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Fukushima: Japan Begins Removal Of Nuclear Fuel From Reactor Site

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BBC
 
The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has begun removing nuclear fuel from a building housing one of the reactors that melted down after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Remotely controlled equipment is lifting fuel rods from a storage pool near reactor number three.
The delicate ...

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First Exam Held In Japan For Foreigners Seeking Working Visas Under New System

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
 
Japan, gearing up to accept more foreign workers under its new visa system launched earlier this month, held a qualification exam for applicants for the first time Sunday.
The exam, which took place at several locations across the country, focused on checking knowledge and skill...

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Special Bus Promotes Tokyo Paralympics

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
With Saturday marking 500 days before the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, a promotional bus featuring Someity, the mascot for the Tokyo Paralympics, and pink Someiyoshino cherry tree flowers, drove around the construction site for the new National Stadium in Shinjuku Ward,...

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Japan's Yoshitaka Sakurada resigns as Olympics minister

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BBC
 
Japan's Olympics Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada has resigned over comments that offended people affected by a huge tsunami and earthquake in 2011.
At a fund-raising event, he suggested that backing the governing LDP member of parliament for the region was more important than its economic reviv...

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Wreckage Of Crashed Japanese F-35 Fighter Jet Found

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BBC
 
Wreckage from a Japanese F-35 stealth fighter jet has been found, a day after it disappeared from radar over the Pacific Ocean.
The pilot of the plane, however, is still missing, Japanese military officials said.
Parts of the plane have been recovered during search operations at sea.
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A Japanese F-35A Fighter Jet Is Missing; Remaining 12 Are Grounded

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DEFENSE NEWS
 
MELBOURNE, Australia — A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A fighter jet went missing off the coast of northern Japan on Tuesday, with a search mission now underway.
Local media reported that contact with the Lockheed Martin-made stealth fighter was lost just before 7:30 p.m. local ...

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Osaka Ishin No Kai Sweep Osaka Elections

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Candidates backed by the regional party Osaka Ishin no Kai won the Osaka gubernatorial and Osaka city mayoral races on Sunday, according to preliminary results for the first leg of unified local elections compiled by The Yomiuri Shimbun.
Former Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura won ...

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Japan's Emperors: From Divine Commander To 'Comforter-In-Chief'

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - When Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne, he will be taking on a role that has changed almost beyond recognition from its mythological origins.
Naruhito will be Japan's 126th emperor, in a line said to stretch back more than 2,600 years.
Recent decades hav...

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Japan (Very Carefully) Drops Plastic Explosives Onto An Asteroid

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NPR
 
Early Friday morning, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft detonated an explosive device over a small asteroid. The goal was to create a fresh crater that will later be studied by the spacecraft.
Researchers watched from mission control in Sagamihara, Japan, and clapped politely as Hayabusa2 releas...

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Every Single Nintendo Super Famicom Offered For Sale In One Bundle By Japanese Collector

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SORA NEWS
 
Over 1,000 titles, including ultra-rare unreleased games and prize versions, could be yours with just one click (and a lot of cash).
The 16-bit era of video games represents a unique stage of the medium’s history. It’s arguably as far back as you can go without getting into the arbitr...

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