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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...
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...
- December 9, 2019
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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 ...
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 ...
- December 9, 2019
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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...
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...
- December 7, 2019
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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.
Opposition ...
- 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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