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Japanese Island Could Become An Unsinkable US Aircraft Carrier
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CNN
Hong Kong (CNN)Three square miles of volcanic rock on the edge of the East China Sea may one day be used as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for the United States Navy in the event of war in Asia.
Japan's government announced this week that it's buying Mageshima Island, an uninhabited outcrop...
Hong Kong (CNN)Three square miles of volcanic rock on the edge of the East China Sea may one day be used as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for the United States Navy in the event of war in Asia.
Japan's government announced this week that it's buying Mageshima Island, an uninhabited outcrop...
- December 7, 2019
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As Scandal Simmers, Majority Of Japanese Firms Want Abe To Finish Term
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - A majority of Japanese firms want long-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to finish his term to September 2021 but fewer than one in five say he should stay beyond then, a Reuters poll showed Friday, as allegations that he broke campaign laws erode public support.
Opposition ...
TOKYO - A majority of Japanese firms want long-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to finish his term to September 2021 but fewer than one in five say he should stay beyond then, a Reuters poll showed Friday, as allegations that he broke campaign laws erode public support.
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- December 6, 2019
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Candlelight Vigil For Japan Doctor Nakamura Held In Afghan Capital
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KYODO NEWS
A candlelight vigil for Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, an aid worker who was killed in a shooting this week in eastern Afghanistan with five others, was held Thursday in the country's capital of Kabul.
Afghans lit candles in a square near the Japanese Embassy and remembered Nakam...
A candlelight vigil for Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, an aid worker who was killed in a shooting this week in eastern Afghanistan with five others, was held Thursday in the country's capital of Kabul.
Afghans lit candles in a square near the Japanese Embassy and remembered Nakam...
- December 6, 2019
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A Man Called A Telecom Company 24,000 Times To Complain. Now He's Been Arrested
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CNN
Tokyo (CNN)A 71-year-old man who allegedly made 24,000 toll-free calls to a telecoms provider to complain that the company had violated his contract has been arrested by police in Japan.
The man, identified as Akitoshi Okamoto, was taken into police custody on November 26 on suspicion of "f...
Tokyo (CNN)A 71-year-old man who allegedly made 24,000 toll-free calls to a telecoms provider to complain that the company had violated his contract has been arrested by police in Japan.
The man, identified as Akitoshi Okamoto, was taken into police custody on November 26 on suspicion of "f...
- December 5, 2019
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Radiation Hot Spots Found Near Japan's Olympic Torch Relay Site
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TIME
Tepco removed tainted soil near the sports complex where the 2020 Olympic torch relay will start in Japan after Greenpeace Japan found radiation hot spots there, utility spokesman Koichiro Shiraki said Wednesday.
Tepco cleaned a tainted area in Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday after it cond...
Tepco removed tainted soil near the sports complex where the 2020 Olympic torch relay will start in Japan after Greenpeace Japan found radiation hot spots there, utility spokesman Koichiro Shiraki said Wednesday.
Tepco cleaned a tainted area in Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday after it cond...
- December 4, 2019
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Official: Japanese Doctor Dies After Attack In Afghanistan
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THE JAPAN NEWS
KABUL (AP) — A Japanese physician and aid worker in eastern Afghanistan died of his wounds after an attack Wednesday that also killed five Afghans, including the doctor’s bodyguards, the driver and a passenger, a hospital spokesman said.
The attack in Nangarhar province targeted ...
KABUL (AP) — A Japanese physician and aid worker in eastern Afghanistan died of his wounds after an attack Wednesday that also killed five Afghans, including the doctor’s bodyguards, the driver and a passenger, a hospital spokesman said.
The attack in Nangarhar province targeted ...
- December 4, 2019
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L’Arc～En～Ciel Opens Official Youtube Channel
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ARAMA JAPAN
Legendary rock band L’Arc~en~Ciel is finally catching up with the times! On the bands various official social media accounts, they shared the very exciting news that they now have their very own YouTube channel. The videos also are not restricted to Japan only!
Currently 3 full MVs ...
Legendary rock band L’Arc~en~Ciel is finally catching up with the times! On the bands various official social media accounts, they shared the very exciting news that they now have their very own YouTube channel. The videos also are not restricted to Japan only!
Currently 3 full MVs ...
- December 4, 2019
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Japan To Require Drone Registration To Find Owners Following Accidents
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JAPAN TIMES
Owners of drones will be required to register their remote-controlled aircraft with the government so officials can quickly identify them after accidents, according to the land ministry.
The government has yet to decide when to introduce the system, but it will include the necessary...
Owners of drones will be required to register their remote-controlled aircraft with the government so officials can quickly identify them after accidents, according to the land ministry.
The government has yet to decide when to introduce the system, but it will include the necessary...
- December 3, 2019
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Japan To Buy $146 Million Island For US Military Drills
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JAKARTA POST
Japan said Monday it had agreed to buy an uninhabited island off its southwest coast for $146 million, eyeing it for US military drills.
Tokyo and Washington agreed in 2011 to relocate a training site for US fighter jets to Mageshima island, around 30 kilometres off the southwester...
Japan said Monday it had agreed to buy an uninhabited island off its southwest coast for $146 million, eyeing it for US military drills.
Tokyo and Washington agreed in 2011 to relocate a training site for US fighter jets to Mageshima island, around 30 kilometres off the southwester...
- December 3, 2019
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Woman Takes Helm Of Japanese Aegis Destroyer For 1st Time
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JAPAN TODAY
KYOTO - Capt Miho Otani became the first woman to take the helm of a Japanese Aegis destroyer on Monday, pledging to set an example for other female sailors to follow.
"I expect you to pursue our missions without hesitation," Otani, 48, told the 300-member crew of the Myoko, the Aeg...
KYOTO - Capt Miho Otani became the first woman to take the helm of a Japanese Aegis destroyer on Monday, pledging to set an example for other female sailors to follow.
"I expect you to pursue our missions without hesitation," Otani, 48, told the 300-member crew of the Myoko, the Aeg...
- December 2, 2019
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