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Triumph For Japan On The First Day Of The World Judo Masters

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EURO NEWS
 
Ryuju Nagayama of Japan put on a show on the first day of the World Judo Masters.
One of the most hotly anticipated events on the Judo calendar, it’s a title coveted by all athletes and Nagayama won it in style!
He scored Ippon in every one of his contests as he blasted his way past a...

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Pokemon Protest: Activists At COP25 Slam Japan Coal Plants

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AL JAZEERA
 
Climate advocates reject Japan's embrace of dirty fossil fuel for energy security at home and money-making abroad.
Madrid, Spain - At the hulking convention centre on the outskirts of Madrid where the United Nations is hosting the COP25 climate conference, protesters may be strugglin...

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Japan Has ‘Complex Feelings’ in Overcoming Coal Addiction

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japan needs to overcome what United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres labeled a “coal addiction,” and the issue is causing mixed feelings among its officials attending climate change talks this week in Madrid.
The COP25 meeting in Spain may boost awareness among the Japanese ...

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World's First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Launched In Japan

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RECHARGE NEWS
 
The Suiso Frontier is a key part of the HySTRA demonstration project, which will see hydrogen shipped 9,000 km from southeast Australia to the Japanese city of Kobe
The world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, built to ship large quantities cryogenically frozen H2 internationally...

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Japan Police Bust Three People Trading Uranium Online

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NEW YORK POST
 
TOKYO — Japanese police have caught 3 people, including a teenager, trading uranium online in violation of laws on nuclear materials, Kyodo News said on Tuesday.
A 17-year-old high school student and 61-year-old pharmacist are suspected of buying uranium in an online auction for s...

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At Japan’s Most Elite University, Just 1 in 5 Students Is a Woman

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NEW YORK TIMES
 
TOKYO — From a young age, Satomi Hayashi studied hard and excelled academically. It seemed only natural that she would follow in her father’s footsteps and attend the University of Tokyo, Japan’s most prestigious institution.
As soon as she was admitted, her friends warned that s...

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Plane Carrying Nakamura's Body Arrives In Japan

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NHK
 
The body of a Japanese aid worker who was shot dead in Afghanistan has arrived in Japan.
Dr. Tetsu Nakamura died on Wednesday after being ambushed by a group of unidentified gunmen in the city of Jalalabad in the eastern province of Nangarhar.
The plane carrying his remains touched down at ...

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Japan Postpones Debate On Imperial Succession As Divide Surfaces

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KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government has decided to postpone holding full-fledged talks on how to achieve a stable imperial succession in the country to next spring as a divide in views has surfaced even within the ruling party.
Sources close to the matter recently said that as Crown Prince Fumih...

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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...

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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 ...

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