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Japan Tests World's Fastest Bullet Train
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CNN
(CNN) — Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train -- capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (249 mph) -- as it continues to develop the revolutionary mode of travel.
The ALFA-X version of the Shinkansen train began three years' worth of test runs on Friday.
Once it enter...
(CNN) — Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train -- capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (249 mph) -- as it continues to develop the revolutionary mode of travel.
The ALFA-X version of the Shinkansen train began three years' worth of test runs on Friday.
Once it enter...
- May 11, 2019
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Japan Space Agency Finds 10 Other Artificial Craters Made On Asteroid
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan’s space agency said Thursday 10 other smaller man-made craters had been found on an asteroid after its Hayabusa2 space probe produced an artificial crater last month as part of its mission to explore the origin of life and the evolution of the solar system.
When the asteroid e...
Japan’s space agency said Thursday 10 other smaller man-made craters had been found on an asteroid after its Hayabusa2 space probe produced an artificial crater last month as part of its mission to explore the origin of life and the evolution of the solar system.
When the asteroid e...
- May 10, 2019
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Pieces Of Lost Japanese Stealth Fighter Found
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CNN
Tokyo (CNN)Wreckage from a Japanese F-35 stealth fighter that crashed into the Pacific almost a month ago has been recovered, Japan's defense minister said Tuesday, but the reason for the loss of one of the world's most advanced warplanes remains a mystery.
Pieces of the jet's flight record...
Tokyo (CNN)Wreckage from a Japanese F-35 stealth fighter that crashed into the Pacific almost a month ago has been recovered, Japan's defense minister said Tuesday, but the reason for the loss of one of the world's most advanced warplanes remains a mystery.
Pieces of the jet's flight record...
- May 9, 2019
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With Little Fanfare, Japan Just Changed The Way It Uses Its Military
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FOREIGN POLICY
A new era may have dawned in Japan, but it has nothing to do with the country’s next emperor. Instead, without much fanfare, the government took a small but significant step in the security domain. On April 26, in a move unlike any since 1945, it deployed its Self-Defense Forces ...
A new era may have dawned in Japan, but it has nothing to do with the country’s next emperor. Instead, without much fanfare, the government took a small but significant step in the security domain. On April 26, in a move unlike any since 1945, it deployed its Self-Defense Forces ...
- May 6, 2019
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Japan's Abe Wants To Meet Kim To Talk 'Frankly With An Open Mind'
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AL JAZEERA
Abe has recently softened his rhetoric towards Pyongyang, calling for a summit with Kim.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "unconditionally" in a bid to restore diplomatic ties between the two historic foes.
In an interview with th...
Abe has recently softened his rhetoric towards Pyongyang, calling for a summit with Kim.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "unconditionally" in a bid to restore diplomatic ties between the two historic foes.
In an interview with th...
- May 3, 2019
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Buy A Can Of Sealed Heisei-Era Air After The Start Of The Reiwa Period
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JAPAN TRENDS
As we write these words, the abdication rituals are underway in Tokyo at the Imperial Palace as Emperor Akihito prepares to step down from his role. This will end the Heisei era and, from May 1st when his son, Naruhito, takes over, mark the formal start of the Reiwa period.
The upc...
As we write these words, the abdication rituals are underway in Tokyo at the Imperial Palace as Emperor Akihito prepares to step down from his role. This will end the Heisei era and, from May 1st when his son, Naruhito, takes over, mark the formal start of the Reiwa period.
The upc...
- May 2, 2019
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Over 13% Of The Homes In Japan Are Abandoned
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QUARTZ
Japan’s population is shrinking. Last year it fell by nearly 450,000 people. Not since records began in 1899 had so few babies been born (921,000).
Before that, 2017 had also set a record. Meanwhile the number of people passing away last year set a post-war record. The figures are part o...
Japan’s population is shrinking. Last year it fell by nearly 450,000 people. Not since records began in 1899 had so few babies been born (921,000).
Before that, 2017 had also set a record. Meanwhile the number of people passing away last year set a post-war record. The figures are part o...
- April 29, 2019
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No More Happy Hour: Japan Bank Boss Takes Aim At Drinks Culture
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THE JAKARTA POST
Japanese companies have long encouraged such parties to give workers the chance to break down barriers with their bosses in an informal setting.
It’s time to stop drinking with the boss after work.
That’s the message of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. banking unit executive...
Japanese companies have long encouraged such parties to give workers the chance to break down barriers with their bosses in an informal setting.
It’s time to stop drinking with the boss after work.
That’s the message of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. banking unit executive...
- April 27, 2019
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Yuzuru Hanyu Tops Best Efforts By Japan Skaters This Season
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JAPAN TIMES
With the long season now over, Ice Time has collated a top 10 list of the best performances by Japanese skaters during the 2018-19 campaign.
The list places a priority on results in major competitions like the world championships, Grand Prix Final and national championships, while t...
With the long season now over, Ice Time has collated a top 10 list of the best performances by Japanese skaters during the 2018-19 campaign.
The list places a priority on results in major competitions like the world championships, Grand Prix Final and national championships, while t...
- April 26, 2019
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Japanese University Says It Won’t Hire Teachers Who Smoke
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NEW YORK TIMES
A university in Japan says it has stopped hiring faculty members who smoke unless they promise to quit, a once-unthinkable decision in a country that has just recently cracked down on its heavy-smoking ways.
Nagasaki University said the policy, announced last week, was part of it...
A university in Japan says it has stopped hiring faculty members who smoke unless they promise to quit, a once-unthinkable decision in a country that has just recently cracked down on its heavy-smoking ways.
Nagasaki University said the policy, announced last week, was part of it...
- April 26, 2019
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