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Just When You Thought Japan’s Whaling Program Was Over … They’re Back at it Again!

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ONE GREEN PLANET
 
Since the imposition of the original moratorium on commercial whaling, that was approved by a two-thirds majority of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in 1982 and went into effect in the 1986-87 Antarctic season, Japan has been playing a game with the world.
 
Under a ...

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Japan Zoo Welcomes Twin Giant Panda Cubs

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WALL STREET JOURNAL
 
A zoo in western Japan on Wednesday said that a giant panda at its park gave birth to twin female cubs.
 
The yet-to-be-named panda babies at the Adventure World in Wakayama prefecture were born to its mother Rauhin, 14, and father Eimei, 22, on Tuesday night. One of the cub...

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Hayabusa 2 successfully launched

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NHK WORLD
 
Japan has successfully launched its new asteroid explorer Hayabusa2.
 
The H2A rocket carrying the probe lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on Wednesday at 1:22 PM.
 
After about one hour and 50 minutes in flight, the explorer was detached from the rocket a...

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Japan Gains Edge in Australia Submarine Deal

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WALL STREET JOURNAL
 
Australia said it wouldn’t hold a competitive tender for a 25 billion Australian dollar (US$21 billion) fleet of new conventional submarines, fueling speculation one of the Asia-Pacific’s biggest defense contracts will likely go to Japan.
In an Australian radio interview on ...

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Only 1% of power lines put below ground due to cost, local objections

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Nearly 30 years have passed since the government embarked on the process known as undergrounding — replacing overhead electrical power lines with underground cables for aesthetic and safety purposes — but only 1 percent of the nation’s cables are now underground.
 
In contrast, a...

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Aum cult continues growing

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Public Security Intelligence Agency requested the Public Security Examination Commission on Monday to extend the surveillance period of two religious groups originating from the Aum Supreme Truth cult for another three years before the current period expires at the end of Jan...

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In Japan's fading hinterland, skeptics doubt 'Abenomics' will help economy

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Mihoko Asaka wants to know how candidates in this month’s election in Japan will create jobs and halt the drastic population decline that is bleeding her home region of youth and vitality, but has little hope they will offer real solutions.
 
Like many of his age group, her 25-year-...

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Japan starts chemical weapon destruction in China

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A Japanese-built facility in China on Monday began destroying the largest cache of World War II chemical weapons abandoned in the country, Tokyo officials said, in a rare case of co-operation between the two countries.
 
The facility has been built in Harbaling in the northeast, whe...

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Olympics will showcase Japan at its best

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Since September last year, when Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, a consensus has been gathering in Japan that the country should use the events as a springboard into a new phase of economic and social development.
 
In 1964, when Tokyo hosted the...

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Massive Volcanic Eruption in Japan

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NATURE WORLD NEWS
 
The volcano and its respective island are about 625 miles away from Tokyo, and so far, no reports have come in concerning injury or death. However, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA), this was a relatively unexpected blast, as Aso hasn't seen significant vol...

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