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Young South Koreans fall for Japanese novels and travel

10/17/2018, 3:06:18 AM
Informal cultural diplomacy could ease strains between the prickly neighbors ✔ In the first half of this year, arrivals from the two countries came to about 4 million each ✔ Before that, Chinese lessons were more popular, particularly among job-seekers looking for an edge ✔ People in their 20s and 30s seem less touchy about Japan, however, and they have more immediate concerns, such as their own country's high jobless rate


Photos of the Day: Oct. 16

10/16/2018, 8:23:02 PM
In photos selected Tuesday By Wall Street Journal editors, laborers prepare a pond in India for the ‘Durga Puja’ festival, Honduran immigrants travel in Guatemala, flooding affects Indonesia, and more.


Boston - not New York - has the best pizzeria, according to TripAdvisor

10/16/2018, 9:30:29 PM
A restaurant in Boston, called Regina Pizzeria, earns the No. 1 ranking on TripAdvisor, pushing NYC's Bleecker Street Pizza to No. 2. ✔ The Boston restaurant pushed NYC's Bleecker Street Pizza to No. 2 on the list ✔ Regina Pizzeria The winner in Boston's Little Italy is famous for its meat-packed Giambotti pie and spicy sauce ✔ The Old Chicago hides meatballs and sausage under the sauce ✔ courtesy of Pizzeria Vetri Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide


How the Finnish survive without small talk

10/16/2018, 8:20:21 PM
Their desire for avoidance is a predisposition so common that it’s become hard-baked into Finnish culture. ✔ I met my now best friend Hanna a few years ago during my first visit to Helsinki, on a coffee date set up out of desperation ✔ Instead, every culture judges another on their social norms, hence the widespread stereotype of the silent Finn among more emotive nationalities


This airline wants to help you meditate at 30,000 feet

10/16/2018, 9:36:48 PM
Virgin Australia is offering meditation videos and in-person assitance for anxious flyers. ✔ Take a deep breath at 23,000 feet, and breath out turbulence ✔ Never mind that passengers can meditate anywhere if they so choose ✔ And starting next year, travelers can identify themselves as anxious travelers ✔ The Artist's Way author Julia Cameron has another way to deal with her ongoing fear of flying


The 15-year-old who is making $1,000 a month from her cake business

10/17/2018, 1:26:19 AM
Kea Walsh, 15, is from the Gold Coast and only started her cake making business nine months ago but is already making $1,000 a month. She launched A Piece of Cake online ✔ A 15-year-old girl who only started her cake-making business nine months ago is already earning $1,000 a month ✔ Each cake is priced between $110 to $150 but she and her mother put a strict limit of four a week so she can keep up with schoolwork and her traineeship


23 Things To Wear On An Airplane So Your Flight Isn't Terrible

10/17/2018, 2:16:22 AM
Because a belt buckle digging into your belly button shouldn't disrupt the joy that is an in-flight movie. ✔ We hope you love the products we recommend! Just so you know, BuzzFeed may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page ✔ A ridiculously soft hooded pullover to make it feel as if you're lounging around at home, and not hovering one billion miles somewhere up in the atmosphere ✔ This little number is made from Japanese GoWeave, meaning it is lightweight and wrinkle-resistant


Women share advice they'd give their 20-something selves

10/16/2018, 8:31:37 PM
Nyasha Junior, a religions professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, asked her followers online to post advice. ✔ Women over the age of 40 have shared the valuable advice they wish they could impart to their 20-something selves ✔ Don't substitute the judgement of others for your own ✔ Aging is everything.' But the one piece advice people seemed to appreciate the most was about being true to oneself instead of changing for others


Meghan wears designer Australian jeans and Serena Williams jacket on Oz tour

10/17/2018, 12:21:44 AM
MEGHAN Markle shopped local for her outfit as she arrived for the second day of her Australian tour. The Duchess of Sussex wore Aussie brand Outland denim as she stepped off the plane in the city o… ✔ They will also visit farmers hit by drought and travel to Victoria Park for a picnic to celebrate community spirit ✔ It was at the same venue hours later where Harry, addressing an afternoon reception, said: We couldn't think of a better place to announce the upcoming baby


Shrine adopts cashless system to accommodate Chinese tourists

10/17/2018, 3:25:50 AM
NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Historic Nikko Futarasanjinja here is moving with the times by becoming t ✔ We are hoping to revitalize Nikko with part of the money offered ✔ When visitors scan the QR code with a smartphone, they can download the shrine’s app and choose how much money to give ✔ Payments are settled through Alipay, China’s leading online and mobile payment service, and other service providers


Wednesday’s TV highlights; 'Modern Family' on ABC - Los Angeles Times

10/17/2018, 3:34:18 AM
TV highlights for Wed., Oct. 17, 2018 ✔ SERIES Chicago Med Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) is backed into a corner after unknowingly making a deal with a gangster, while Manning (Torrey DeVitto) fights for a dying patient, who is not a U.S. citizen ✔ (N) 9 a.m. KABC The View Michael Fishman and Alicia Goranson (The Conners)


This Is Us: All the New Things We Learned About Jack Pearson's Past in the 'Vietnam' Episode

10/17/2018, 2:38:03 AM
From the introduction to brother Nicky (Michael Angarano) to the pair's war experiences and the Pearson family history, Jack's beginnings were uncovered ✔ Before Jack Pearson was everyone’s favorite dad, he was in charge of another tight-knit group ✔ From the introduction to brother Nicky (Michael Angarano) to the pair’s war experiences and the Pearson family history, several new things were uncovered about Jack’s beginnings as Vietnam was told backward in time, beginning in November 1971 and moving toward the day of Nicky’s birth ✔ Though he survived the fire, he died at the hospital due to smoke inhalation and second-degree burns on his hands


Opinion | When All Else Fails, There’s Culture

10/16/2018, 8:26:23 PM
As avenues toward peace hit a dead end, many Palestinians invest their time and resources in the arts. ✔ Ms. Jacir, whose films were recently on view at BAM in a mini retrospective, is one of the many Palestinians who understand the power that culture can yield ✔ Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65 24 Hours in America George R ✔ Martin Answers Times Staffers’ Burning Questions


Grammar matters

10/16/2018, 8:19:29 PM
Was the president feeling especially truthful today? Or does he just not understand how commas work? ✔ (African Travel Inc.) The multiple photos of the wild animals in Africa that were slaughtered by one of Idaho’s top wildlife officials are almost too horrific to believe ✔ But the world knows Trump does like a couple of things: using his name as a brand, and having his ego stroked


BBC One's 'Informer' is as nonsensical as 'Bodyguard' – episode one review

10/16/2018, 9:43:02 PM
To make a drama work, the script must sing line by line. The main response ‘Informer’ provokes is to make the viewer scream, roll their eyes and text their friends to say, ‘are you watching this?’ ✔ It is weird to have Informer (BBC1) on so soon after Bodyguard (BBC1) ✔ Where Bodyguard was a six-part thriller about a caring but troubled police officer (Richard Madden) fighting sophisticated terrorists in London, Informer is a six-part thriller about a caring but troubled counter-terrorism officer (Paddy Considine) fighting sophisticated terrorists in London ✔ Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell) is a cynical schlub waved through the Pearly Gates by mistake after dying in a bizarre supermarket accident


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