Fri, Jul 03 2009
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Vending Machines, No. 70 »
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Asian Youth Games: Masaki gets his gold, and toy »
Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE : Shahrir Mohd Anuar shot off the starting block less than two-hundredths of a second after the starter's pistol went, fractionally faster than Japan's Masaki Nashimoto. |
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23:39 pm
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Top in Category › Okinawa island overcomes runway expansion dispute, finds hot spring »
Japan Today The Tomigusuku city government in Okinawa Prefecture is taking a step toward making a tiny uninhabited island a site for visitors to relax at a… |
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23:38 pm
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Lifestyle › Beach sumo striking new wave for outdoor recreation »
Japan Today No choking, eye gouging, hair pulling, or kicks to the belly allowed. Of course, no throwing sand in your opponent's face either. This is all… |
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23:38 pm
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New Products › Speed printer »
Japan Today Seiki Epson's A3 Nobi Printer PX-1001 has a print speed of up to 30 pages per minute (A4 size, b/w). The highly durable Tsuyo Ink… |
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23:37 pm
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Kuchikomi › The secret to good sex after 45: Bring the brain into play »
Japan Today The weekly magazines have changed. Once upon a time their sex stories highlighted effortless enjoyment. Such innocence today is a thing of the past. An… |
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23:23 pm
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Photo of the Day (7.3.09) »
Gadling Filed under: Asia, China, Mongolia, Photo of the DayFlickr user bellumdeos submitted this photo (click to enlarge) of a yurt in Inner Mongolia, China. Something about the vast steppes of Northern China and Mongolia has always attracted me to the region--... |
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22:19 pm
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Artest poised to join Kobe, Lakers in surprise move »
Japan Times HOUSTON (AP) Ron Artest is teaming up with Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
David Bauman, Artest's agent, said that the Houston Rockets forward has verbally agreed to play for the NBA champions next season. Bauman said the final details are still... |
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22:17 pm
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KHI puts new dock in China on hold »
Japan Times Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s shipbuilding venture in China will delay construction of a second dock in Dalian by three years as the global recession dries up demand.
The plan will be postponed until 2015 instead of early 2012, said Tomokazu... |
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22:14 pm
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Venus vs. Serena: Take Four »
Japan Times WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can't bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage.
So once again, the patriarch of the greatest sister act in tennis... |
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22:13 pm
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Obama picks Jordan over Kobe »
Japan Times WASHINGTON (AP) Sorry, Kobe.
President Barack Obama was asked straight out on Thursday: Kobe or Michael?
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22:11 pm
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NEETs on rise among young adults »
Japan Times The number of NEETs, or people not involved in employment, education or training, is rising among those in their mid-20s and older, a government white paper said Friday.
The 2009 white paper on youths said NEETs aged between 15 and 24 stood at 260,000... |
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22:08 pm
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Antarctic team gets 'veggie factory' »
Japan Times A "vegetable factory" that enables plants to be grown indoors under fluorescent lights free of agrochemicals is proving a welcome addition for the Japanese research expedition in the Antarctic.
The factory used technology based on the Green Room plant... |
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22:05 pm
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Old army maps find peacetime role »
Japan Times SENDAI (Kyodo) Environmental research and disaster-prevention are among peaceful goals Japanese researchers are striving for as they peruse thousands of topographic maps of the Asia-Pacific region produced secretly by the Imperial Japanese Army.
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22:02 pm
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Donovan rips Becks »
Japan Times NEW YORK (AP) David Beckham has become a bad teammate on the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to Landon Donovan.
"All that we care about at a minimum is that he committed himself to us," Donovan was quoted as saying in an excerpt of Grant Wahl's book "The... |
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22:57 pm
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NEC seeks chip ally in Toshiba or Panasonic »
Japan Times NEC Electronics Corp., which has inked an integration contract with fellow chip maker Renesas Technology Corp., is eyeing either Toshiba Corp. or Panasonic Corp. as its partner in developing an advanced semiconductor system, President Junshi Yamaguchi... |
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22:56 pm
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Japanese buys into English soccer club »
Japan Times PLYMOUTH, England (AP) A Japanese businessman has become the majority shareholder at English second-tier soccer club Plymouth.
Yasuaki Kagami has increased his stake from 20 percent to 38 percent in the New World consortium, which now owns 51 percent of... |
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22:54 pm
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New Minamata redress bill swiftly clears Lower House »
Japan Times A new law offering relief to Minamata disease patients cleared the Lower House Friday, a day after the ruling and opposition camps officially agreed to loosen the eligibility requirements for patients seeking compensation.
The bill broadens the scope... |
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22:52 pm
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Oita acquires striker Fernandinho »
Japan Times OITA (Kyodo) Oita Trinita, currently bottom of the J. League first division, are set to acquire striker Fernandinho from Brazilian second-division side Vasco da Gama, it was learned Friday.
The 28-year-old Brazilian, who will join Oita as early as July... |
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22:51 pm
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Returned to sender: 472,000 cash handouts »
Japan Times As of June 26, 471,567 applications for the government's pump-priming cash handout program had been returned to municipalities, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said Friday, citing incorrect addresses for the failed deliveries.
The... |
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22:48 pm
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Amano signals goal is to fight proliferation »
Japan Times VIENNA (AP) The International Atomic Energy Agency picked Yukiya Amano as its next chief, ending a months-long succession battle to replace Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei for the watchdog's top post.
After the agency's 35-nation board made its... |
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22:44 pm
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Mariners end Yanks' streak »
Japan Times NEW YORK (AP) When he finally connected, Russell Branyan made it count.
Branyan rebounded from a frustrating string of strikeouts with a mammoth homer over Monument Park, and the Seattle Mariners beat CC Sabathia 8-4 on Thursday night to snap the New... |
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22:43 pm
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Kim tears up Congressional with 62; Tiger 2 back »
Japan Times BETHESDA, Md. (AP) Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start Thursday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some frustration built up from a year of not winning.
Kim ran off... |
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22:42 pm
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Foreign students struggling: survey »
Japan Times Public schools are accommodating an unprecedented number of foreign students struggling to learn Japanese, while nearly 30,000 of them have been found to require constant help in learning the language, an education ministry survey showed Friday.
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22:40 pm
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Recession pinches G8 Africa aid »
Japan Times Africa shared top billing with climate change at last year's Group of Eight summit, but the global financial crisis has since undermined developed nations' efforts to meet the financial commitments they made to the continent.
Advocacy groups say... |
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22:37 pm
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Dwindling ability to lead »
Japan Times The mini-reshuffle of the Cabinet this week shows that Prime Minister Taro Aso's power to lead his Liberal Democratic Party in a direction he desires has dwindled. He had sought a substantial reshuffle of both the Cabinet and the party leadership to buoy... |
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22:36 pm
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Japan falls in volleyball final »
Japan Times Japan fell to Russia in full sets in the final of the women's volleyball Yeltsin Cup in Ekaterinburg, Russia on Thursday.
The host country defeated Japan 20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 20-25, 16-14.
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22:34 pm
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South Korean talent agent sought over starlet's suicide deported »
Japan Times A former talent agency chief linked to the suicide of South Korean actress Jang Ja Yeon was deported back to South Korea on Friday from Narita airport near Tokyo.
Kim Jong Seoung, 39, formerly the head of Jang's management agency, was arrested in Tokyo... |
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22:33 pm
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Iraq oil minister may visit for investment talks »
Japan Times Iraq's oil minister may visit Tokyo next week and discuss the prospect of Japanese investment as the Middle Eastern nation plans to increase petroleum production.
Hussain al-Shahristani has been invited to a Japan-Iraq investment seminar on July 10... |
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22:30 pm
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Coins to mark 20th anniversary of Emperor's enthronement »
Japan Times Japan will issue 100,000 ¥10,000 gold coins and 10 million ¥500 nickel-brass coins later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
The pure-gold coin will depict a phoenix and t... |
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22:28 pm
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Post offices face '17 cold-shoulder »
Japan Times Japan Post Holdings Inc.'s two financial units could unilaterally stop consigning work to its mail service unit in 2017, dealing a blow to post offices nationwide, sources said Thursday.
Although the two financial companies — Japan Post Bank Co. a... |
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22:26 pm
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Party chiefs spar as metro race kicks off »
Japan Times Official campaigning began Friday for the July 12 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, widely seen as a bellwether for the general election that must be held by October.
The focus is on whether the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling bloc will... |
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22:25 pm
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Tamaki to become face of Japanese finance on July 14 »
Japan Times Rintaro Tamaki, head of the Finance Ministry's International Bureau, will become Japan's next top financial diplomat in charge of international affairs and currency issues, the ministry said Friday.
Tamaki, 55, will take up the post of vice minister for... |
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22:24 pm
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Emperor, Empress begin trip to Canada, Hawaii »
Japan Times Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko embarked Friday on a 15-day visit to Canada and Hawaii to promote good will and friendship as well as to interact with people of Japanese ancestry there.
The couple's official visit to Canada, the first since the... |
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22:22 pm
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Five years sought for Nova founder »
Japan Times OSAKA (Kyodo) Prosecutors demanded five years in prison Friday for former Nova Corp. President Nozomu Sahashi, who stands charged with embezzling ¥320 million in funds for employment benefits shortly before the giant language school chain went bankrupt i... |
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22:19 pm
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SriLankan Air chief beats tourism drum »
Japan Times The end of a 30-year-old civil war will be an uplifting factor in attracting foreign tourists to Sri Lanka, the visiting chairman of the island nation's flagship airline said Friday in Tokyo.
"Under the impact of the global economic setback, the... |
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22:18 pm
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Net bonus income down ¥100,000 »
Japan Times The net bonus income of households headed by corporate employees fell by an average of ¥100,000 this year amid the recession, a survey by a life insurance firm showed Thursday.
The survey of 500 housewives conducted in mid-June by Sompo Japan DIY Lif... |
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22:16 pm
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Toyota mulls using NUMMI for Prius »
Japan Times NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. may operate the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant in California on its own to produce the Prius hybrid after General Motors Corp. withdrew from the joint venture, a senior company official said Thursday.
"We've... |
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22:13 pm
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Tobacco Cafe an oasis for smokers »
Japan Times Salaried workers feeling cornered by the ever-expanding ban on smoking in Tokyo can rest easy at a recently opened cafe in the Shinbashi district that caters exclusively to smokers.
At Cafe Tobacco, smoking is allowed on all three floors, according to... |
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22:10 pm
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Nakamura powers Lions in rout »
Japan Times SENDAI (Kyodo) Takeya Nakamura hit his Japanese baseball-leading 26th homer and Takahiko G.G. Sato added a go-ahead double in a four-run eighth inning as the Seibu Lions rallied to beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 11-2 on Friday.
Nakamura ended... |
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22:09 pm
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Aso fate rides on Tokyo showdown »
Japan Times The election campaign for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly that kicked off Friday is the preliminary battle for the looming Lower House election and could determine the fate of Prime Minister Taro Aso and his Cabinet, analysts said.
Voting for the... |
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22:05 pm
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Amano voted in as first Asian head of IAEA in sixth round of ballots »
Japan Times VIENNA (Kyodo) Yukiya Amano, Japan's ambassador to the Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna, was elected the next director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday.
Amano, 62, won against South Africa's... |
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22:04 pm
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Osaka fails to report swine flu mutation »
Japan Times An Osaka health official found a genetic mutation of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu on June 18 — nearly two weeks before the "first" finding was reported in Denmark — but failed to disclose it, the health ministry said Thursday.
The mutat... |
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22:02 pm
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A look into the secrets of the Kanji family »
Japan Times Japanese is comprised of three syllable alphabets: kanji, hiragana and katakana. Yeah, you've heard this before. But do you know the history behind the three?
Kanji originated in China and came to Japan during the Han Dynasty (Japan's Asuka Period... |
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22:01 pm
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Those pestiferous donations »
Japan Times Irregularities over political donations continue to annoy main political parties. The Democratic Party of Japan was rattled by the arrest in March of then party leader Ichiro Ozawa's chief secretary on suspicion of illegally handling political donations... |
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21:31 pm
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Japan, Hong Kong Find Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Cases »
Voice of America Swiss drug maker Roche says about half of one percent of all flu cases are resistant to medicine |
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20:01 pm
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National › Topographic maps produced by army being put to peaceful purposes »
Japan Today Japanese researchers are trying to use thousands of topographic maps of Asia-Pacific countries, produced secretly by the former Imperial Japanese Army, for peaceful purposes, such… |
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20:00 pm
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Sports › Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid »
Japan Today The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016.
"Asia will always support any city from… |
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20:00 pm
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Politics › China touched on 'nuclear debate' in Japan at June talks: sources »
Japan Today Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his Japanese counterpart Hirofumi Nakasone when they met last month that China is carefully watching the debate in Japan… |
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20:59 pm
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National › Britain drew up plans for chemical attack on Tokyo during WWII: files »
Japan Today The British government, possibly at the behest of the United States, investigated bombing Tokyo with chemical weapons during the latter half of World War II,… |
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20:58 pm
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Politics › Bill to offer relief to Minamata patients passes lower house »
Japan Today The House of Representatives passed a bill Friday to offer financial relief to as many as 20,000 people suffering from Minamata mercury poisoning in the… |
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20:58 pm
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National › Japan to issue coins to mark 20th anniversary of Emperor's enthronement »
Japan Today Japan will issue 100,000 10,000-yen gold coins and 10 million 500-yen nickel-brass coins later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement,… |
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20:57 pm
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National › Number of NEETs in mid-20s or older increasing in Japan »
Japan Today The number of young people described as NEET -- not in employment, education or training -- is increasing among those in their mid-20s or older,… |
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20:56 pm
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Business › AU Optronics takes 50% share in M. Setek »
Japan Today AU Optronics Corp. will buy a 50 percent share in polycrystalline silicon maker M. Setek Co., Ltd. of Japan for US$125 million. The acquisition will… |
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20:56 pm
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Politics › Ruling coalition aims to win majority in Tokyo assembly race »
Japan Today Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura suggested Friday that winning a majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election would be considered a political victory for the… |
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20:55 pm
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World › In a first, North Korea airs beer commercial on TV »
Japan Today In an apparent first, North Korea _ a country that struggles to feed its 24 million people _ has aired a beer commercial on state… |
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20:55 pm
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Politics › Japan urges India to do more on climate change »
Japan Today Japan urged India to do more as part of global efforts to combat climate change when the foreign ministers from the two Asian powers met… |
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20:54 pm
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Sports › Last-gasp try sees Fiji edge Japan 40-39 »
Japan Today Netani Talei scored a try in the dying seconds as Fiji edged Japan 40-39 on Friday in the last match in rugby's Pacific Nations Cup,… |
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20:53 pm
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World › Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried »
Japan Today A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting postelection turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's… |
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20:52 pm
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Business › Japan stocks sag on dismal US jobless data »
Japan Today Japanese stocks fell for a third straight day Friday, dragged down by renewed pessimism over a recovery in the global economy following dismal U.S. employment… |
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20:51 pm
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National › Japan royal couple head to Canada, Hawaii »
Japan Today Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but… |
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20:50 pm
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Sports › Nakamura, G.G. Sato lead Seibu past Rakuten »
Japan Today Takeya Nakamura hit his Japanese baseball-leading 26th homer and Takahiko G.G. Sato added a go-ahead double in a four-run eighth inning as the Seibu Lions… |
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20:49 pm
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Sports › Kenyan student runners go missing from Japanese schools »
Japan Today A Kenyan female student who belonged to a high school ekiden long-distance relay club went missing in April after being expelled from the school in… |
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20:49 pm
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Picture of the Day › Sea bream »
Japan Today “Taiguruma” (sea bream car), a traditional toy popular in the former town of Maki in Niigata Prefecture (presently Nishikan Ward of Niigata City) during its… |
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20:48 pm
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World › Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home »
Japan Today The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at… |
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20:47 pm
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World › Palin resigning as Alaska governor »
Japan Today Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, says she is resigning from office.
She didn't say why she decided to step down,… |
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Kaoru Yosano »
Japan Visitor 与謝野馨Rogues' Gallery Part XIVKaoru Yosano is the current Minister in charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy in the cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso. Yosano was defeated by Aso in the LDP leadership election in September last year after the resign... |
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Entertainment / Arts › Return of the robots »
Japan Today With the success of the first "Transformers" movie in 2007 and the hype surrounding its sequel, one would be justified in assuming that a third… |
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17:00 pm
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Dessert and green tea accompany most convenience store bento »
What Japan Thinks I’ve never eaten a convenience store bento (boxed lunch) as I am yet to see a vegetarian offering; the best I did when I was single was a Lawson’s tomato pasta, which was particularly disgusting. However, that doesn’t seem to bother many... |
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17:56 pm
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The Slumbering Ones »
Kyklops Listen to this. Click the thingie. You won't be disappointed. If you are, leave a complaint in the comments, and I'll explain to you why you're wrong...Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound-The Slumbering OnesAlt. LinkMy work is done. |
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17:55 pm
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Happy Birthday America! »
Kyklops I remember as a grad student in Halifax having a friend, a fellow student, from somewhere in the New England states. We were sitting in the grad bar of our university, and this tune came on. He got all agitated and shit (he was a very conservative... |
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17:47 pm
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Almost baseball »
Sarukoen We went to a baseball game yesterday. I say almost because it was a Padres game and they have not been the easiest team to support recently. Yesterday was no exception. This is the fourth time I have been to Petco Park and they have lost everytime. Having... |
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15:06 pm
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Souvenirs for Australia »
Mottekaero Today we went to CostCo and I picked up some GIANT bags of snacks to hand out to my friends in Australia.They will be different enough from regular Australian snacks as to be interesting, but not so different as to be strange. I didn't bother with the... |
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15:06 pm
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LG DV392H Region Free »
Mottekaero Also today I decided to try out a new DVD player from CostCo. The LG DV392H for ￥6400.It's quite a thin DVD player, it has video and HDMI out.The silver in this picture is the previous DVD player for region 4 DVD's, this will be donated to the in-laws.... |
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15:03 pm
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hawaii shops and eats »
Adventures In Japan Yesterday, I met my Aunty Merle and Kathy at Town for lunch and had seen mixed reviews on various websites.I have written about Kathy before, she is my Aunty's friend and was teaching in Japan. She returned to Hawaii in March after her contract was up.We... |
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14:44 pm
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Agog »
Kyklops In a recent homework assignment, discussing the issue of "intelligent design" vs. evolution, one of my students (who really did an OK job otherwise) repeatedly referred to "God" as "Gog." [Before I continue, I'd like only to point out that students'... |
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13:37 pm
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Fuji Family Vacation and Kitchen Adventures »
La Fuji Mama The Fuji Family is currently on vacation visiting family in the Salt Lake City, Utah area, so as you may have noticed, posting has been a bit slow this week! However, I wanted to give you the heads up that I will be posting on Sunday about an adventure... |
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List of World Heritage Sites grows by 13 »
Gadling Filed under: Activism, Arts and Culture, History, Learning, Asia, Europe, Burkina, Cape Verde, China, Iran, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Peru, Ecotourism, Middle East, Central AmericaThe United Nations Educational... |
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The Narrow Way »
Kyklops Pink Floyd-The Narrow Way (Part 3)Alt. Link |
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12:37 pm
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Down in fiery pits of Tokyo – The Oedo line »
Adventures of a Salaryman Generally I’m a pretty big fan of the public transportation system in Tokyo . The sheer number of subway and train lines in Tokyo and the surrounding areas can be quite intimidating in the beginning, especially if you’re from a small town like Stock... |
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The Scandinavian side »
Timorous Beastie Last week, I went to Morecambe. This week, I went to the other coast. Scarborough is not only the final resting place of Anne Bronte. It is also the final resting place of my uncle, who died last week. It’s a beautiful town that clings to steep, steadi... |
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11:21 am
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Pinching Japan's Noodle Makers »
WSJ The squeeze is on for Japan's food companies. Already relatively thin, their profit margins could be chipped away by the simultaneous rise in costs and drop in consumer prices that's now underway. |
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11:11 am
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Japan rethinks silent hybrid cars »
BBC News Japan considers adding noise-making devices to quiet hybrid cars to improve safety for blind pedestrians. |
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08:22 am
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Japanese PM Aso's ruling party stares poll defeat in the face »
Channel NewsAsia TOKYO: Japan's ruling party under embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso is in disarray and facing the spectre of electoral defeat after more than a half-century of almost unbroken rule, analysts say. |
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08:16 am
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National › Japan eyes sending more troops to East China Sea »
Japan Today Japan is considering deploying more troops off its southwestern shores to defend a group of disputed islets in the East China Sea, according to official… |
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08:16 am
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National › Japan takes North Korea's missile launch calmly, but watching carefully »
Japan Today The Japanese government responded calmly Friday to North Korea's missile test-firing the previous day, but warned Japan would take action if the situation threatened its… |
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08:15 am
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National › Unpublished haiku poems by Shiki Masaoka found »
Japan Today An autographed collection of poems by haiku great Shiki Masaoka, including unpublished verse, was found recently and will be auctioned soon during a secondhand book… |
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08:14 am
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Sports › Sugiyama, Sa lose in mixed doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon »
Japan Today Japan's Ai Sugiyama and Brazilian partner Andre Sa lost to top seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Leander Paes of India 6-3, 6-3 in the… |
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08:23 am
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Japan royals give Pearl Harbour a miss »
Sydney Morning Hearld Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are visiting Canada and Hawaii during a two-week tour but they won't be going to Pearl Harbour. |
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07:09 am
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Nuclear watchdog IAEA elects Japanese diplomat as its leader »
LA Times Japan's Yukiya Amano is the winner in a months-long competition against a South African to head the International Atomic Energy Agency. He is believed to agree with the U.S. stance on Iran.
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07:56 am
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Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety »
Sydney Morning Hearld Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official. |
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06:24 am
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National › Mayors for Peace conference to be held in Nagasaki in August »
Japan Today The members of the Mayors for Peace conference will gather in Nagasaki on Aug. 7-10 to coordinate their efforts toward the goal of having nuclear… |
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06:23 am
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World › Court decriminalizes gay sex in Indian capital »
Japan Today New Delhi's gay community celebrated a landmark court ruling decriminalizing homosexuality _ a decision that could end widespread police harassment and be a harbinger for… |
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06:22 am
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Business › Japan's semiconductor trading houses race to shrink overheads »
Japan Today Japan's leading semiconductor trading firms are racing to lower their marketing and administrative costs in order to wring out more profits amid stagnant demand and… |
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06:22 am
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World › No plan set for Myanmar's Suu Kyi to meet UN chief »
Japan Today Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday she has not been informed of any plans for her to meet U.N. Secretary General Ban… |
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06:21 am
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National › Japan's 1st case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 influenza detected »
Japan Today The health ministry said Thursday it has detected a genetic mutation of the new H1N1 strain of influenza A that develops resistance to Tamiflu, marking… |
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06:20 am
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Business › Showcase of Japanese pop culture opens in Paris »
Japan Today The annual Japan Expo opened in a Paris suburb Thursday for a four-day run with the prospect of drawing a crowd of around 150,000, the… |
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06:20 am
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Sports › Japanese businessman buys majority of English club »
Japan Today Yasuaki Kagami has increased his stake from 20 to 38 percent in the New World consortium which now owns 51 percent of the club; becoming… |
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06:19 am
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Politics › U.S. Embassy July 4 celebration focused on healthy eating »
Japan Today The menu at this year's Fourth of July party in Japan went healthy _ in honor of the Obamas.
The U.S. Embassy, which plays host… |
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06:19 am
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Politics › Government commission postpones updating nuclear policy framework »
Japan Today The Japan Atomic Energy Commission has decided to postpone revising the basic outline of the country's nuclear policy because a series of problems at nuclear… |
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06:18 am
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World › Putin has 'one foot in old ways,' Obama says »
Japan Today On the eve of a trip to Moscow, President Barack Obama scolded Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday for keeping "one foot in the… |
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06:17 am
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Crime › 5 years sought for ex-Nova president charged with embezzling »
Japan Today Prosecutors demanded five years in prison Friday for Nozomu Sahashi, former president of English conversation school operator Nova Corp., on a charge of embezzling 320… |
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06:17 am
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World › Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids »
Japan Today The future of Michael Jackson's children was thrown into question Thursday when his ex-wife emerged and won a delay in a custody hearing while she… |
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06:16 am
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Business › Mitsubishi UFJ Securities imposes pay cuts on execs over data removal »
Japan Today Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co. said Thursday it has decided to impose pay cuts on President Fumiyuki Akikusa and six other executives following an unauthorized removal… |
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National › Japan extends refueling mission in Indian Ocean »
Japan Today Japan on Friday extended its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean for another half year beyond its scheduled expiration on July 15 under a temporary… |
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Politics › Ambassador to Japan tells Afghanistan's story »
Japan Today Haron Amin chose theater to tell people about the complex but often misunderstood history of Afghanistan.
"The Crossroads Country," a play he commissioned while he… |
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World › Britain braces for 100,000 swine flu cases a day »
Japan Today Britain faces a projected 100,000 new swine flu cases a day by the end of August and must revamp its flu strategy to cope, the… |
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Sports › Hamaguchi set for comeback at Poland Open »
Japan Today Kyoko Hamaguchi is gearing for her return to competition at the Poland Open in August, the five-time women's world champion and Beijing Olympic bronze medalist… |
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Politics › IAEA chooses Japanese as new head »
Japan Today The world's top nuclear watchdog chose Japan's Yukiya Amano as its next head on Thursday; and he touched on the devastation U.S. atom bombs wreaked… |
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Nailpolish and media poles in Gangnam »
Loulogue Seoul feels very different from Japanese cities. Seoul is a huge city with multiple lane streets and it’s very westernized with uncountable Western stores and restaurants, and a truly unbelievable variety and number of coffee shops (Yasu is very jealo... |
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Japan's Real Estate Trusts Rise from the Abyss »
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Donors Fill Obama's Ambassador Corps »
WSJ Obama's pick for U.S. Ambassador to Japan is John Roos. Known for his fundraising prowess, he has no diplomatic experience and no Japanese. |
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Asian Youth Games: China dominate track and field »
Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE: They are the biggest rivals on the Asian stage. Over recent years though, China have clearly become the leading nation in sport, with Japan battling it out with South Korea behind it. |
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Japan emerges from gloom with challenges »
Financial Times Data suggest the worst is over, but deflation and a reliance on exports present risks and no one is suggesting that all is well with an economy that contracted 3.8 per cent in the first three months of 2009. |
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