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Aum cult continues growing
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Public Security Intelligence Agency requested the Public Security Examination Commission on Monday to extend the surveillance period of two religious groups originating from the Aum Supreme Truth cult for another three years before the current period expires at the end of Jan...
The Public Security Intelligence Agency requested the Public Security Examination Commission on Monday to extend the surveillance period of two religious groups originating from the Aum Supreme Truth cult for another three years before the current period expires at the end of Jan...
- December 2, 2014
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In Japan's fading hinterland, skeptics doubt 'Abenomics' will help economy
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JAPAN TODAY
Mihoko Asaka wants to know how candidates in this month’s election in Japan will create jobs and halt the drastic population decline that is bleeding her home region of youth and vitality, but has little hope they will offer real solutions.
Like many of his age group, her 25-year-...
Mihoko Asaka wants to know how candidates in this month’s election in Japan will create jobs and halt the drastic population decline that is bleeding her home region of youth and vitality, but has little hope they will offer real solutions.
Like many of his age group, her 25-year-...
- December 2, 2014
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Japan starts chemical weapon destruction in China
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JAPAN TODAY
A Japanese-built facility in China on Monday began destroying the largest cache of World War II chemical weapons abandoned in the country, Tokyo officials said, in a rare case of co-operation between the two countries.
The facility has been built in Harbaling in the northeast, whe...
A Japanese-built facility in China on Monday began destroying the largest cache of World War II chemical weapons abandoned in the country, Tokyo officials said, in a rare case of co-operation between the two countries.
The facility has been built in Harbaling in the northeast, whe...
- December 2, 2014
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Olympics will showcase Japan at its best
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Since September last year, when Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, a consensus has been gathering in Japan that the country should use the events as a springboard into a new phase of economic and social development.
In 1964, when Tokyo hosted the...
Since September last year, when Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, a consensus has been gathering in Japan that the country should use the events as a springboard into a new phase of economic and social development.
In 1964, when Tokyo hosted the...
- December 1, 2014
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Massive Volcanic Eruption in Japan
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NATURE WORLD NEWS
The volcano and its respective island are about 625 miles away from Tokyo, and so far, no reports have come in concerning injury or death. However, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA), this was a relatively unexpected blast, as Aso hasn't seen significant vol...
The volcano and its respective island are about 625 miles away from Tokyo, and so far, no reports have come in concerning injury or death. However, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA), this was a relatively unexpected blast, as Aso hasn't seen significant vol...
- December 1, 2014
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Japan eyes military aid to spur defense exports, build security ties
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REUTERS
Japan is considering creating a government-backed financing arm for weapons exports, a move that would accelerate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shift away from the country's pacifist past and strengthen Tokyo's regional security ties as China's military power grows.
As a first step, the...
Japan is considering creating a government-backed financing arm for weapons exports, a move that would accelerate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shift away from the country's pacifist past and strengthen Tokyo's regional security ties as China's military power grows.
As a first step, the...
- December 1, 2014
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Tools in aging Japan: Robotic spines & Segway-like stools
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SF GATE
HINOEMATA, Japan — The video phone in Hirando Hoshi’s living room rings.
Hoshi, a trim man in his late 70s, kneels on the floor and taps the phone as a cold wind outside strips autumn leaves from the trees. The public health nurse for his small mountain village appears, her warm face ...
HINOEMATA, Japan — The video phone in Hirando Hoshi’s living room rings.
Hoshi, a trim man in his late 70s, kneels on the floor and taps the phone as a cold wind outside strips autumn leaves from the trees. The public health nurse for his small mountain village appears, her warm face ...
- December 1, 2014
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Transport ministry invites bids for YS-11
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The transport ministry is inviting bids for a Japanese-developed YS-11 turboprop airplane that was formerly used in civil aviation.
After the plane was decommissioned, the ministry used it to check the radio waves that guide arriving airplanes to runways at airports across the ...
The transport ministry is inviting bids for a Japanese-developed YS-11 turboprop airplane that was formerly used in civil aviation.
After the plane was decommissioned, the ministry used it to check the radio waves that guide arriving airplanes to runways at airports across the ...
- November 28, 2014
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Saying ‘Hello’ to Kitty on her 40th birthday
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THE JAPAN NEWS
By Shoji Ichihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Hello Kitty has turned 40.
After entering the world on Nov. 1, 1974, the iconic character produced by Sanrio Co. has been loved by millions of people around the world, regardless of gender and age.
Kitty, whose real name suppos...
By Shoji Ichihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Hello Kitty has turned 40.
After entering the world on Nov. 1, 1974, the iconic character produced by Sanrio Co. has been loved by millions of people around the world, regardless of gender and age.
Kitty, whose real name suppos...
- November 28, 2014
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E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times carcinogens: Japan research
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DAILY MAIL
E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the level of cancer-causing agents in regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said Thursday, the latest blow to an invention once heralded as less harmful than smoking.
The electronic devices -- increasingly popular around the world, particularly am...
E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the level of cancer-causing agents in regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said Thursday, the latest blow to an invention once heralded as less harmful than smoking.
The electronic devices -- increasingly popular around the world, particularly am...
- November 28, 2014
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