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Looking in from without, the Japanese sense of humor is...an acquired taste. Like the language and culture, it's often highly contextual and quite literally can't be understood until you know what seems like 200-300 inside jokes. But, there's one area where Japanese humor re...

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More than 10 years after landslide disaster legislation took effect, 32 of the 47 prefectures have yet to finish the on-site research it orders, it was learned Sunday.
 
It’s estimated there are some 520,000 possibly dangerous areas, such as steep slopes and alluvial fans...

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The idea of living in a high-rise condo in downtown Tokyo makes for a nice daydream. Between the high cost of housing and the inescapable hustle and bustle of Japan’s capital, though, when it comes time to actually pick a home, many people decide they’d rather li...

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The government-funded Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Monday it has reached an agreement with the Indonesian National Nuclear Energy Agency to cooperate in the research and development of high-temperature gas reactors.
 
Indonesia aims to begin operation of such next-gen...

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After acquiring an ownership stake in American telecommunication company, Sprint, in July 2013, SoftBank finally started getting more serious about developing a partnership with Sprint.
 
SoftBank recently announced that they have developed a smartphone platform jointly with Sprint to reduce proc...

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Japan may consider lifting its import ban on Indonesian poultry and its related products this year, an Agriculture Ministry official has said.
 
Agriculture Ministry director general for livestock and animal health, Syukur Irwanto, said recently the Japanese government had informed his ministry i...

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Indonesian Embassy in Japan held The 69th Indonesian Independence Day in the office park in Tokyo. Japan former prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda was present in the ceremony.
Fukuda who known as a great person in Japan political was presenting to the ceremony using Batik sh...

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TOKYO, Japan — If you’re wary of chicken and beef products after a major meat supply scandal in Asia, the McDonald’s in Japan could have an alternative for you — tofu and fish nuggets.
 
On Wednesday, McDonald’s in Japan rolled out Tofu Shinjo McNuggets, a doppelganger of the Chicken McNugget mad...

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A new survey by Japan’s health ministry shows that Japan’s younger people are overworked and more exhausted than their elders. Here are the highlights in three charts:
 
1. Young adults are unhappier than older people.
Japanese between the ages of 20 and 39 rated their happiness at 6.03 out of 10...

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Japanese people seem to keep living longer and longer, with a boy born last year now expected to live more than eight decades, according to the latest government data.
 
Figures on life expectancies released Thursday by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare show that a boy born in 2013 will l...

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