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Japan This Week: 22 June 2008

今週の日本Japan makes robot girlfriend for lonely men.NY TimesJapan hangs three convicted killers.NY TimesJapan, China seal deal on gas fields.AsahiPills and porridge: prisons in crisis as struggling pensioners turn to crime.GuardianOperators idle s... ...full story at Japan Visitor

from Japan Visitor on Sun, Jun 22 2008

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