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Japan (; Nihon or Nippon, officially or Nihon-koku) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north t... More from Wikipedia
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Saint Valentine Chocolates with a Difference: Shizuoka Tea Chocolates at Pissenlit!

No less than 3 types of Shizuoka St. Valentine Chocolates! Saint Valentine is coming near! Now, all those chocolates that wil... Similar stories ...
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National › Number of flu patients surpasses 1.11 million as epidemic spreads

The number of influenza patients admitted to medical facilities for treatment in Japan reached 1.11 million in the week leadi... Similar stories ...
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Japan’s Inability to Make Decisions / Kevin Maher Strikes Back

Remember Kevin Maher, who lost his position in 2011 as director of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Japan Affairs after ... Similar stories ...
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World › Australian PM under fire after staffer's role in fracas

Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Saturday distanced herself from a staff member after it emerged he triggered a fracas that le... Similar stories ...
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Technology › Twitter faces censorship charges, blackout call

Twitter, championed as a tool of free expression during the Arab Spring, was facing censorship charges on Friday after announ... Similar stories ...
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Huge quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning, but there were no immediate... Similar stories ...
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Today’s Bento/Lunch Box (12/05): Tamago Chahan & Soft Ton Bento!

Soft ton stands for “soft” of course and ton is actually another way to pronounce Buta/豚/pork in Japanese! It is ... Similar stories ...
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Cree Japan Begins to Ship White LED Product Using New Chip

Cree Japan, a Japanese unit of Cree Inc, introduced the "XLamp XB-D," a white LED lamp that is smaller and brighter than the ... Similar stories ...
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Strong earthquake rattles Japan

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning, but there were no immediate... Similar stories ...
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National › M5.5 quake hits Koshin, Kanto areas

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi Prefecture and the Kanto region on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Ag... Similar stories ...
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Politics › At least 10 groups dealing with disaster kept no detailed records of meetings

At least 10 of 15 government teams dealing with Japan's tsunami and nuclear catastrophes kept no detailed records, an officia... Similar stories ...
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Technology › 6 Docomo execs take pay cuts over network troubles

The president and five other top executives of Japan's biggest mobile phone operator will take pay cuts to apologize for a se... Similar stories ...
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Picture of the Day › Occupy protests

Protesters holding anti-nuclear banners listen to another group of protesters shouting slogans near an area where a citizens'... Similar stories ...
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National › Chugoku Electric shuts Shimane No. 2 reactor, leaving Japan with only 3 reactors online

Chugoku Electric Power Co on Friday took its 820-megawatt No. 2 reactor at its Shimane nuclear plant offline for planned main... Similar stories ...
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World › Deal struck for Italian cruise ship passengers

Some 3,000 survivors of Italy's cruise ship wreck will receive 11,000 euros each plus expenses, negotiators said Friday, two ... Similar stories ...
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Sports › Djokovic beats Murray to reach Australian Open final

Defending champion Novak Djokovic saw off brave Andy Murray in five thrilling sets Friday to reach the Australian Open final ... Similar stories ...
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World › Fitch downgrades credit ratings of 5 eurozone nations

U.S. ratings agency Fitch says it is downgrading the credit ratings of five countries that use the euro, including economic h... Similar stories ...
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Lifestyle › Tokyo's stunning palace for the printed word

The duo that designed Tokyo’s latest architectural wonder is turning an age-old phrase by that quintessential Renaissance man... Similar stories ...
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Crime › Fatal hit-and-run suspect escapes from hospital in Wakayama

A man who was arrested following a hit-and-run accident has escaped from a hospital in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture. Accord... Similar stories ...
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Commentary › Three questions facing capitalism

The problems with the euro are the same problems the world economy used to have with gold. Ironically, the weak economies of ... Similar stories ...
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Opinions › Breaking the monotony of life and the spectator mentality

More often than not, people get too caught up with daily life to do anything else. Wake up. Go to school or work. Argue with ... Similar stories ...
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Business › Honda production down 20% in 2011

Honda Motor, the country's third-biggest carmaker, suffered a 20% plunge in its global production last year, it said Friday. ... Similar stories ...
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National › Quake drives tourist numbers to rock bottom

Given the knock-on effects of the March 11 earthquake, it’s hardly unexpected, but the news that the number of tourists visit... Similar stories ...
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Technology › Bridgestone develops new tire printing technology

Bridgestone Corp has developed a new printing technology for tires that is different from any tire printing or coloring proce... Similar stories ...
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Quote of the Day › I am aware that the river's management right stays with the city of Osaka, not the prefecture, but nevertheless, I wish we could run the pool.

Osaka Gov Ichiro Matsui, who wishes to construct a 2-kilometer-long pool on the Dotonbori river by 2015. (Mainichi Shimbun) Similar stories ...
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New Products › Portable digital TV player

The BTV-410 is a new small portable digital TV player from Bluedot Co. The screen size is 4 inches and it has a built-in batt... Similar stories ...
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NEC Announces Structural Reform Plans, Personnel Reduction

NEC Corp announced its structural reform plans including a reduction of 10,000 employees Jan 26, 2012. Similar stories ...
Japan Business
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Kenshin Kawakami Back To Japan

... Glad that's over. Not that he was particularly worse than Derek Lowe, because he wasn't, but the Braves developed some w... Similar stories ...
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Arts & Culture › Music industry spots light at end of piracy tunnel

Knocked sideways a decade ago by online piracy, the record industry had a spring in its step in the run-up to the MIDEM trade... Similar stories ...
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Japan scouts investment opportunities in Bengal

Kolkata, Jan 27 (IBNS): A business delegation from Japan visited Kolkata on Friday where they held talks with the state autho... Similar stories ...
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Lotte Fresh Chocolate Yukimi Daifuku Ice Cream

Remember on Monday when I said winter is the time for chocolate? That applies to ice cream, too, though I'm guessing that thi... Similar stories ...
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Politics › Ishihara, Kamei, Hiranuma consider setting up new political party

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara is being considered for the leadership of a new political party to be set up with Shizuka Ka... Similar stories ...
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Fujifilm Speaks on 'X-Pro1' Mirrorless Camera

Fujifilm Corp announced Jan 26, 2012, that it will release the "Fujifilm X-Pro1" mirrorless camera and three interchangeable ... Similar stories ...
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World › Car bomb outside Baghdad hospital kills 28

A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad hospital on Friday, killing 28 people in the capital's de... Similar stories ...
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Crime › Chinese man charged with arson attack on Japan's embassy in Seoul

South Korean prosecutors Friday brought charges against a Chinese man accused of hurling petrol bombs at the Japanese embassy... Similar stories ...
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National › 4 perish in early-morning fires in Kanagawa, Chiba

Four people died in fires that destroyed their residences in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Oamishirasato, Chiba Pre... Similar stories ...
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Business › Tokyo stocks close flat

Tokyo stocks closed flat on Friday as investors cautiously looked to a European Union leaders meeting next week. The Nikke... Similar stories ...
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Technology › Nintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch right

Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping ... Similar stories ...
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Crime › Woman, daughter cut by man with scissors on Aichi street

A woman and her daughter were attacked by a man wielding a pair of scissors in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, on Thursday af... Similar stories ...
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World › Aboriginal leaders condemn treatment of Australian PM; Gillard's shoe put on eBay

Australian indigenous leaders Friday said they were appalled at the disrespect shown to Prime Minister Julia Gillard after sh... Similar stories ...
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World › Romney, Gingrich square off in key Florida debate

Republican White House hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich traded blows on immigration, space policy and wealth Thursday i... Similar stories ...
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Entertainment › Monty Python members to re-unite for new film

Members of iconic British comedy group "Monty Python" will re-unite for a new film, a science fiction farce, ex-Python Terry ... Similar stories ...
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Tatsumi: Not all comics (or movies) are for children. The Post-War Life & Loves of A Manga God

reviewed by Amy Seaman aka @ameseys Fans of Japanese manga may be familiar with the genre gekiga (劇画), a term coined by renow... Similar stories ...
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Crime › Shibuya herb vendor raided after 3 teenagers fall ill

Police on Thursday confiscated herbs from a vendor in Shibuya's Dogenzaka after three teenagers were taken ill. According ... Similar stories ...
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Tracking the great Japan tsunami debris field: wood blocks and satellites

In order to better understand the flow of marine debris from the Japan tsunami last year, a team of researchers is using...ma... Similar stories ...
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World › U.S. military to cut troop numbers, invest in future

The Pentagon on Thursday proposed taking some 100,000 troops off active duty as the debt-ridden United States winds down a de... Similar stories ...
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Business › Japan consumer prices down 0.1% in December

Japan's core consumer prices edged down 0.1% in December from a year earlier in line with market expectations, government dat... Similar stories ...
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Technology › Twitter able to now selectively block tweets

Twitter said Thursday that it now has the ability to block tweets from appearing in a specific country if legally required to... Similar stories ...
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Class of Post-3.11

Graduation is an occasion with mixed feelings — a sentimental event that makes one realize the passage of time, but als... Similar stories ...
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World › French police arrest boss of breast implant company

A French judge on Friday charged Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the PIP breast implant company at the heart of a global heal... Similar stories ...
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Prime Minister Noda Removes Eye Patch

The cover-up has come to an end! Prime Minister Noda has removed his eye patch: He’d been wearing the patch for the l... Similar stories ...
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Jupiter has Hobnobs!

Yes! Jupiter has Hobnobs! Twixes too! I need never go back to England again! Thanks and praise  to Sheila Campbell for passi... Similar stories ...
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KEMPEITAI at the door!

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/1294f21e0387b41f.jpg January 23, 2012 debito.org..post=9900 Dear Deb... Similar stories ...
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Enjoy London sky with Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 meets London Eye to be utilized as a tourist guide for the passengers of one of the busiest attract... Similar stories ...
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Picture of the Day › Snowed under

A man shovels away the snow near a nuclear plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, on Thursday. Similar stories ...
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Health › Lifetime heart risks are higher than thought: study

A person's lifetime risk of getting heart disease may be much higher than previously thought, according to a major U.S. study... Similar stories ...
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Technology › Android grabs more tablet market share: survey

Tablet computers powered by Google's Android software are increasing their global market share but Apple's iPad still dominat... Similar stories ...
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National › 1 dead, 2 critical following flu outbreak in Saitama hospital

One person has died and two are in a critical condition after 39 people were infected by a flu outbreak in a Saitama hospital... Similar stories ...
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Sports › Yankees complete 1-year deal with pitcher Kuroda

The New York Yankees have finalized their $10 million, one-year contract with free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda. T... Similar stories ...
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National › 'Nuclear Alley' in Fukui conflicted over reactor danger vs economic reality

International inspectors are visiting a rugged Japanese bay region so thick with reactors it is dubbed "Nuclear Alley," where... Similar stories ...
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World › Libyan militias, army torturing detainees: human rights groups

Libya's regular army and array of militias have been torturing loyalists of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi, several of whom h... Similar stories ...
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Travel › Tokyo Station Hotel to begin accepting reservations for weddings, banquets on Jan 30

The Tokyo Station Hotel will begin accepting reservations for weddings and banquets on Jan 30. The hotel, which opened inside... Similar stories ...
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Lifestyle › 'Tween' lingerie walks Lolita tightrope

Some time between their last Barbie doll and their first boyfriend, pre-teens have become a niche target for lingerie firms, ... Similar stories ...
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Crime › Doctor jailed for buying kidney from gangsters

A court has jailed a doctor who paid gangsters for a kidney for himself that had been taken from a man who reportedly owed mo... Similar stories ...
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Crime › 5-yr-old boy may lose sight after man adds battery acid to eye drops

Police said Thursday that a man in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, has been arrested for adding battery acid to a bottle of ... Similar stories ...
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Technology › Nintendo triples annual net loss forecast to Y65 bil

Japanese game giant Nintendo said Thursday it expected to lose 65 billion yen this year, more than three times the amount it ... Similar stories ...
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Food › Try cooking a Big Mac in rice cooker

ROCKET NEWS 24 introduces some interesting recipes for cooking Big Macs, french fries and chicken McNuggets in a rice cooker.... Similar stories ...
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Crime › Man held over theft of 5,800 Y500 coins from friend's home

Police said Thursday they have arrested a health care worker for allegedly stealing 5,800 500-yen coins from a friend's home ... Similar stories ...
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World › Gates injects $750 mil into troubled Global Fund

Bill Gates pledged $750 million on Thursday to fight three killer diseases and rescue a beleaguered health fund whose financi... Similar stories ...
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Politics › Diet debate begins on consumption tax; Tanigaki says Noda lied to public

Debate began in the Diet on Thursday over the government's proposal to raise the consumption tax. Opposition Liberal Demo... Similar stories ...
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Kuchikomi › Japan losing its manufacturing edge to South Korea

"I got the feeling that Korea's Hyundai is clearly surging past Japanese models," automotive journalist Toshifumi Watanabe te... Similar stories ...
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Events › Mogambo marks 20th anniversary

Mogambo first started in Tokyo on Feb 14, 1992. Mogambo has been a stalwart on the Roppongi expat bar circuit ever since, wit... Similar stories ...
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Seiko Clock Introduces Battery-powered Small Geared Motor, Pump

Seiko Clock Inc developed a small geared motor that can be used for precision instruments and a small pump equipped with the ... Similar stories ...
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Elpida Announces 64Mb ReRAM, Sees 8Gb Product in 2013

Elpida Memory Inc developed ReRAM (resistive random-access memory), which is expected to be one of the next-generation nonvol... Similar stories ...
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Mitsubishi Plastics Develops Front Sheet for Flexible PV Batteries

Mitsubishi Plastics Inc developed a front sheet with an excellent water vapor barrier property for flexible photovoltaic (PV)... Similar stories ...
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Mainichi Daily News

"A spacious X square meters," "Faces south, gets plenty of sunlight!" -- these phrases on a cemetery ad at the station made m... Similar stories ...
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Business › Mitsubishi Motors recalls 300,000 vehicles in Japan

Japan's fourth-largest automaker Mitsubishi Motors on Thursday recalled nearly 300,000 small cars in Japan over engine oil le... Similar stories ...
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A Two Hour Trek Through Meiji Shrine

Tokyo is a massive city with skyscrapers that touch the sky and a frantic buzz that goes on 24 hours a day all day everyday. ... Similar stories ...
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Sports › Asian events could gain higher U.S. PGA profile

A new plan to change qualifying for the U.S. PGA Tour which would have seasons starting late in a calendar year with early se... Similar stories ...
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Beer Craft

Craft beer from the Land of the Rising Sun http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/20194f2188e0160cc.jpg Sh... Similar stories ...
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Business › Loss-making NEC to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide

Japanese electronics giant NEC said Thursday it would axe 10,000 jobs worldwide, as it announced losses for the past nine mon... Similar stories ...
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National › IAEA begins inspection of nuclear power plant in Fukui

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday began their first inspection of a Japanese nuclear power plan... Similar stories ...
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Sports › Sharapova to face Azarenka in women's final at Australian Open

Maria Sharapova has avenged her Wimbledon loss to Petra Kvitova and returned to the Australian Open final for the first time ... Similar stories ...
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Buffalo bring Remote Play, DivxHD, Flac and Basic NAS Features in its latest Link Theater

Most Buffalo Link Theater media player where until today pretty lame is crippled with DRM and other limitation, however today... Similar stories ...
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Toshiba introduces in Japan a new Android based e-Book reader with the DB50

Toshiba’s new BookPlace or BD50, comes with a nice 7” color touch LED backlight LCD with a WSVGA resolution (600×1024), ... Similar stories ...
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Crime › Man fakes his own death with brother's corpse to escape debts

A Japanese man faked his own death by claiming his late brother's body was his own, police and media said Thursday. Even w... Similar stories ...
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World › Australian police rescue PM, opposition leader from race protests

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday had to be bundled out of a Canberra restaurant by security service agents... Similar stories ...
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Business › Japanese shares slip in choppy trading

Japanese shares eased Thursday in choppy trading that saw both pressure from profit-takers and buying after gains on Wall Str... Similar stories ...
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World › Rescuers search rubble after Rio buildings collapse

Nineteen people were missing early Thursday after three buildings, one of them 20 stories high, collapsed in downtown Rio de ... Similar stories ...
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Entertainment › Oscars to introduce electronic voting

Oscars organizers said Wednesday they would introduce electronic voting to select Hollywood's top films and stars from next y... Similar stories ...
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Politics › IMF says Japan should raise consumption tax to 15%

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said that Japan needs to raise the consumption tax to at least 15% to reduce its... Similar stories ...
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National › Gov't to set up 24-hour nursing care service

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to set up a 24-hour nursing care service and raise the salaries of health car... Similar stories ...
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Yahoo is in talks to withdraw from its joint venture in Japan

Yahoo Japan has confirmed that it is in discussions with Yahoo Inc over the withdrawal of the parent company’s stake in... Similar stories ...
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National › Gov't kept silent on worst-case scenario at height of nuclear crisis

The Japanese government's worst-case scenario at the height of the nuclear crisis last year warned that tens of millions of p... Similar stories ...
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Crime › Envelopes containing black powder sent to Akutagawa Award winners

Police said Wednesday that two envelopes containing black powder were sent to authors Shinya Tanaka and To Enjo, who shared t... Similar stories ...
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Internet troubles

Is anybody having internet trouble this morning? Things are really weird! I can sometimes connect, but most sites I get an er... Similar stories ...
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National › Japan starts eco-point program for housing

The government this week began accepting applications for its housing eco-point program to help support the reconstruction ef... Similar stories ...
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Politics › S Korea blasts Gemba for remarks on disputed isles

South Korea on Wednesday harshly criticized Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba for his remarks on disputed isles in the... Similar stories ...
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