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Fukushima Nuclear Plant Tries Image Overhaul
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JAPAN TODAY
FUKUSHIMA
Call it an extreme makeover: In Japan's Fukushima, officials are attempting what might seem impossible, an image overhaul at the site of the worst nuclear meltdown in decades.
At the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, there's a flashy new administrative building, debris has ...
FUKUSHIMA
Call it an extreme makeover: In Japan's Fukushima, officials are attempting what might seem impossible, an image overhaul at the site of the worst nuclear meltdown in decades.
At the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, there's a flashy new administrative building, debris has ...
- August 4, 2018
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Czech Architect’s Blueprint Shows A-Bomb Dome Before 1945 Blast
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ASAHI
HIROSHIMA--The conceptual drawing of the Atomic Bomb Dome has been discovered, showing the original structure before it was destroyed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Drawn by the Czech architect Jan Letzel (1880-1925), the watercolor painting of the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Ex...
HIROSHIMA--The conceptual drawing of the Atomic Bomb Dome has been discovered, showing the original structure before it was destroyed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Drawn by the Czech architect Jan Letzel (1880-1925), the watercolor painting of the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Ex...
- August 3, 2018
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Two Years To go: Transport Providers Gearing Up for Tokyo Games
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JAPAN TIMES
Transport operators are busy preparing for an influx of visitors from overseas during the 2020 Tokyo Games, with some accelerating the installation of equipment to show information in multiple languages and others hiring new staff to better welcome foreign tourists.
East Japan Railw...
Transport operators are busy preparing for an influx of visitors from overseas during the 2020 Tokyo Games, with some accelerating the installation of equipment to show information in multiple languages and others hiring new staff to better welcome foreign tourists.
East Japan Railw...
- August 3, 2018
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As Heat Wave Continues, Chickens aAlso Keep Cool
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THE JAPAN NEWS
SAITAMA — Workers at one poultry farm have had their hands full spraying water on chickens to keep them cool this summer, as scorching heat continues across Japan.
The temperature inside Shinohara Yokeijo egg farm’s poultry houses reach 40 C on some mornings, according to the far...
SAITAMA — Workers at one poultry farm have had their hands full spraying water on chickens to keep them cool this summer, as scorching heat continues across Japan.
The temperature inside Shinohara Yokeijo egg farm’s poultry houses reach 40 C on some mornings, according to the far...
- August 2, 2018
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Japanese Government’s Newest Plan to Fight Overwork: Give Employees Monday Morning Off
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ROCKET NEWS
Shining Monday initiative sounds great for anyone who likes to party on Sunday night, or just would rather not be working on Monday morning.
Here’s a strange aspect of adult life. Even though Sunday is a day off for most people, Sunday night often is often the low point, in terms of...
Shining Monday initiative sounds great for anyone who likes to party on Sunday night, or just would rather not be working on Monday morning.
Here’s a strange aspect of adult life. Even though Sunday is a day off for most people, Sunday night often is often the low point, in terms of...
- August 2, 2018
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Launches First TV Commercial Since Fukushima Disaster
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JAPAN TRENDS
Formerly one of the biggest advertisers in Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Company ceased running TV ads in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
Now it has returned to television screens in the Japanese capital with a new commercial, which conveys a message of household s...
Formerly one of the biggest advertisers in Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Company ceased running TV ads in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
Now it has returned to television screens in the Japanese capital with a new commercial, which conveys a message of household s...
- August 1, 2018
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University to Fire Ex-coaches Over Player's Dirty Tackle
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - A university in Tokyo decided Monday it will dismiss two former coaches of its American football team over a dangerous late tackle by one of its players during an intercollegiate game in May that injured an opposing player.
Nihon University's decision comes after the governi...
TOKYO - A university in Tokyo decided Monday it will dismiss two former coaches of its American football team over a dangerous late tackle by one of its players during an intercollegiate game in May that injured an opposing player.
Nihon University's decision comes after the governi...
- July 31, 2018
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Typhoon Jongdari: Japan Storm Cuts Power to Thousands
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BBC
A powerful storm has hit central and western Japan, injuring at least 21 people and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes.
Typhoon Jongdari (or "skylark" in Korean) brought torrential rain and winds of up to 180km/h (110mph).
It made landfall on the country's main island, Honshu, at 0...
A powerful storm has hit central and western Japan, injuring at least 21 people and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes.
Typhoon Jongdari (or "skylark" in Korean) brought torrential rain and winds of up to 180km/h (110mph).
It made landfall on the country's main island, Honshu, at 0...
- July 30, 2018
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A Late Addition to Urban Culture, Parks Say A Lot About Life in Japan
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JAPAN TIMES
“Life is park!” proclaims Brutus magazine.
The English isn’t good but the sentiment is. A veritable parkland is Japan. Wikipedia lists 34 national and 56 quasi-national parks. With these Brutus is not concerned. It celebrates the less imposing municipal park, which may be as spac...
“Life is park!” proclaims Brutus magazine.
The English isn’t good but the sentiment is. A veritable parkland is Japan. Wikipedia lists 34 national and 56 quasi-national parks. With these Brutus is not concerned. It celebrates the less imposing municipal park, which may be as spac...
- July 28, 2018
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Japan Executes Six Aum Shinrikyo Cultists, Bringing Hanging Total to 13 This Month
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ROCKET NEWS
Number of executions now equals that of Tokyo subway gas attack deaths.
Japan’s Ministry of Justice has announced that on the morning of July 26 six members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, the organization behind the 1995 Tokyo sarin gas attack, were executed. As is customary in Japan, t...
Number of executions now equals that of Tokyo subway gas attack deaths.
Japan’s Ministry of Justice has announced that on the morning of July 26 six members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, the organization behind the 1995 Tokyo sarin gas attack, were executed. As is customary in Japan, t...
- July 27, 2018
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