Japan http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/bright-idea-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/bright-idea-2/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:40:01 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262464 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/bright-idea-2/feed/ 0 Selling government bonds just got a whole lot more glamourous http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/toru-hashimoto-the-brash-young-mayor-of-osaka-is-japans-most-popular-politician/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/toru-hashimoto-the-brash-young-mayor-of-osaka-is-japans-most-popular-politician/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 13:22:01 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258966 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/toru-hashimoto-the-brash-young-mayor-of-osaka-is-japans-most-popular-politician/feed/ 0 Osaka’s mayor is young, media savvy, opposes nuclear power, and is firing up voters http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/post-nuclear-etiquette-of-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/post-nuclear-etiquette-of-cool/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:25:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257859 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/post-nuclear-etiquette-of-cool/feed/ 0 The country's government encourages 'office casual' but workers are reluctant to dress down, despite soaring temperatures http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/tsunami-debris-hits-the-shores-of-b-c/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/tsunami-debris-hits-the-shores-of-b-c/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:01:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257847 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/tsunami-debris-hits-the-shores-of-b-c/feed/ 0 Some scoffed when Tofino’s mayor first warned of the approaching barrage of Japanese washed-up objects. Not now. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/on-free-trade-harper-needs-to-show-some-true-grit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/on-free-trade-harper-needs-to-show-some-true-grit/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:43:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248837 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/on-free-trade-harper-needs-to-show-some-true-grit/feed/ 0 This government has been very aggressive about announcing free trade deals–not so much about closing them http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/new-inspection-at-fukushima-daiichi-plant-finds-extremely-high-radiation-levels/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/new-inspection-at-fukushima-daiichi-plant-finds-extremely-high-radiation-levels/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:04:46 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248738 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/new-inspection-at-fukushima-daiichi-plant-finds-extremely-high-radiation-levels/feed/ 0 The latest probe into the state of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reveals radiation... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/bankers-of-japan-unite/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/bankers-of-japan-unite/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:06:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244539 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/bankers-of-japan-unite/feed/ 0 Japanese workers working for Goldman Sachs have defied norms, and established a union. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/photo-gallery-japan-one-year-after-the-tsunami/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/photo-gallery-japan-one-year-after-the-tsunami/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:53:04 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/photo-gallery-japan-one-year-after-the-tsunami/feed/ 0 Residents fight to rebuild their lives amid ghost towns radioactive worms and disaster tourists http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/life-in-no-mans-land/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/life-in-no-mans-land/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:50:01 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242841 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/life-in-no-mans-land/feed/ 0 There's life after the disaster, amid ghost towns, radioactive worms and disaster tourists http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/how-do-you-clean-a-japanese-mountain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/how-do-you-clean-a-japanese-mountain/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:39:45 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240928 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/20/how-do-you-clean-a-japanese-mountain/feed/ 0 One year after the disaster at the Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, nearby villages remain empty http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/japan-one-year-after-being-shaken-to-its-core/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/japan-one-year-after-being-shaken-to-its-core/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:49:11 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239642 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/japan-one-year-after-being-shaken-to-its-core/feed/ 0 A lot has changed but the country is still scarred by the earthquake and tsunami http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/28/japan-eases-ban-on-military-exports/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/28/japan-eases-ban-on-military-exports/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:16:23 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=231284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/28/japan-eases-ban-on-military-exports/feed/ 0 New rules will allow Japan to benefit from the export of military technologies http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/a-hotel-quiet-as-the-grave/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/a-hotel-quiet-as-the-grave/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:40:58 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230060 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/a-hotel-quiet-as-the-grave/feed/ 0 Japan's Lastel Hotel is a hotel exclusively for dead people http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/13/an-act-of-sabotage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/13/an-act-of-sabotage/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:37:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229431 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/13/an-act-of-sabotage/feed/ 0 Japan, India and Tuvalu add their concerns. The tiny South Pacific island nation of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/come-visit%e2%80%94-for-free/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/come-visit%e2%80%94-for-free/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:05:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220700 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/come-visit%e2%80%94-for-free/feed/ 5 The Japan Tourism Agency will offer 10,000 free round-trip airfares to foreigners to visit the country next year http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/review-seppuku-a-history-of-samurai-suicide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/review-seppuku-a-history-of-samurai-suicide/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:45:35 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217788 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/review-seppuku-a-history-of-samurai-suicide/feed/ 0 Book by Andrew Rankin http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/diapers-from-the-mafia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/diapers-from-the-mafia/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:10:01 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/diapers-from-the-mafia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/diapers-from-the-mafia/feed/ 0 The yakuza stepped in quickly to provide tsunami relief, and are reaping the benefits http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/calling-all-geishas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/calling-all-geishas/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:35:30 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216458 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/calling-all-geishas/feed/ 0 A Japanese town is recruiting women willing to practice the traditional art http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/when-the-moon-hits-your-eye/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/when-the-moon-hits-your-eye/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:10:14 +0000 Jen Cutts http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213618 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/when-the-moon-hits-your-eye/feed/ 0 Will Domino's really be delivering lunar pizza? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/you%e2%80%99ll-absolutely-love-%e2%80%98minkfish%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/you%e2%80%99ll-absolutely-love-%e2%80%98minkfish%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:20:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213654 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/14/you%e2%80%99ll-absolutely-love-%e2%80%98minkfish%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Why don’t Canadians eat more of what turns out to be a very fine fish? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/newsmakers-september-1-8-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/newsmakers-september-1-8-2011/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:45:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213610 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/newsmakers-september-1-8-2011/feed/ 0 Bieber goes Hollywood, Big Buff goes off his diet, and Bibi’s wife faces new staff abuse allegations http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/good-news-bad-news-september-1-8-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/good-news-bad-news-september-1-8-2011/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:30:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213608 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/good-news-bad-news-september-1-8-2011/feed/ 0 A Syrian official resigns in protest, the UN warns hundreds of thousands could die because of famine in Somalia http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/05/newsmakers-august-25-31-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/05/newsmakers-august-25-31-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:45:12 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212425 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/05/newsmakers-august-25-31-2011/feed/ 0 Gail Asper steps up, Steve Jobs steps down, and Beyoncé is with child http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/yoshihiko-noda-to-become-next-pm-of-japan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/yoshihiko-noda-to-become-next-pm-of-japan/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:35:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212060 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/yoshihiko-noda-to-become-next-pm-of-japan/feed/ 0 Yoshihiko Noda faces challenges on economy, post-tsunami reconstruction http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/japanese-pm-naoto-kan-quits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/japanese-pm-naoto-kan-quits/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:36:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=211812 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/japanese-pm-naoto-kan-quits/feed/ 0 Former foreign minister most likely successor http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/why-china%e2%80%99s-days-as-a-rare-earth-bully-are-numbered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/why-china%e2%80%99s-days-as-a-rare-earth-bully-are-numbered/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:22:36 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/why-china%e2%80%99s-days-as-a-rare-earth-bully-are-numbered/feed/ 19 Have you ever begged your six-month-old to stop throwing the pacifier off the edge... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/driving-the-recovery-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/driving-the-recovery-2/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:05:38 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200754 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/driving-the-recovery-2/feed/ 0 The auto sector leads the North American economic recovery http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/heatwave-drains-tokyo%e2%80%99s-power-supply/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/heatwave-drains-tokyo%e2%80%99s-power-supply/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:41:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/heatwave-drains-tokyo%e2%80%99s-power-supply/feed/ 3 June 29 becomes city’s hottest day in history http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/quebec-and-alberta-best-buds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/quebec-and-alberta-best-buds/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:00:46 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187752 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/quebec-and-alberta-best-buds/feed/ 0 Contrary to popular belief, most Quebecers don't hate Albertans http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/water-from-fukushima-daiichi-was-only-lightly-contaminated-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/water-from-fukushima-daiichi-was-only-lightly-contaminated-report/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:34:53 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=184853 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/water-from-fukushima-daiichi-was-only-lightly-contaminated-report/feed/ 2 Government offers details on radioactive water released into ocean http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/reward-miles-for-charity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/reward-miles-for-charity/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:17:22 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182787 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/reward-miles-for-charity/feed/ 1 Loyalty programs are making it easy to donate unused points