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Japan is buying 3 Global Hawk drones

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STRIPES
 
Japan will buy three Global Hawk drones and may fly them out of Misawa Air Base, according to Japanese media.
 
State Broadcaster NHK and the Kyodo news agency reported Monday on plans to buy the Northrop Grumman-built Global Hawks along with four E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early-warning air...

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Japan recession could slow some U.S. companies

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DALLAS NEWS
 
Japan has slipped back into a recession for the second time in two years. That could mean more trouble for a range of U.S. companies and industries that count on the country for sales. Best known as an exporter of cars, gadgets and comic books, Japan is also a key consumer of U.S. g...

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Japan comes calling on mango import from India

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BUSINESS STANDARD
 
In a significant change in the sentiment post Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Japan, the Japanese authority has expedited procedural obligations to step up mango import from India.
 
Advancing the process, Japanese quarantine authorities have sought details of V...

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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Nagano in Japan, injuring at least 39 and destroying 10 houses

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ABC NEWS
 
Central Japan has been hit with a magnitude 6.7 earthquake, injuring at least 39 people.
 
The earthquake hit the mountainous Nagano Prefecture and caused the collapse of 10 homes, temporarily trapping 21 people.
 
The quake caused landslides blocking eight routes into the affected are...

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Japan investing in robotic workforce to regain status as world's top manufacturer

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ABC NEWS
 
Once the undisputed world leader in robotic technology, Japan's supremacy in the field is being challenged by rival robot producing countries.
 
Now the government is pouring money into regaining that place to ensure the robot age starts in Japan.
 
Pepper is the world's first emo robo...

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Japanese-inspired refrigerator

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JAPANTODAY
 
Most people spend far more time looking into their refrigerator, hoping they somehow missed a plate of tasty snacks, than looking at their refrigerator. Even when the door is properly closed, we’re more likely to be reading the notes stuck there than admiring the design of the applia...

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Japan’s Biggest Problem Is Basically Unfixable

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BUSINESS INSIDER
 
Japan’s economy is in trouble. The latest GDP figures show that it’s currently (and unexpectedly) in recession.
 
In the long term, this is largely a story about demographics, and Japan is fighting an uphill battle.
 
Currently, 25% of Japan’s population is over the age of 65, ...

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M5.3 quake hits off Fukushima, jolts Kanto; no tsunami alert issued

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JAPANTODAY
 
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck in the sea off Fukushima Prefecture at 10:51 a.m. Thursday, but no tsunami alert was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
 
The agency said the epicenter was 40 kilometers deep.
 
The quake registered a 4 in Fukushima Prefecture, 3 i...

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Little Tokyo popping up in Jakarta suburb

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NEWS ON JAPAN
 
An Indonesian conglomerate owned by ethnic Chinese plans to develop a "Little Tokyo" on the outskirts of this capital city to cater to the growing number of Japanese sent here by their employers back home.
Lippo Group has teamed up with the Toyota Motor group and other Japanese co...

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Tokyo to set up 80 hydrogen stations by 2025

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NEWS ON JAPAN
 
The Tokyo metropolitan government Tuesday announced a plan to increase the number of hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles in Tokyo to 35 by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and to 80 by 2025.
 
"We would like to make a (hydrogen utilization) model first in Tokyo in the run-up to nation...

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