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Japan Under Pressure Over Past Hunting Of Endangered Whales
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JAKARTA POST
Whaling ships prepare to depart from a port in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture on July 1, 2019. Whaling ships set sail on July 1 from Japan as the country resumed commercial hunts for the first time in decades after withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission. (AFP/Kazuhiro ...
Whaling ships prepare to depart from a port in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture on July 1, 2019. Whaling ships set sail on July 1 from Japan as the country resumed commercial hunts for the first time in decades after withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission. (AFP/Kazuhiro ...
- August 17, 2019
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Krosa: One Dead, 49 Injured As Tropical Storm Hits Japan
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BBC
At least one person has died and 49 have been injured after a tropical storm barrelled through parts of Japan, state broadcaster NHK reported.
Storm Krosa made landfall near Hiroshima in southern Japan on Thursday and is now moving north, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency.
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At least one person has died and 49 have been injured after a tropical storm barrelled through parts of Japan, state broadcaster NHK reported.
Storm Krosa made landfall near Hiroshima in southern Japan on Thursday and is now moving north, according to Japan's Meteorological Agency.
More tha...
- August 17, 2019
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Kyoto Animation Suspends Kyoto Animation Awards In Aftermath Of Deadly Arson Attack
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SORA NEWS
Novel-writing contest, which accused arsonist was a failed entrant to, has been held since 2010.
Since 2010, anime production company Kyoto Animation has held an annual contest called the Kyoto Animation Awards. Despite the name, it’s actually a novel-writing contest, accepting submis...
Novel-writing contest, which accused arsonist was a failed entrant to, has been held since 2010.
Since 2010, anime production company Kyoto Animation has held an annual contest called the Kyoto Animation Awards. Despite the name, it’s actually a novel-writing contest, accepting submis...
- August 16, 2019
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Snuggle Up To The Most Handsome Gorilla On The Planet With The Shabani Arm Pillow
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JAPAN TRENDS
Anyone with an Instagram or YouTube account can become a celebrity these days. And sometimes you don’t even need to be human.
In fact, Japan has something of a tradition of turning animals into famous pop culture figures. This is especially the case with cats, such as Maru the YouT...
Anyone with an Instagram or YouTube account can become a celebrity these days. And sometimes you don’t even need to be human.
In fact, Japan has something of a tradition of turning animals into famous pop culture figures. This is especially the case with cats, such as Maru the YouT...
- August 16, 2019
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Rugby Fans Heading To Japan For World Cup Warned About Deadly Brain Infection
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SKY NEWS
English rugby legend John Bentley is raising awareness about Japanese Encephalitis, which is spread through mosquito bites.Rugby fans travelling to Japan for the World Cup are being advised to consider getting vaccinated in order to avoid contracting a deadly viral brain infection.
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English rugby legend John Bentley is raising awareness about Japanese Encephalitis, which is spread through mosquito bites.Rugby fans travelling to Japan for the World Cup are being advised to consider getting vaccinated in order to avoid contracting a deadly viral brain infection.
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- August 15, 2019
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Robot Priest Added To 400-Year-Old Buddhist Temple In Japan: 'It Will Grow In Wisdom'
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FOX NEWS
A 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, is using a $1 million humanoid to reach a younger generation, but foreigners are repulsed by it.
The Kodaji Temple, in a partnership with the robotics team at Osaka University, unveiled "Mindar" earlier this year. The robot is a 6-foot ta...
A 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, is using a $1 million humanoid to reach a younger generation, but foreigners are repulsed by it.
The Kodaji Temple, in a partnership with the robotics team at Osaka University, unveiled "Mindar" earlier this year. The robot is a 6-foot ta...
- August 15, 2019
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Powerful Typhoon To Hit Western Japan, Could Disrupt Holiday Traffic
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KYODO NEWS
Powerful Typhoon Krosa is set to make landfall in western Japan on Thursday, with the national weather agency warning of potential record rainfall, mudslides and floods across a wide area of the country's Pacific coast.
Airlines and railway operators canceled or reduced services in r...
Powerful Typhoon Krosa is set to make landfall in western Japan on Thursday, with the national weather agency warning of potential record rainfall, mudslides and floods across a wide area of the country's Pacific coast.
Airlines and railway operators canceled or reduced services in r...
- August 15, 2019
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Japan’s 10-Day Holiday Period Had Role In Unexpected GDP Rise
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INQUIRER
TOKYO — Japan’s preliminary gross domestic product in the April-June period showed growth higher than expected, supported by an increase in private consumption, but sluggish exports weighed on the growth.
The key challenge for Japan will be whether it can withstand headwinds of a plann...
TOKYO — Japan’s preliminary gross domestic product in the April-June period showed growth higher than expected, supported by an increase in private consumption, but sluggish exports weighed on the growth.
The key challenge for Japan will be whether it can withstand headwinds of a plann...
- August 14, 2019
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Aichi Triennale 2019 Comfort Women Artwork Shut Down Over Safety Fears After Right-Wing Outrage
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JAPAN TRENDS
An artwork dealing with the historical comfort women issue has ignited one of the biggest scandals in the Japanese art world.
Created by a South Korean husband-and-wife team, Statue of a Girl of Peace was an installation at the Aichi Triennale, a 75-day event that is one of Japan’s...
An artwork dealing with the historical comfort women issue has ignited one of the biggest scandals in the Japanese art world.
Created by a South Korean husband-and-wife team, Statue of a Girl of Peace was an installation at the Aichi Triennale, a 75-day event that is one of Japan’s...
- August 14, 2019
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Japan Keen to Bolster Ties with Pacific Island States
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THE DIPLOMAT
The island states of the Pacific are pivotal to Japan’s free and open Indo-Pacific strategy.
In a demonstration of Tokyo’s recent highly active foreign policy in the wider Indo-Pacific region, last week Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono made a four stop tour through the South P...
The island states of the Pacific are pivotal to Japan’s free and open Indo-Pacific strategy.
In a demonstration of Tokyo’s recent highly active foreign policy in the wider Indo-Pacific region, last week Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono made a four stop tour through the South P...
- August 12, 2019
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