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NAHA - Okinawa Gov Takeshi Onaga expressed his frustration Monday over the continued large presence of U.S. military bases in the island prefecture as it marks the 45th anniversary of its reversion to Japan from U.S. military rule.
"Even after the reversion, (Okinawa) continues to s...

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TOKYO - Japan's senior ruling party official has signalled Tokyo's readiness to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), saying it was crucial to reach a decision soon, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.
"The key would be how quickly Japan can decide...

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It was a sad day for anime fans everywhere when Studio Ghibli announced that their acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki would be retiring in 2013. Since then, however, the veteran filmmaker has been unable to tear himself aw...

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Veteran film director Yasuo Furuhata and cinematographer Daisaku Kimura, a pair who have given life to many excellent works such as
“Poppoya” (Railroad Man), have teamed up again after nine years for the film “Tsuioku” (Reminiscence), which was released last week.
Their personali...

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KITAKYUSHU — A statue of the conductor from the popular manga “Ginga Tetsudo 999” (Galaxy Express 999) recently appeared at JR Kokura Station, near where its creator, Leiji Matsumoto, used to live.
A local monorail train has also been decorated with characters from one of Matsumo...

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Daiho Yoshida, a fashion photographer who emerged in the 1960s, died at 82 on Feb. 10. An exhibition featuring his works titled “Keimyo-Syadatsu” (translated as “smart and refined”) will run through May 29 at the Hakone Museum of Photography in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Yoshid...

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TOKYO  - Women government and business leaders from over 60 countries gathered at a forum in Tokyo that began Thursday to discuss how to accelerate women's economic progress worldwide.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the 27-year-old Global Summit of Women, Japanese Prime Minister...

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TOKYO - Dozens of detainees at a Japanese immigration center continued their hunger strike on Thursday in protest against prolonged and multiple detentions, drawing fresh attention to the policy towards immigration.
Some of the hunger strikers were asylum seekers and others had live...

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A team composed of members of a national research institute and other organizations has developed a system for predicting how far a tsunami will travel inland within a few minutes after a major earthquake occurs.
This is a Cabinet Office project, initially aimed at introducing th...

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TOKYO - Thousands of people took part in a parade in Tokyo's Shibuya district Sunday to raise awareness of issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, marching on along busy shopping streets led by a float decorated in rainbow colors.
About 6,000 participated, i...

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