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Japan eyes military aid to spur defense exports, build security ties
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REUTERS
Japan is considering creating a government-backed financing arm for weapons exports, a move that would accelerate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shift away from the country's pacifist past and strengthen Tokyo's regional security ties as China's military power grows.
As a first step, the...
Japan is considering creating a government-backed financing arm for weapons exports, a move that would accelerate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shift away from the country's pacifist past and strengthen Tokyo's regional security ties as China's military power grows.
As a first step, the...
- December 1, 2014
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Tools in aging Japan: Robotic spines & Segway-like stools
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SF GATE
HINOEMATA, Japan — The video phone in Hirando Hoshi’s living room rings.
Hoshi, a trim man in his late 70s, kneels on the floor and taps the phone as a cold wind outside strips autumn leaves from the trees. The public health nurse for his small mountain village appears, her warm face ...
HINOEMATA, Japan — The video phone in Hirando Hoshi’s living room rings.
Hoshi, a trim man in his late 70s, kneels on the floor and taps the phone as a cold wind outside strips autumn leaves from the trees. The public health nurse for his small mountain village appears, her warm face ...
- December 1, 2014
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Transport ministry invites bids for YS-11
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The transport ministry is inviting bids for a Japanese-developed YS-11 turboprop airplane that was formerly used in civil aviation.
After the plane was decommissioned, the ministry used it to check the radio waves that guide arriving airplanes to runways at airports across the ...
The transport ministry is inviting bids for a Japanese-developed YS-11 turboprop airplane that was formerly used in civil aviation.
After the plane was decommissioned, the ministry used it to check the radio waves that guide arriving airplanes to runways at airports across the ...
- November 28, 2014
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Saying ‘Hello’ to Kitty on her 40th birthday
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THE JAPAN NEWS
By Shoji Ichihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Hello Kitty has turned 40.
After entering the world on Nov. 1, 1974, the iconic character produced by Sanrio Co. has been loved by millions of people around the world, regardless of gender and age.
Kitty, whose real name suppos...
By Shoji Ichihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Hello Kitty has turned 40.
After entering the world on Nov. 1, 1974, the iconic character produced by Sanrio Co. has been loved by millions of people around the world, regardless of gender and age.
Kitty, whose real name suppos...
- November 28, 2014
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E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times carcinogens: Japan research
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DAILY MAIL
E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the level of cancer-causing agents in regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said Thursday, the latest blow to an invention once heralded as less harmful than smoking.
The electronic devices -- increasingly popular around the world, particularly am...
E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the level of cancer-causing agents in regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said Thursday, the latest blow to an invention once heralded as less harmful than smoking.
The electronic devices -- increasingly popular around the world, particularly am...
- November 28, 2014
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Japan has failed to learn from Germany’s renewable-energy mess
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THE ECONOMIST
EIGHTY miles north-west of Fukushima’s hulking nuclear corpse, Yauemon Sato, a small businessman, has charged into the solar-power business. Mr Sato has rented land, hired a workforce and lined up ¥80m ($6.8m) in capital from local investors and banks. His company says it can prod...
EIGHTY miles north-west of Fukushima’s hulking nuclear corpse, Yauemon Sato, a small businessman, has charged into the solar-power business. Mr Sato has rented land, hired a workforce and lined up ¥80m ($6.8m) in capital from local investors and banks. His company says it can prod...
- November 28, 2014
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Architectural structure of houses likely reduced quake damage
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THE JAPAN NEWS
By Shinji Aso / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Architectural structures aimed at withstanding heavy snow may have helped fewer houses collapse in the earthquake that struck northern Nagano Prefecture late Saturday than in previous quakes of similar intensity in the nation.
Expert...
By Shinji Aso / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Architectural structures aimed at withstanding heavy snow may have helped fewer houses collapse in the earthquake that struck northern Nagano Prefecture late Saturday than in previous quakes of similar intensity in the nation.
Expert...
- November 27, 2014
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NHK announces lineup for 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' on New Year's Eve
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — NHK on Wednesday announced the lineup for its popular New Year’s Eve program “Kohaku Uta Gassen” (Red and White Song Contest). The contest is being held for the 65th year.
Of the 51 acts, three will be making their debut for the Red (women’s) team—HKT48, May J and veteran ...
TOKYO — NHK on Wednesday announced the lineup for its popular New Year’s Eve program “Kohaku Uta Gassen” (Red and White Song Contest). The contest is being held for the 65th year.
Of the 51 acts, three will be making their debut for the Red (women’s) team—HKT48, May J and veteran ...
- November 27, 2014
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Washi paper added to list of UNESCO intangible heritage items
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday decided to include traditional Japanese handmade paper (“washi”) to its list of intangible cultural heritage items.
The decision was made during the 9th session of the intangible cul...
TOKYO — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday decided to include traditional Japanese handmade paper (“washi”) to its list of intangible cultural heritage items.
The decision was made during the 9th session of the intangible cul...
- November 27, 2014
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Thanko - USB rice ball warming pouch
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AKIHABARA NEWS
Thanko made an innovative product for Japanese traditional food, Onigiri (Rice Ball), as a follow-up to their USB warming bento box pouch released last month.
It's a small pouch that a convenience store rice ball will fit into and will make the rice ba...
AKIHABARA NEWS
Thanko made an innovative product for Japanese traditional food, Onigiri (Rice Ball), as a follow-up to their USB warming bento box pouch released last month.
It's a small pouch that a convenience store rice ball will fit into and will make the rice ba...
- November 26, 2014
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