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A super typhoon on course to hit Japan over the weekend is as powerful as the deadly storm that ripped through the Philippines in 2013 killing thousands of people, meteorologists said Wednesday
 
The monstrous storm, named Vongfong, was p...

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Three Japanese-born researchers on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize for Physics for inventing the LED lamp, a boon in the fight against global warming and aiding people in poverty.
 
The trio are Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura, a researcher who is currently based in the Un...

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Evening viewers in much of Asia and early risers in parts of the Americas were treated to a stunning lunar eclipse on Wednesday, though clouds obscured it for some.
 
The lucky ones saw the moon turn orange or red in what is known as a “blood moon.” The hue results from sunlight ...

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If you visit the Toshiba booth at CEATEC this week you’ll be greeted by Aiko Chihira, who can communicate in sign language . . . and who just happens to be an android.
 
In the future Toshiba Corp. foresees its humanoid communication ro...

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Those who patronize their local Burger King next week might have black teeth by the time they leave.
 
Burger King Japan announced Wednesday that its popular “black burger” series will return on Sept. 19 and be blacker than ever.
 
This time, the fast-food chain will introduce two new ...

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East Japan Railway Co. will tout its Shinkansen system in Kuala Lumpur to help win an order for a high-speed railway project that will link Malaysia and Singapore, informed sources have disclosed.
 
The JR East group is expected to run Shinkansen posters as early as next month on a fou...

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Japan's three largest mobile phone carriers said Sept. 10 that they will start sales of Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Sept. 19.
The new, thinner models come with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD displays and include innovative te...

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Government officials and business leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathered Tuesday in Myanmar’s capital for their first talks on business promotion.
 
Participants hope to create demand in Southeast Asia in promising sectors such as the environment and medicine, ...

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pledged full support for victims of last week’s massive landslides in Hiroshima, as he made his first visit since the disaster to the city.
 
The death toll from the mudslides, which buried dozens of homes, rose to 54, with a further 28 people missing as of Mon...

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Indonesia has revoked a four-year ban on beef and cattle imports from Japan, in a move to reduce dependence on Australian shipments and diversify its supply sources, an official in the Southeast Asian nation's agriculture ministry said on Friday.
 
The move follows the a...

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