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TOKYO — A “scorpion” robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced meltdown had its mission aborted after the probe ran into trouble, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said Thursday.
TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plan...

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MORIOKA — Relying on its batting prowess, an Iwate Prefecture team with just 10 players gained a berth at the 89th National Invitational High School Baseball Tournament at Koshien Stadium, overcoming the disadvantage of limited fielding practices because of the lack of players.
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Further cementing his place as the top star in Japanese architecture today, Kengo Kuma will next design a luxury hotel in Ginza set to open in early 2020.
In addition to designing the new Yamanote Line station with a bravado combination of wood and glass, as well as the National St...

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TOKYO — Recently one part-time job has been quickly gaining praise online as the best-part time job in Japan: being paid to take naps.
The part-time job is part of a contest that is being held for the opening of the upcoming anime movie “Hirune Hime” (“Napping Princess”) directed by...

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These days, it’s not uncommon to find matcha green tea in cookies, cakes and ice cream, but this might be a first for ramen. Yes, you read that correctly: for the Cup Noodle Matcha Seafood Flavor, the storied instant noodle maker Nissin is dressing up one of their most popular Cup ...

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 TOKYO — Japan should push back if President-elect Donald Trump bases trade and other economic policy on “wrong economics,” an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Reuters in an unusually direct expression of concern about potential protectionism.
Koichi Hamada, emeritus profes...

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In 2015, ANA generated interest worldwide and a collective jaw-drop when it announced three Star Wars airplanes for its fleet.
Evidently the planes in Star Wars-themed exteriors are popular and proving a good promotional strategy, since ANA has returned with a new Boeing 777 with a...

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Companies are increasing their efforts to raise employees’ awareness of so-called maternity harassment, the unfair treatment of women in the workplace who are pregnant or have children, under a revised law requiring them to take preventative measures against such harassment (see ...

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Kisenosato has long been one of the top wrestlers in sumo, but he finally made it to the top of the mountain on Saturday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
The ozeki won his match, and later watched as yokozuna Hakuho lost to No. 10 maegashira Takanoiwa in the Day 14 finale, ...

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A project team including the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), the Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) and other institutions has succeeded in developing the basic technology to predict the coming of disastrous torrential rain in specific areas a...

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