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Astro Boy gets green light in robot-branded Sagami

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Astro Boy is using his seven powers not to fight evil to but to direct traffic in Kangawa as a new traffic light was erected in the prefecture using Astro Boy’s image as the pedestrian walk signals.
 
The traffic light was created to draw attention to the Saga...

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The Osaka imam who represents Islam’s growth in Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
IBARAKI, OSAKA PREF. – An Egyptian legal scholar based in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, says he is working to increase understanding between the Japanese people and the more than 100,000 Muslims who live among them.
 
Islam has gradually put down roots in Japan. ...

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World War II haunts Japan's future

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ASIA TIMES
 
By Francesco Sisci
 
BEIJING - Understanding what Japan is thinking or what it intends to do is difficult, if not near impossible, at the best of times, let alone now. Yet, if I were Japanese and worried about Beijing's rise, I would enact a simple policy of en...

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These Are The High Tech Military Systems Japan Is Purchasing To Counter China

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Japan is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with China, its powerful and often aggressive neighbor.
 
Although the two countries have sought to improve relations and find common ground over a daunting range of disagreements relating to everything f...

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Magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocks former Japanese Winter Olympics venue, flattening homes and injuring more than 20 people

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DAILYMAIL
 
A strong earthquake struck a ski resort that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, flattening homes and injuring more than 22 people.
 
The magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocked a mountainous area of central Japan near Nagano city shortly after 10pm on Saturday, leaving three people with serious...

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Why US, Japan and Australia allying 'Iron Triangle'?

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The G20 leaders recently met in Brisbane, Australia, to promote world economic recovery, growth and employment. On the sidelines of the summit, leaders of BRICS held an informal meeting, echoing the call of the G20, while leaders of the US, Japan and Australia talked about freedom of navig...

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Tiltrotors, Radar Planes, Spy Drones and Amphibious Vehicles — Japan Goes on a Buying Spree

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On Nov. 20, Japan’s ministry of defense announced it would buy billions of dollars’ worth of American-made aircraft and vehicles, including high-tech V-22 Osprey tiltrotors and the latest RQ-4 Global Hawk spy drones.
 
The new weapons are part of Tokyo’s evolving strategy for deterring—a...

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Japan Election 2014 Update: Low Voter Turnout, Lack Of Opposition Could See Abe Stay in Power

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IB TIMES
 
Japanese voters may stay home for the Dec. 14 snap parliamentary elections called by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last week, which many see as a referendum on his “Abenomics” economic policy. The election's timing has confounded some Japanese. Experts said Abe called the “referendum” to c...

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More than 22,000 species feature in conservationists’ ‘under threat’ list

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THE GUARDIAN
 
A fluorescent pink slug and one of the world’s most expensive fish are among the species included in an update to the list of the world’s most threatened animals.
 
Mankind’s demand for the wood, stone and oil where the species live, as well as using them for food, is blamed for pu...

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Australian government to scrutinise new Japanese whaling plan

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THE GUARDIAN
 
The Australian government has reiterated its opposition to whaling following Japan’s plan to resume hunting in the Antarctic waters next year but has been urged to apply diplomatic pressure to Tokyo over the issue.
 
On Tuesday, the Japanese government revealed a plan to kill 333 m...

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