NEW YORK TIMES
 
TOKYO — From a young age, Satomi Hayashi studied hard and excelled academically. It seemed only natural that she would follow in her father’s footsteps and attend the University of Tokyo, Japan’s most prestigious institution.
As soon as she was admitted, her friends warned that s...

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NHK
 
The body of a Japanese aid worker who was shot dead in Afghanistan has arrived in Japan.
Dr. Tetsu Nakamura died on Wednesday after being ambushed by a group of unidentified gunmen in the city of Jalalabad in the eastern province of Nangarhar.
The plane carrying his remains touched down at ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government has decided to postpone holding full-fledged talks on how to achieve a stable imperial succession in the country to next spring as a divide in views has surfaced even within the ruling party.
Sources close to the matter recently said that as Crown Prince Fumih...

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CNN
 
Hong Kong (CNN)Three square miles of volcanic rock on the edge of the East China Sea may one day be used as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for the United States Navy in the event of war in Asia.
Japan's government announced this week that it's buying Mageshima Island, an uninhabited outcrop...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A majority of Japanese firms want long-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to finish his term to September 2021 but fewer than one in five say he should stay beyond then, a Reuters poll showed Friday, as allegations that he broke campaign laws erode public support.
Opposition ...

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CNN
 
Tokyo (CNN)A 71-year-old man who allegedly made 24,000 toll-free calls to a telecoms provider to complain that the company had violated his contract has been arrested by police in Japan.
The man, identified as Akitoshi Okamoto, was taken into police custody on November 26 on suspicion of "f...

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TIME
 
Tepco removed tainted soil near the sports complex where the 2020 Olympic torch relay will start in Japan after Greenpeace Japan found radiation hot spots there, utility spokesman Koichiro Shiraki said Wednesday.
Tepco cleaned a tainted area in Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday after it cond...

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
Legendary rock band L’Arc~en~Ciel is finally catching up with the times! On the bands various official social media accounts, they shared the very exciting news that they now have their very own YouTube channel. The videos also are not restricted to Japan only!
Currently 3 full MVs ...

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japan said Monday it had agreed to buy an uninhabited island off its southwest coast for $146 million, eyeing it for US military drills.
Tokyo and Washington agreed in 2011 to relocate a training site for US fighter jets to Mageshima island, around 30 kilometres off the southwester...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
KYOTO - Capt Miho Otani became the first woman to take the helm of a Japanese Aegis destroyer on Monday, pledging to set an example for other female sailors to follow.
"I expect you to pursue our missions without hesitation," Otani, 48, told the 300-member crew of the Myoko, the Aeg...

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