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Takarazuka Revue Member Suffers Harassment by Seniors before Death: Lawyers

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NIPPON
 
A member of Japan's all-female musical theater company Takarazuka Revue had suffered harassment by senior members before she died, lawyers for the bereaved family said Friday.
The 25-year-old performer was "damaged physically and mentally" also because "she was forced to work extraordina...

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New Island That Emerged From The Ocean Off Japan Is Now Visible From Space

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LIVE SCIENCE
 
A newly-formed island off the coast of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean was spotted in satellite images after it emerged during an underwater volcanic eruption at the end of October.
A newborn island that recently emerged from the Pacific Ocean after an underwater volcanic eruption is...

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A Volcanic Eruption Has Created A New Island Off Japan, But It May Not Last

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AP NEWS
 
An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long.
The unnamed undersea volcano, located about 1 kilometer (half a mile) off the southern coast of Iwo Jima, which Japan calls Ioto, st...

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Earthquake Jolts Kanto Region Friday Morning

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 
A magnitude 4.2 quake jolted Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture at 10 a.m. on Friday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami alert was released.
The epicenter is in the east of Kanagawa Prefecture, the focus is 110 kilometers deep.
The Japanese seismic scale of 3 was o...

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Japan Car Firms Steer Clear of Stigmatized Peer, Bigmotor

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Scandal-tainted Bigmotor Co. is finding it difficult to attract financial backing.
On Wednesday, Idom Inc. — the operator of the Gulliver brand — reportedly told Bigmotor that it would not help the firm due to the latter’s failure to address lapses in its corporate structure linked t...

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Japanese Billionaire Maezawa's Moon Flyby Pushed Back To 2024 Or Beyond

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said on Thursday his voyage around the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX had been delayed to 2024 or later.
"We were planning for our lunar orbital mission 'dearMoon' to take place in 2023, but seems like it will take a little longer," Maezawa said in ...

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Japanese Phone Scam Suspects Speak Of Harsh Conditions In Cambodia

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Some of the 25 Japanese men arrested for allegedly taking part in phone scams from Phnom Penh targeting people across Japan have complained about harsh treatment by those who led the scam operation in the Cambodian capital, police said Thursday.
One of them told Japanese police afte...

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Tokyo Banana Ice Cream Is Now Available At Familymart In Japan

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TIME OUT
 
Can’t get enough of Tokyo Banana? You’ll want to try this ice cream the next time you stop by the konbini
If you love Tokyo Banana, you can enjoy more than just its famous souvenir cakes while you’re in Japan.
Aside from the brand's Tokyo Station flagship store serving banana milkshake...

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25 Alleged Fraudsters Detained In Cambodia To Be Extradited To Japan

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KYODO NEWS
 
Twenty-five Japanese nationals detained in September in Cambodia for allegedly running a phone scam operation out of a Phnom Penh apartment will soon be extradited to Japan for arrest, investigative sources said Tuesday.
Investigators from several Japanese prefectural police authorit...

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New Eye-Catching Railway Inspection Train To Debut In Japan

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NIPPON
 
A Japanese railway operator has developed a new inspection train, Big Eye, featuring headlights that resemble a pair of eyeballs, aiming to streamline its maintenance work with digitalized functions.
Kyushu Railway Co. will hold test runs from this month through next March in southwester...

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