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09 Oct 08
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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start CHIBA, Japan (AP) -- Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year.... |
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09 Oct 08
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Microsoft tries for slice of Japan game market CHIBA, Japan (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. will be releasing games developed by top Japanese designers for its Xbox 360 console, a senior executive said Thursday, the latest effort by the U.S. software maker to make inroads in a market where it has long... |
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08 Oct 08
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US, Japan favored for Nobel chemistry prize STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- U.S. and Japanese researchers are among the favorites to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry, but don't expect any recent discoveries to get the nod.... |
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07 Oct 08
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Robot suit for rent in Japan to help people walk TSUKUBA, Japan (AP) -- A robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems will be available to rent in Japan for $2,200 a month starting Friday - an invention that may have far-reaching benefits for the disabled and... |
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07 Oct 08
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Man nabbed for skinny dipping in Japan palace moat TOKYO (AP) -- Police have apprehended a Western man who went skinny dipping in a moat ringing the Imperial Palace in a busy Tokyo business district, attracting a huge crowd, officials said Tuesday.... |
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02 Oct 08
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New Nintendo DS portable will come with camera TOKYO (AP) -- Nintendo's hit DS portable machine will come with a digital camera that will allow players to mix images, scribble on photos and create new faces, the Japanese game maker said Thursday.... |
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01 Oct 08
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Fire kills 15 at Japanese adult video theater TOKYO (AP) -- A pre-dawn fire raged through an adult video theater in the western Japanese city Osaka, killing at least 15 people and injuring 10 others, officials said Wednesday.... |
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01 Oct 08
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Police: Fire kills 15 at Japan private video rooms TOKYO (AP) -- A pre-dawn fire killed at least 15 people and injured 10 at a shop where customers rent videos and watch them in private rooms in the western Japanese city of Osaka, police and news reports said Wednesday.... |
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01 Oct 08
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Police: 15 killed in pre-dawn fire in Japan TOKYO (AP) -- Police say 15 people have been killed in a pre-dawn fire at a building in Osaka in western Japan.... |
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30 Sep 08
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Fat dolphins going on a diet at Japan aquarium TOKYO (AP) -- Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances.... |
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26 Sep 08
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Baby cereal latest problem in China milk scandal BEIJING (AP) -- The list of products caught in China's tainted milk scandal grew Friday to include baby cereal in Hong Kong and snack foods in Japan, while Taiwan reported three children and a mother with kidney stones in the island's first cases... |
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26 Sep 08
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Japan's online social scene isn't so social TOKYO (AP) -- Like a lot of 20-year-olds, Kae Takahashi has a page on U.S.-based MySpace, and there is no mistaking it for anyone else's.... |
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26 Sep 08
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China's tainted milk problem hits Japanese company BEIJING (AP) -- China's scandal over milk and other foods tainted with melamine spread Friday as Japan and Hong Kong said they detected the industrial chemical in Chinese-made products. Taiwan reported three young children with kidney stones in the... |
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26 Sep 08
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China milk scandal hits Japan firm, Taiwan victims BEIJING (AP) -- China's tainted milk scandal continues to expand beyond its borders as three Taiwanese children and a mother are sick with kidney stones, a Japanese confectioner's cookies are found to be contaminated and the European Union joins other... |
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25 Sep 08
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Japan holds diaper fashion show _ for adults TOKYO (AP) -- One after the other, the models strutted across the stage to bouncy '80s dance tunes, all showing off designs of the same article of clothing - adult diapers.... |
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24 Sep 08
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Straight-talking conservative elected Japanese PM TOKYO (AP) -- A quick-smiling former Olympic skeetshooter with a penchant for tailored suits and manga comic books took power as Japan's third prime minister in two years Wednesday, vowing to boost a languishing economy.... |
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24 Sep 08
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Cell phone can unlock car, start engine TOKYO (AP) -- A new Japanese mobile phone will automatically unlock the doors of its owners' cars and let drivers start their engines without using an ignition key.... |
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24 Sep 08
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Japan's new PM vows to revive ailing economy TOKYO (AP) -- Outspoken conservative Taro Aso took power as Japan's prime minister Wednesday, promising "emergency measures" to revive the ailing economy and vowing to keep Tokyo in the fight against global terrorism.... |
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24 Sep 08
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Conservative Catholic elected Japan prime minister TOKYO (AP) -- Outspoken conservative Taro Aso took power as Japan's prime minister on Wednesday after he overcame opposition forces in a split parliament, tasked with rejuvenating the ailing ruling party ahead of elections.... |
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24 Sep 08
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Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda resigns TOKYO (AP) -- Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his Cabinet have handed in their expected resignation to pave the way for Taro Aso to become Japan's third leader since 2006.... |
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23 Sep 08
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WTO probes Japanese tariff on Hynix computer chips GENEVA (AP) -- The World Trade Organization will examine whether Japan is complying with a ruling against its punitive import charge on South Korean computer chips.... |
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23 Sep 08
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Aso's personality an asset in run for Japanese PM TOKYO (AP) -- Taro Aso, the man expected to become Japan's next prime minister, has brought to this week's electoral battle an unusual asset in politics here: personality.... |
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22 Sep 08
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Aso new head of Japan ruling party, likely next PM TOKYO (AP) -- Taro Aso, who was elected Monday to head Japan's ruling party and stood on the brink of becoming prime minister, has a reputation for being just about everything his predecessor wasn't. He's charming, charismatic and brimming with... |
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22 Sep 08
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Aso becomes head of Japan's ruling party TOKYO (AP) -- Taro Aso, who was elected Monday to head Japan's ruling party, has a reputation for being just about everything his predecessor wasn't. He's charming, charismatic and brimming over with confidence.... |
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22 Sep 08
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Japan ruling party picks brash Aso TOKYO (AP) -- Brash conservative Taro Aso easily won the presidency of Japan's struggling ruling party Monday, virtually ensuring his election as prime minister later this week amid political and economic turmoil.... |
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22 Sep 08
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Japan ruling party turns to brash Aso TOKYO (AP) -- Brash conservative Taro Aso easily won the presidency of Japan's struggling ruling party Monday, putting him in line to take over as prime minister this week amid political and economic turmoil.... |
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22 Sep 08
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Former FM wins Japan's ruling party presidency TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's troubled ruling party has elected brash former Foreign Minister Taro Aso as its new leader.... |
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21 Sep 08
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At 81, Japanese vet makes rare return to Iwo Jima IWO JIMA, Japan (AP) -- The tunnels of Iwo Jima snake deep beneath the volcanic rock and soil, their entrances camouflaged by a dense tangle of vines and tall grasses.... |
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18 Sep 08
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World's oldest man has 113th birthday in Japan TOKYO (AP) -- The world's oldest man celebrated his 113th birthday Thursday in southern Japan, telling reporters he wants to live another five years.... |
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17 Sep 08
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Designer of Palin's glasses grateful for publicity TOKYO (AP) -- The Japanese designer of the clear-rim glasses worn by Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is grateful for the attention she is drawing to his creation, yet he remains politically neutral.... |
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14 Sep 08
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Unidentified foreign submarine spotted near Japan TOKYO (AP) -- Japan was searching Sunday for an unidentified foreign submarine detected in its territorial waters earlier in the day, the Defense Ministry said.... |
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11 Sep 08
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Fukuda resignation shakes up Japan's ruling party TOKYO (AP) -- Over the past 20 years, Japan has had 13 prime ministers. In a pattern rarely seen outside the communist world, individual leaders have come and gone, but the ruling party has remained the same.... |
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11 Sep 08
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Magnitude 7 earthquake hits northern Japan TOKYO (AP) -- A magnitude 7 earthquake hit northern Japan on Thursday morning, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.... |
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07 Sep 08
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Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors TOKYO (AP) -- Green-colored polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo.... |
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05 Sep 08
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Aso announces bid to lead Japan's ruling party TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's brash, right-leaning former foreign minister announced Friday that he would run for ruling party president in a move that would put him on track to take over as Japan's next prime minister.... |
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04 Sep 08
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Sony recalls laptops for possible overheating TOKYO (AP) -- Sony Corp. is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of a wiring flaw that could cause overheating.... |
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04 Sep 08
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Poll shows Japanese want snap elections TOKYO (AP) -- Two new candidates indicated Thursday they would join the race to replace Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda after his abrupt resignation this week, but a new poll suggests voters want their say in national elections.... |
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03 Sep 08
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Report: North Korea reassembling nuclear facility TOKYO (AP) -- North Korea has begun to reassemble its main nuclear facility, citing a delayed removal from a U.S. list of terror sponsors, Japanese media and Fox News Channel reported Wednesday.... |
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03 Sep 08
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Awaiting PM vote, Japan candidates rally forces TOKYO (AP) -- Official campaigning doesn't begin for another week, but potential successors to Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda began rallying their forces Wednesday ahead of a vote to formally name his replacement.... |
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03 Sep 08
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Japan candidates rally forces ahead of vote for PM TOKYO (AP) -- Potential successors to Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who abruptly resigned this week, began rallying their forces Wednesday ahead of a ruling party vote to formally name his replacement.... |
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02 Sep 08
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Colorful conservative in bid to become Japan's PM TOKYO (AP) -- A tough-talking former foreign minister emerged Tuesday as the top candidate to replace Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, whose sudden resignation has plunged Japan's ruling party into a leadership scramble and strengthened opposition demands... |
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02 Sep 08
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Nancy Pelosi visits Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday became the highest-ranking sitting American official to visit ground zero of the world's first atomic bombing.... |
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02 Sep 08
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Japan's ruling party reels from PM's resignation TOKYO (AP) -- A former foreign minister and ruling party stalwart emerged quickly Tuesday as the front-runner to replace Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, whose sudden resignation has thrown Japan's political scene into confusion and opened the door to... |
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02 Sep 08
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Japan police fooled by life-sized doll TOKYO (AP) -- Police were trying to determine Tuesday whether they were the victim of a hoax after the body they thought they found at a seaside resort was actually a life-sized doll.... |
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02 Sep 08
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US house speaker visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorial HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday became the highest-ranking serving American official to pay respects at the memorial site of the world's first atomic bomb attack.... |
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02 Sep 08
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Japan's ruling party reels from sudden resignation TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's ruling party worked quickly to find a new leader Tuesday after Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda suddenly resigned over a deadlock in parliament with an emboldened opposition that has blocked or stalled virtually all government... |
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01 Sep 08
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Japan PM resigns to avoid `political vacuum' TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's chronically unpopular prime minister abruptly resigned Monday after a yearlong struggle with a deadlocked parliament, leaving the weakened ruling party to grapple with a stalled economy and rising calls for snap elections.... |
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01 Sep 08
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Japanese prime minister resigns unexpectedly TOKYO (AP) -- Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has announced his resignation.... |
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21 Aug 08
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61-year-old woman gives birth in Japan TOKYO (AP) -- A 61-year-old Japanese woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic said Thursday.... |
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21 Aug 08
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US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand patent suit TOKYO (AP) -- Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.... |
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