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Nobel winner Nakamura meets Obama
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THE JAPAN NEWS
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Shuji Nakamura, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, met with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday together with three other American Nobel laureates this year.
According to Nakamura, professor at the University of Cal...
THE JAPAN NEWS
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Shuji Nakamura, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, met with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday together with three other American Nobel laureates this year.
According to Nakamura, professor at the University of Cal...
- November 26, 2014
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Sumitomo Electric develops network camera-enabled 'Smart Chaser'
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JAPANTODAY
TOKYO — Sumitomo Electric has developed a network camera-enabled device, “Smart Chaser.” As part of its lineup of Video Content Analysis (VCA) Units, “Smart Chaser,” is able to automatically detect a person from a surveillance camera image using advanced image recognition technology....
TOKYO — Sumitomo Electric has developed a network camera-enabled device, “Smart Chaser.” As part of its lineup of Video Content Analysis (VCA) Units, “Smart Chaser,” is able to automatically detect a person from a surveillance camera image using advanced image recognition technology....
- November 26, 2014
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Rare albino dolphin captured in Japan's 'Cove'
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JAPANTODAY
TOKYO — A rare albino dolphin has been captured by Japanese fishermen, according to a campaign group staging a protest against the sale or slaughter of the creatures.
The albino Risso’s dolphin was driven into a cove over the weekend by fishermen at Taiji in ...
JAPANTODAY
TOKYO — A rare albino dolphin has been captured by Japanese fishermen, according to a campaign group staging a protest against the sale or slaughter of the creatures.
The albino Risso’s dolphin was driven into a cove over the weekend by fishermen at Taiji in ...
- November 26, 2014
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Local governments finally getting around to public toilets
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan is a country of tradeoffs. Though there is an intentional paucity of public waste receptacles, there are plenty of free public restrooms, something that foreign tourists should note with appreciation. What they may not appreciate is the fact that most of...
JAPAN TIMES
Japan is a country of tradeoffs. Though there is an intentional paucity of public waste receptacles, there are plenty of free public restrooms, something that foreign tourists should note with appreciation. What they may not appreciate is the fact that most of...
- November 26, 2014
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Astro Boy gets green light in robot-branded Sagami
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JAPAN TIMES
Astro Boy is using his seven powers not to fight evil to but to direct traffic in Kangawa as a new traffic light was erected in the prefecture using Astro Boy’s image as the pedestrian walk signals.
The traffic light was created to draw attention to the Saga...
JAPAN TIMES
Astro Boy is using his seven powers not to fight evil to but to direct traffic in Kangawa as a new traffic light was erected in the prefecture using Astro Boy’s image as the pedestrian walk signals.
The traffic light was created to draw attention to the Saga...
- November 26, 2014
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The Osaka imam who represents Islam’s growth in Japan
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JAPAN TIMES
IBARAKI, OSAKA PREF. – An Egyptian legal scholar based in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, says he is working to increase understanding between the Japanese people and the more than 100,000 Muslims who live among them.
Islam has gradually put down roots in Japan. ...
JAPAN TIMES
IBARAKI, OSAKA PREF. – An Egyptian legal scholar based in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, says he is working to increase understanding between the Japanese people and the more than 100,000 Muslims who live among them.
Islam has gradually put down roots in Japan. ...
- November 26, 2014
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World War II haunts Japan's future
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ASIA TIMES
By Francesco Sisci
BEIJING - Understanding what Japan is thinking or what it intends to do is difficult, if not near impossible, at the best of times, let alone now. Yet, if I were Japanese and worried about Beijing's rise, I would enact a simple policy of en...
ASIA TIMES
By Francesco Sisci
BEIJING - Understanding what Japan is thinking or what it intends to do is difficult, if not near impossible, at the best of times, let alone now. Yet, if I were Japanese and worried about Beijing's rise, I would enact a simple policy of en...
- November 26, 2014
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These Are The High Tech Military Systems Japan Is Purchasing To Counter China
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BUSINESS INSIDER
Japan is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with China, its powerful and often aggressive neighbor.
Although the two countries have sought to improve relations and find common ground over a daunting range of disagreements relating to everything f...
BUSINESS INSIDER
Japan is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with China, its powerful and often aggressive neighbor.
Although the two countries have sought to improve relations and find common ground over a daunting range of disagreements relating to everything f...
- November 26, 2014
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Magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocks former Japanese Winter Olympics venue, flattening homes and injuring more than 20 people
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DAILYMAIL
A strong earthquake struck a ski resort that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, flattening homes and injuring more than 22 people.
The magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocked a mountainous area of central Japan near Nagano city shortly after 10pm on Saturday, leaving three people with serious...
A strong earthquake struck a ski resort that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, flattening homes and injuring more than 22 people.
The magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocked a mountainous area of central Japan near Nagano city shortly after 10pm on Saturday, leaving three people with serious...
- November 25, 2014
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Why US, Japan and Australia allying 'Iron Triangle'?
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CNTV
The G20 leaders recently met in Brisbane, Australia, to promote world economic recovery, growth and employment. On the sidelines of the summit, leaders of BRICS held an informal meeting, echoing the call of the G20, while leaders of the US, Japan and Australia talked about freedom of navig...
The G20 leaders recently met in Brisbane, Australia, to promote world economic recovery, growth and employment. On the sidelines of the summit, leaders of BRICS held an informal meeting, echoing the call of the G20, while leaders of the US, Japan and Australia talked about freedom of navig...
- November 25, 2014
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