MAINICHI
 
President Tadakazu Kimura of The Asahi Shimbun newspaper, which came under heavy fire for past reports about "comfort women" and the Fukushima nuclear crisis, is planning to announce his resignation in mid-November, a source familiar with the situation said Wednesday.
 
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MAINICHI
 
Five utilities including Kyushu Electric Power Co. have suspended signing new contracts to buy power generated with renewable energy, such as solar power and wind power, under a system in which major electricity suppliers are required to buy such power at a fixed price. This is because...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will agree to enhance cooperation among them to create a "more peaceful and stable security environment" in the region, a Japan-ASEAN diplomatic source said Thursday, an implicit reference to disputes in the South China Sea.
 
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PCWORLD
 
NTT DoCoMo wants travelers to Japan to say more than just “sayonara” when they hear Japanese.
 
The mobile carrier is introducing an app that can instantly translate spoken Japanese into English and other languages and vice versa.
 
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JAPANTODAY
 
UNIQLO on Tuesday announced a worldwide launch of its “2014 Feel The Warmth” campaign, whereby it will give away its Heattech thermal innerwear to applicants UNIQLO selects, based on their explanation of how they or someone they know is regularly exposed to the cold through the winte...

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JAPANTODAY
 
“Super Mario Bros” creator Shigeru Miyamoto has produced some of the world’s biggest video game hits over the past three decades, and now he has added film producer to his long list of credits.
 
Miyamoto unveiled his latest project, “PIKMIN Short Movies”, at the Tokyo International ...

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JAPANTODAY
 
With the coming of the dawn in Shibuya on the morning of Nov 1, the area resembled an urban waste dump. Strewn in the streets and sidewalks were beer cans and bottles, PET bottles and plastic bags crammed with waste of all sorts. Discarded paper, dampened by the light rain that fell,...

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JAPANTODAY
“Bento” is now a common word around the world, so many of you might know that bento box means a Japanese-style lunch box. Wouldn’t it make you happy if you can eat a warm homemade lunch anytime you want without using a microwave oven?
 
Thanko’s Bento Box Pouch has USB-powered heaters ...

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JIJI PRESS
 
The dollar hit a seven-year high above ¥115 in Tokyo trading on Thursday, backed by overseas stock market gains following the U.S. midterm elections, as well as by the Bank of Japan’s expanded monetary easing.
 
The U.S. currency jumped to around ¥115.50 at one point around noon, top...

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ANIME NEWS NETWORK
 
BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. (Head Office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO, Representative Director: Shukuo Ishikawa), ASATSU-DK INC. (ADK, Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President & Group CEO: Shinichi Ueno), and Aniplex Inc. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: ...

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