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WANIMA To Release New Single “Good Job!!” In March

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ARAMA JAPAN
 
Earlier this week, pop-punk band WANIMA announced that they will be releasing their fourth single “Good Job!!” on March 6th.  “Good Job!!” will include the first new material from the group since their digital single “Drive”, and will likewise be their first physical release since “...

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Japan's Olympic Committee President Under Criminal Investigation

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CBC
 
 Another black eye for the OlympicsThe head of Japan's Olympic Committee has been placed under formal criminal investigation in France over allegations that he paid bribes to help Tokyo win the rights to host the 2020 Summer Games.
Tsunekazu Takeda, who competed in show jumping at the 1972 ...

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Abe Says World Does Not Want No-Deal Brexit

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JAPAN TODAY
 
LONDON - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that the world did not want to see a disorderly Brexit and that he fully supported British Prime Minister Theresa May's withdrawal deal from the European Union now facing defeat in parliament.
Some of Japan's leading compa...

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Japan Starts Asian Cup With Win Over Turkmenistan

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Japan’s quest for a record fifth Asian Cup title got going Wednesday with a 3-2 victory over Turkmenistan.
After giving up an early goal, the Japanese scored three in quick succession to turn the game around.
 
Yuya Osako scored in the 56th ...

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Japan’s ‘King Of Tuna’ Pays Record $3 Million For Bluefin At New Tokyo Fish Market

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NEW YORK TIMES
 
The first tuna auction of the year at Tokyo’s new fish market set a record price — more than $3 million — for a giant bluefin tuna, a critically endangered species.
The first tuna auction of the year at Tokyo’s new fish market set a high bar on Saturday after a restaurant chain p...

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Japan's Shinzo Abe Says Will Push For Peace Treaty With Russia

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AL JAZEERA
 
Japanese PM hopes for deal with Vladimir Putin to end 70-year-old dispute over four islands at an upcoming summit.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to push forward towards a peace treaty with Russia to formally end a decades-long territorial dispute that began during Worl...

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Japan Emperor Greets Public In Final New Year’s Appearance

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MYRTLEBEAH ONLINE
 
TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Akihito waved on Wednesday to throngs of well-wishers eager to see his final New Year's appearance before abdicating in several months.
"I am truly happy to celebrate the New Year with all of you under such cloudless skies," the 85-year-old emperor tol...

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Flying Fireball Seen Over Western Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
OSAKA - A flying fireball was seen over a wide area of western Japan early Thursday, with astronomical experts saying it may have been caused by a meteor.
Masayoshi Ueda, a 67-year-old amateur astronomer, successfully captured images of the object around 4:50 a.m. Thursday at his ho...

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Van Ploughs Into Tokyo Pedestrians Headed For New Year's Prayers

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BBC
 
A small van has ploughed into pedestrians celebrating the New Year on one of Tokyo's most famous streets.
Eight people were injured, one seriously, by the attacker who struck in the Harajuku fashion district shortly after midnight.
The street, which was sealed off to traffic, was packed wit...

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Tokyo Bullet Train Disruption Affects 230,000 Passengers

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Year-end train services were greatly disrupted in Tokyo and its vicinity Sunday due mainly to a fault detected on a shinkansen bullet train car at Tokyo Station, affecting nearly 228,700 passengers, the operator said.
A total of 376 bullet trains were suspended or delayed fo...

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