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| 04 Feb 08 |
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Japan's head spin kid »
YouTube video A 18 year-old Japanese man has set a world record for making 109 full spins on his head in the space of one minute.
The Kyoto-based break dancer, known as "spinboy Aichi" had previously set the world record for 101 spins in a minute last September.... |
| 04 May 08 |
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Number of children continues to decline » Japan Times The number of children aged 14 or younger in Japan was estimated at 17.25 million as of April 1, marking a record low for the 27th straight year, the government said Sunday. Read the full story . . . |
| 21 Feb 08 |
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Child abuse cases hit record 300 in '07, NPA says » Japan Times The number of child abuse cases in Japan totaled 300 in 2007, up by three from the previous year, marking the highest figure since the first tally was conducted in 1999, while the number of abuse victims fell by one to 315, the National Police Agency said... |
| 23 Oct 08 |
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National › Japan's smoking population falls to record-low 25.7% » Japan Today The number of Japanese smokers dipped 0.3 percentage point from a year earlier to 25.7% of the country's total population as of May this year,… |
| 21 Feb 08 |
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Child abuse cases remain at high level » Japan Today The number of child abuse cases in Japan totaled 300 in 2007, up by three from the previous year, marking the highest figure since the first tally was conducted in 1999, while the number of abuse victims fell by one to 315, the National Police Agency said... |
| 01 Aug 08 |
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National › 25,000 foreign school children need help in Japanese » Japan Today The number of foreign pupils who need assistance in the Japanese language in everyday life or in the classroom totaled a record 25,411 at public… |
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