Fri, Nov 20 2009
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Kuchikomi › Children's depression and suicide a worsening problem »
Japan Today Here is an excerpt, presented by Shukan Asahi (Nov 27), from the suicide note left by an 11-year-old boy: “All I can think of is… |
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20:11 pm
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Business › October convenience store sales down for 5th month »
Japan Today Japan's convenience store sales in October dipped 5.5% from a year earlier to 616.46 billion yen on a same-store basis for the fifth consecutive monthly… |
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20:59 pm
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Business › Sumitomo Trust-Chuo Mitsui merger to reinforce Asian operations »
Japan Today The giant trust banking group to be created through the management integration of Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co and Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc in… |
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20:53 pm
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National › Weekly report shows upturn in flu patients »
Japan Today The total number of people with influenza who visited doctors during the week through last Sunday marked an upturn on a weekly basis, estimated at… |
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20:46 pm
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Sports › Kitajima victorious in comeback in Tokyo »
Japan Today Two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima marked his return to domestic competition with victory in the 100 meters breaststroke final at a time trials… |
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20:43 pm
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Technology › Panasonic begins delivery of P-01B handsets to DoCoMo »
Japan Today Panasonic Mobile Communications Co on Friday began shipment of its docomo
PRIME series P-01B mobile phones to NTT DoCoMo Inc. The P-01B adopts Panasonic’s unique… |
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20:39 pm
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Politics › U.S. ambassador to visit Okinawa on Nov 30 »
Japan Today U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos plans to visit Okinawa Prefecture on Nov 30 for talks with Gov Hirokazu Nakaima on the relocation of a… |
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20:34 pm
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Entertainment › Ebizo Ichikawa, Mao Kobayashi heading down the aisle »
Japan Today Kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa, 31, and newscaster Mao Kobayashi, 27, revealed in a fax signed by both this week that they were heading down the… |
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20:32 pm
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Sports › Mizohata to resign as president of debt-ridden Oita »
Japan Today Hiroshi Mizohata said Friday he will resign as club president of debt-ridden J-League side Oita Trinita. Relegated Oita were on the verge of bankruptcy before… |
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20:29 pm
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Sports › Lee looking forward to challenge with Softbank »
Japan Today South Korean third baseman Lee Bum Ho said Friday he is relishing the prospect of testing himself against Japan's top hurlers after being unveiled by… |
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20:24 pm
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Visitors from outside the U.S. down 9 percent, spending a lot less »
Gadling Filed under: North America, China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Bahamas, Canada, Mexico, United States, Brazil
Visits from outside the United States continued their slide in August. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that... |
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17:02 pm
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MachineMachine will play loud noises at 5pm, listen at http://www.wiredradio.co.uk myloc.me/1BPWT »
Huge Entity therourke: MachineMachine will play loud noises at 5pm, listen at www.wiredradio.co.uk http://myloc.me/1BPWT |
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16:47 pm
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TGIF = Hana-Kin »
What Japan Thinks Thank Goodness It’s Friday is, or at least was, called Hana No Kinyoubi (花の金曜日), Flower Friday, and may be shortened to just Hana-Kin (花金). The term came into use in the 1980s, but now has mostly falled into disuse. The TGIF feeling wa... |
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15:17 pm
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Thank You for Smoking »
Kyklops In Shinjuku, tomorrow Shizuoka. This shitty laptop is on its dying legs. Went to Dubliners for a couple of pints. Didn't know anybody and nobody knew me. I wasn't surprised by this. It's always a bit disappointing, though-- going to a bar and not seeing... |
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15:01 pm
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tomato miso soup »
Adventures In Japan One morning, I was watching a program and they mentioned that the "trend" nabe (hot pot) this season was tomato.Awhile back it was tonyu (soy milk) and then it was curry, but this year it is tomato. The way they cooked the hot pot on the program was... |
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15:46 pm
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Five ways Wal-mart in China is way different (and way more intense) than at home »
Gadling Filed under: Asia, North America, China, United StatesFaced with errands for unrelated items - body lotion, slippers, yogurt - I decided that today I needed some one-stop shopping. Visiting individual shops and bargaining down the price of each item would... |
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15:53 pm
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Deflation fears grip Japanese government »
cbcnews Japan's government highlighted the danger of deflation for the first time in three years Friday, warning that falling prices and a further worsening of the labour market could drag on the weak recovery. |
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15:44 pm
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Deflation returns to Japan economy »
Observer • Finance minister says falling prices prompt 'sense of crisis'• Stagnant job market raises fears of double-dip recessionJapan's fledgling recovery is under threat from falling prices, the government said today, as it conceded that deflation had retu... |
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15:42 pm
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Deflation returns to Japan economy »
Guardian Unlimited • Finance minister says falling prices prompt 'sense of crisis'• Stagnant job market raises fears of double-dip recessionJapan's fledgling recovery is under threat from falling prices, the government said today, as it conceded that deflation had retu... |
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12:41 pm
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you can't afford to be skinny »
Huge Entity Mr. Daniel posted a photo:
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12:39 pm
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Overhyped Placebos of Doom? »
Huge Entity Let’s say a new drug appears to be effective in combating a condition like chronic anxiety and is the subject of popular news stories. When the drug enters clinical trials, patients who take the drug report significantly less anxiety. But so do patien... |
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12:38 pm
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wildlife photographer »
Huge Entity Mr. Daniel posted a photo:
spacecollective.org/RonaldFrederick/5306/The-Wildlife-pho... |
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12:01 pm
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Sports › Asa, Hakuho breeze to victory in Kyushu sumo »
Japan Today Asashoryu floored Kotoshogiku to stay on course for his 25th Emperor's Cup at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. The Mongolian firebrand (6-0) retained… |
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11:28 am
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Japan maintains super-low interest rates »
Sydney Morning Hearld Japan's central bank left its super-low interest rates unchanged on Friday as the government declared for the first time in more than three years that Asia's biggest economy is in a phase of deflation. |
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10:33 am
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Mummies, mass murder and pseudo-science! Top 3 Cults of Japan! »
Adventures of a Salaryman Since my previous list of top worst image characters of Japan proved to be such a roaring success I thought I should provide you all with another ranking of a very similar subject: cults.If you start looking I’m sure there’s plenty of freaky cul... |
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09:57 am
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Foiled again »
Timorous Beastie After her many shenanigans in Tokyo, Screechy eventually moved, with her husband, to Washington DC, and I moved to here to England. We stay in touch occasionally, but I did not expect to see her again, since we are no longer colleagues nor living on the... |
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09:09 am
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BOJ Holds Rates, Ups Economic Assessment »
WSJ The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged at 0.1% and revised its economic assessment upward, saying the Japanese economy "is picking up." |
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08:56 am
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World › Winfrey to end talk show in 2011 »
Japan Today "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic, influential broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media… |
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08:53 am
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Politics › Gov't declares Japan has slipped into deflation »
Japan Today Japan has slipped into deflation, Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday, adding to concerns about a solid recovery for the world's second-largest economy. Kan,… |
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08:50 am
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World › 200 web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English »
Japan Today Increasing numbers of English-language web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach… |
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08:48 am
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Business › Nikkei falls below 9,500 on hi-tech, exporter losses »
Japan Today Tokyo stocks were mixed Friday, with the key Nikkei index closing below 9,500 for the first time in four months on declines led by high-tech… |
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08:47 am
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World › Suicide bomber kills 13 in western Afghanistan »
Japan Today A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western… |
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08:45 am
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Picture of the Day › Wine bath »
Japan Today Visitors drink Beaujolais Nouveau in the wine spa at the Hakone Yunessun spa resort facilities in Kanagawa Prefecture. The hot mountain spring is colored red… |
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08:42 am
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World › Gunman kills 4 locals, wounds 6 S Korean tourists on Saipan »
Japan Today Four locals were killed and six South Korean tourists were wounded Friday on the Pacific resort island of Saipan when an unidentified gunman opened fire… |
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08:40 am
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Sports › 3 tied for Dunlop Phoenix lead »
Japan Today Yudai Maeda shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to move into a three-way tie for the lead after the second round of the $2.2 million… |
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08:27 am
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Japan says economy back in deflation »
Financial Times Japan’s government said for the first time since 2006 that the economy was back in deflation, warning of the risk that price falls may pressure a fragile economy barely out of its worst recession in decades |
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07:38 am
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Japan says deflation has returned »
BBC News The Japanese government warns that deflation has returned to the economy for the first time since 2006. |
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06:02 am
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Technology › Astronaut Wakata to be given prime minister's award »
Japan Today Astronaut Koichi Wakata will receive a prime minister's award for his contribution to the completion of Japan's first manned space laboratory at the International Space… |
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06:00 am
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National › 2 injured at station building construction site in Kagoshima »
Japan Today Two people sustained broken bones Friday when plasterboards fell from the ceiling of a makeshift passageway at a construction site in the JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station… |
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06:57 am
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Crime › Ozawa aides allegedly asked construction firm for illegal donations »
Japan Today Aides of Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, had allegedly asked a construction company to make a total 100 million… |
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06:54 am
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Entertainment › Funeral held for actor Morishige »
Japan Today Family members and mourners bid farewell Friday to renowned Japanese actor Hisaya Morishige, who died Nov 10 at 96, as his funeral was held in… |
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06:53 am
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Crime › U.S. serviceman admits involvement in Okinawa hit-and-run accident »
Japan Today The U.S. Army serviceman suspected of fatally hitting a Japanese man with a car earlier this month in Okinawa has admitted his involvement in the… |
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05:04 am
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Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia »
Japan Visitor Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeiaby Hiroko FukudaKodansha InternationalISBN: 4-7700-2956-X238 ppOriginally published by Kodansha as "Flip, Slither and Bang: Japanese Sound and Action Words" as part of their Power Japanese series, this volume has... |
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04:14 am
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Japan's Government Confirms Deflation »
WSJ Japan's deputy prime minister acknowledged Friday that the nation's economy is in a deflationary phase and that the government will convey its view to the central bank. |
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03:17 am
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The complete guide to ELT Jargon Part 26 »
TEFLtastic Chat bots- Teachers who are reduced to automatic expressions of “interest” by a student who keeps on going on and on
Cognitive strategies- Ways of avoiding having to think in class
Connectionism- Knowing enough people to get a university job
Constru... |
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03:55 am
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World › Obama faces showdowns on health, Afghanistan, jobs »
Japan Today President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip.
On Saturday, two days after his return to Washington, the… |
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03:54 am
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Business › Gov't declares Japan has slipped into deflation »
Japan Today Japan has slipped into deflation, Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday, adding to concerns about a solid recovery for the world's second-largest economy. Kan,… |
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02:32 am
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This Is Not Your Grade School Solar System »
Huge Entity Pick up a 30-year-old astronomy textbook and you will find more illustrations of planets than actual pictures; Pluto still holds onto its full planet status and exoplanets are theoretical. In the intervening decades, new instruments and methods have acted... |
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01:37 am
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World › Army fears anti-Obama politics at Palin event »
Japan Today The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President… |
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01:36 am
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Entertainment › 'The Cove' shortlisted for Oscars »
Japan Today Films about subjects as varied as dolphin-hunting and high fashion are among documentaries hoping to be nominated for an Oscar, according to a shortlist released… |
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01:34 am
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Commentary › Building blues »
Japan Today In a moment of morbid humor that’s been lost with each subsequent retelling, earth scientist and professional doom-monger Bill McGuire once described Tokyo as “the… |
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01:32 am
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Top in Category › Continental Airlines launches new flat-bed seats »
Japan Today Continental Airlines’ first aircraft with new flat-bed BusinessFirst seats took to the skies Sunday, operating as flight CO98 from Hong Kong to New York/Newark.
The… |
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01:31 am
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Crime › Kawasaki man arrested over murder of Sapporo woman »
Japan Today Police on Thursday arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a woman to death in Sapporo's Chuo Ward. Police said they responded to a call… |
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01:31 am
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Crime › Jury member loses cool in Miyagi high school girl rape case »
Japan Today A male member of the lay jury in a Sendai District Court case was cautioned by a judge on Thursday after he was unable to… |
Thu, Nov 19 2009
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22:51 pm
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World › N Korean firms skirting U.N. sanctions via dummies: U.N. report »
Japan Today North Korean firms that have been slapped with an asset freeze and other penalties by the United Nations for their involvement in nuclear weapon and… |
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22:50 pm
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World › Karzai makes big promises in Afghan inaugural »
Japan Today For his critics, President Hamid Karzai's inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes -- sober pledges to get tough on corruption and strengthen his… |
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22:49 pm
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Business › Kyoto Pref to employ high school graduates without jobs for 4 months »
Japan Today The Kyoto prefectural government said Thursday it has decided to employ for four months some 100 high school graduates who cannot find jobs after their… |
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22:48 pm
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Picture of the Day › Fur of the Year »
Japan Today Actress-singer Meisa Kuroki, 21, wears a Russian sable jacket over Emporio Armani denim pants and T-shirt (she's the image character for the brand) at a… |
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22:47 pm
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World › Kate Moss criticized after skinny-is-good remark »
Japan Today Eating disorder experts criticized Kate Moss on Thursday after the supermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on web sites that encourage girls to… |
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22:46 pm
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Technology › Sony chief executive outlines turnaround plan »
Japan Today Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011 as it slashes costs to turn… |
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22:43 pm
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Crime › Man on probation following lay jury trial unaccounted for »
Japan Today A 21-year-old man who is on probation after receiving a suspended prison term for arson has gone missing, probably the first case in which a… |
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22:42 pm
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World › Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses »
Japan Today The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile U.S. military service members hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting… |
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22:42 pm
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Politics › Hatoyama resolved to promptly work out Futenma relocation plan »
Japan Today Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday he will work out Japan's plan to relocate a U.S. military airfield in Okinawa Prefecture as soon as possible,… |
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22:41 pm
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Business › Head of Beaujolais Nouveau winemakers raps sales in plastic bottles »
Japan Today The chief of the Beaujolais-Beaujolais Village winemakers association on Thursday condemned the marketing in Japan of the seasonal French red wine in plastic bottles. Daniel… |
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22:40 pm
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World › U.N. climate chief holds out hope for global pact »
Japan Today The U.N. climate chief has a message for naysayers about the Copenhagen climate conference next month: It will succeed.
Yvo De Boer, the U.N. official… |
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22:39 pm
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National › Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin »
Japan Today The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France.
His shocking crime?
Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than… |
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22:38 pm
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World › Obama says U.S., allies discussing Iran sanctions »
Japan Today Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new penalties against Iran for… |
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22:37 pm
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Crime › Ichihashi's lawyers critical of interrogation method »
Japan Today Lawyers for Tatsuya Ichihashi, the prime suspect in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker, urged prosecutors and police Thursday to improve their method… |
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22:35 pm
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World › Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban »
Japan Today Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international… |
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22:22 pm
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Just 62.5% of '10 university grads offered jobs next spring: survey »
Japan Times The employment rate for students expected to graduate from universities next spring stood at 62.5 percent nationwide as of Oct. 1, down a sharp 7.4 percentage points from a year earlier, a government survey showed Thursday. The figure is the third-lowest... |
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22:18 pm
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Controversy mars France win over Irish »
Japan Times LONDON (AP) France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that led to William Gallas' overtime goal in a 1-1 tie against Ireland on Wednesday night. Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, Algeria,... |
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22:15 pm
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DPJ rams debt relief bill through committee »
Japan Times A bill aimed at encouraging lenders to freeze debt repayments for small and midsize companies was set to clear the Lower House late Thursday night after the ruling bloc rammed it through a Diet committee in the first such power play since the Hatoyama... |
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22:07 pm
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Fewer disasters boost first-half profits at major nonlife insurers »
Japan Times Six major nonlife insurers said Thursday their group net profits in the April-September period rose from a year earlier as insurance payments slipped below projections on a smaller-than-expected number of natural disasters. They also reported pretax... |
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22:03 pm
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Department store sales dive by 10.5% »
Japan Times Department store sales in October dropped 10.5 percent from a year earlier on a same-store basis, falling for the 20th consecutive month as the economic downturn and unfavorable weather discouraged consumer spending, an industry body said Thursday. The... |
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22:01 pm
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Stringer sees gaming, TVs rejuvenating Sony »
Japan Times Sony said Thursday it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending in March 2011 as it slashes costs to turn around money-losing businesses. "Our work is already bearing fruit," Chief Executive Howard Stringer said in... |
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22:58 pm
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Hirano taps secret fund, remains mum »
Japan Times Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said Thursday he withdrew ¥120 million from the Cabinet's secretive discretionary fund but would not disclose how, or if, he used it. "It is a fact that I requested the withdrawal. I will be responsible in makin... |
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22:53 pm
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Third-period rally propels Oilers past Avalanche »
Japan Times EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers made themselves right at home after losing four straight games on the road. Ryan Potulny and Patrick O'Sullivan scored third-period goals and the Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche... |
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Ichihashi lawyers slam interrogation methods »
Japan Times CHIBA (Kyodo) Lawyers for Tatsuya Ichihashi urged prosecutors and police Thursday to improve their interrogation methods, arguing that a prosecutor had told the suspect during a grilling that he could be hanged for the 2007 murder of Briton Lindsay Ann... |
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22:47 pm
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Sake makes parliamentary debut in U.K. »
Japan Times LONDON (Kyodo) Sake made its way into the British Parliament on Wednesday as the House of Lords gave the opening of a new session a twist to commemorate a landmark anniversary of bilateral relations. At a party hosted by the House of Lords, around 200... |
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22:42 pm
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'Runaway sites' latest Net-based exploitation of young girls »
Japan Times First there were the "enjo kosai" Internet sites where underage girls hook up with adult males in exchange for money. Now there's a new type of Web site that unites girls running away from home with men offering a place to stay in return for sexual... |
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IAAF allows Semenya to retain gold medal »
Japan Times JOHANNESBURG (AP) South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday. The ministry also said... |
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22:36 pm
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LeBron hurts wrist in loss »
Japan Times WASHINGTON (AP) With LeBron James taking a second-half breather, Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler put the Washington Wizards way ahead. When James returned to the court, instead of leading a comeback, he became part of the problem in his... |
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22:32 pm
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Mitsubishi Chemical to absorb rayon firm »
Japan Times Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. said Thursday it will turn major synthetic fiber maker Mitsubishi Rayon Co. into a wholly owned company by March in a deal that could be worth around ¥200 billion. The move will reunite the two companies almost 60 year... |
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22:23 pm
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Superchunk »
Japan Times Dubbed the 19th best single of the 1990s by American mainstream rock rag Spin, the fuzzed-out, power pop anthem "Slack Motherf*cker" from Superchunk's 1990 eponymous debut helped push them to the forefront of the U.S. underground music scene. With A&R... |
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22:19 pm
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Musette delivers taste of France »
Japan Times Louis Vuitton may have charmed Japanese wallets, but if Dominique Cravic and Daniel Colin have their way, musette will soon enchant Japanese ears and minds. Musette is an accordion-centered traditional French music created in Paris in the 1920s from a... |
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22:15 pm
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Imperial treasures shown in full glory »
Japan Times Few objects have surfaced from early Imperial tumuli as, being graves of an extant family, excavation is at present prohibited by the Imperial Household Agency. Nevertheless, the occasional object has come to light in the course of repairs following... |
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22:13 pm
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Five cheating men and a dead girl in the attic »
Japan Times It's probably easy to make a complete hash out of something like "Loft" — five men share a loft purely for the purpose of enjoying their mistresses until one evening the bloodied, nude body of a young woman is left on the bed, her wrist handcuffed to... |
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'2012' star tells of being John Cusack »
Japan Times HOLLYWOOD — The year 2012, according to the ancient Mayas, is the year Earth destructs and a new cycle of life begins. (The Aztec and other pre-Columbian American calendars also held a cyclical view of the universe, sort of a reincarnation of planets ... |
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What lies behind the eccentric? »
Japan Times The German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel wrote that what is "familiarly known" is not "properly known," just for the reason that it is familiar. The familiar historical image of the Edo Period Eccentric painters, one of whom was Ito Jakuchu... |
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22:04 pm
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Back to sleep folks — it's only the end of the world, yet again »
Japan Times The new-agers have been talking for ages about the magic year 2012, which is both the end of the Mayan calendar (ooooh!) and the end of psychedelic guru Terence McKenna's "timewave zero" (aaaah!). The idea is that humanity will shift to some vague higher... |
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22:59 pm
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Drawing out North Korea »
Japan Times SEOUL — Negotiations over the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula look set to resume. Sadly, they are unlikely to end soon. Talk of a "grand bargain" remains just that — talk. Trust between North Korea and the United States, South Korea and Japa... |
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The difference is in the will to destroy a wall »
Japan Times PARIS — Walls designed to keep people in or out — whether they are in Berlin, Nicosia, Israel or Korea — are always the product of fear: East German leaders' fear of a mass exodus by their citizens seeking freedom and dignity; Greek and Turkish C... |
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Solid foundation for U.S., China »
Japan Times U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao held a summit in Beijing earlier this week and agreed to push cooperation on such issues as the fight against global warming, denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and efforts to realize a... |
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Castle samurai ham for guests, dispatch trash »
Japan Times OSAKA (Kyodo) Foreign tourists watch in amusement as some 20 people dressed in bright red samurai armor pick up cigarette butts and other rubbish around Osaka Castle with tongs designed to look like swords. They are members of the nonprofit organization... |
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22:50 pm
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War of words continues between Johjima, Nomura »
Japan Times New Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Johjima's return to Japanese baseball was lauded by many in the NPB community. Just not by Katsuya Nomura, perhaps Japan's best ever at the position. |
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22:48 pm
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Hannaryz trying to shake slump »
Japan Times Every expansion team is expected to struggle during its inaugural season. And if Aristotle had focused on athletics instead of classic philosophy, he could've written volumes about this subject. For now, we'll use the Kyoto Hannaryz as the case study. |
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22:46 pm
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American ups JAL ante to keep Delta at bay »
Japan Times American Airlines Inc. on Thursday upped the ante in a fierce scramble over struggling Japan Airlines Corp., warning of "enormous risks" if JAL switches to the rival SkyTeam alliance. A day after Delta Air Lines Inc. unveiled a lucrative financial... |
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22:44 pm
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Hatoyama to Obama on protracted Futenma base relocation: Just trust me »
Japan Times With negotiations on the relocation of a U.S. base in Okinawa snagged, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama revealed Thursday he asked U.S. President Barack Obama for a little faith in his Democratic Party of Japan government. "I told (Obama) that there are... |
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22:42 pm
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Masks fail virus-blocking claims »
Japan Times Most face masks claiming to cut exposure to viruses by 95 percent or more fall short of the mark, prompting the government to issue directives to suppliers. The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan examined 15 brands of masks sold at convenience... |
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Slowly, secret U.S. nuke deals come to light »
Japan Times OSAKA — Decades since Washington and Tokyo reportedly crafted secret agreements to allow U.S. nuclear weapons in Japanese territory, declassified documents from the U.S. detailing its nuclear presence in Okinawa and elsewhere in Japan during the postw... |
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Kobe professor eyed to replace Mizuno at BOJ »
Japan Times The government Thursday selected Kobe University professor Ryuzo Miyao to replace Atsushi Mizuno on the Bank of Japan Policy Board. The decision was made at a meeting of lawmakers, according to a Diet committee statement released in Tokyo. The... |
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22:37 pm
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Softbank eyes Asia for fresh content »
Japan Times Softbank Corp., Japan's third-largest mobile phone operator, is mulling possible investments in software or mobile phone content companies in India and Southeast Asia, Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son said Thursday. "We just partner — we invest ... |
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New Nissan Fuga unveiled in domestic launch »
Japan Times YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Nissan Motor Co. began selling its all-new Fuga luxury sedan Thursday, offering Japanese consumers better fuel efficiency and new features in a bid to shore up sluggish demand for luxury cars amid the global economic slump. Although the... |
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Ozawa faces fresh donations scandal »
Japan Times Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, faced fresh allegations of illegal donations Thursday after a source connected with an engineering firm told prosecutors that unreported contributions had been made to one of his... |
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Panel slams JR West's crash-probe tampering »
Japan Times OSAKA (Kyodo) An independent panel set up by West Japan Railway Co. has issued a report slamming the carrier's secret contact with the government that led to the leak of a confidential safety report to JR West officials looking to evade blame for the... |
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Asashoryu blasts Kisenosato to stay perfect »
Japan Times FUKUOKA (Kyodo) Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu rocked Kisenosato in a lopsided affair to maintain his spotless record at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday. Sumo's bad boy improved to 5-0 for a share of the lead with yokozuna Hakuho and... |
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Ozaki to sit on international court »
Japan Times BRUSSELS (Kyodo) Former career diplomat Kuniko Ozaki was elected Wednesday as a judge on the International Criminal Court. Ozaki, 53, is currently a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo and a special assistant to the... |
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Hatoyama to U.S.: turn over suspect »
Japan Times Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama called on U.S. military authorities Thursday to pressure a suspect to report for police questioning in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Okinawa on Nov. 7. The delay in resolving the case is making the situation worse... |
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Osaka governor unveils plan to scrap Itami airport in '35 »
Japan Times OSAKA (Kyodo) The Osaka Prefectural Government has come up with a plan that calls for scrapping Osaka airport at Itami in 2035 when maglev trains are scheduled to start running between Tokyo and Osaka, officials said Thursday. The blueprint proposes... |
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Haimidori "Umuhito Umareruhito »
Japan Times In this debut album, Tokyo experimental five-piece Haimidori show obvious echoes of 1980s Bristol post-punks The Pop Group in the discordant sax farts, as well as the mixture of funk, punk and strangled vocals; but, they are by no means limited by those... |
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Hokkaido food for thought has a surrealistic side dish »
Japan Times Take a quaint European-looking restaurant in a quiet Hokkaido town in the dead of winter. Add quirky regulars who are treated to nightly disquisitions, philosophical and otherwise, by the avuncular owner of a local hat shop. Toss in scrumptious- looking... |
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Early modern home exhibited »
Japan Times Chochikukyo, a residence built in 1928 in the foothills of Mount Tennozan, Kyoto Prefecture, was probably one of the first houses in this country to be designed using the metric system, as opposed to the traditional measurements of bu, sun, shaku and ken.... |
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Tibet to Tokyo: alan takes flight »
Japan Times 'First of all, I am a Tibetan, 100 percent," says singer Alan Dawa Zhuoma. "I'll never forget the many Chinese teachers and friends who gave me knowledge and encouraged me while I studied in Chengdu and Beijing, but wherever I go, I am Tibetan and I... |
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Focus on arty Asian marvels at Tokyo's FILMeX festival »
Japan Times Tokyo FILMeX is increasing its load from 39 films to 61 this year, to celebrate its 10th year. The flicks will be screened with English subtitles and the festival includes a newly added Korean film showcase. |
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Rediscovering Rebecca Horn »
Japan Times If you've been paying attention to recent contemporary art, both in Japan and abroad, you might be struck by the question "Why now?" during a visit to German artist Rebecca Horn's survey at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOT), Tokyo. Entitled "Rebellion... |
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A favorite chef's inspired return »
Japan Times Fantastic news: Restaurant J has returned. After a gap of over four years, one of our most talented chefs, Masahito Ueki, is back in action in Tokyo. For longtime readers of this column, Ueki will need little introduction. Over the last 11 years, we have... |
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Asian Performing Arts Festival has works from seven nations »
Japan Times If you'd like to sample some of the best contemporary performing arts that Asia has to offer — without leaving Japan — then check out the Asian Performing Arts Festival 2009. The festival is set to be staged over five days this month at T... |
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Christmas cooking in English »
Japan Times The Grand Hyatt Tokyo will hold a seminar in English on homemade cooking for the Christmas holidays at The French Kitchen Brasserie & Bar on Dec. 7. From 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., executive chef Josef Budde will demonstrate his culinary skills in creating New... |
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Expanding peacekeeping role »
Japan Times To rectify Japan's impractical limits on joining U.N. peacekeeping operations (PKO), Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada has called for a review of Japan's five-point principle on PKO participation. The principle, incorporated in the 1992 PKO law, states that... |
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