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Japan promotes eco-friendly transportation
A safe and efficient transportation system is one of the highlights of Singapore's Changi Airport. Its credit goes to Japanese signal maker Kyosan, which introduced the signal system automated electric sky train. The electric sky trains, equipped with rubber tyres, are eco-friendly and help passengers move from one terminal to another. Kyosan has provided the technology for eco-friendly ...
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Squeaky clean Tokyo favourite host for 2020 Olympics say IOC sources
Tokyo is reportedly leading in the race for the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Japanese capital's emphasis on safety and security appears to be influencing the race for the 2020 Games by pitting its squeaky clean image against the turmoil and instability being witnessed in Istanbul and Madrid, The Japan Times ...
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United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
SEATTLE -; United Airlines says an oil filter issue has prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International ...
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Japan Has Y993.9 Billion Deficit In May
Japan saw a merchandise trade deficit of 993.916 billion yen in May, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.That beat forecasts for a shortfall of 1.22 trillion yen following the downwardly revised deficit of 881.9 billion yen (originally 879.9 trillion yen).Exports surged 10.1 percent on year, topping forecasts for a gain of 6.4 percent after adding 3.8 percent in April.Imports climbed an ...
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Japans trade deficit climbs to $10.5B in May
TOKYO -- Japan's trade deficit rose nearly 10 percent in May to 993.9 billion yen (nearly $10.5 billion) as rising costs for imports due to the cheaper yen matched a rebound in exports.The Ministry of Finance reported Wednesday that exports rose 10.1 percent in May over a year earlier to 5.77 trillion yen ($60.7 billion) while imports also surged 10 percent, to 6.76 trillion yen ($71.1 ...
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Abe the first serving Japanese PM to visit Ireland since independence
The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, having a meeting with British prime minister David Cameron at the G8 summit in the North. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA ...
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G-8 leaders condemn any use of chemical weapons in Syria
Leaders of the Group of Eight nations on Tuesday condemned "in the strongest terms" any use of chemical weapons in Syria and called on all sides to allow U.N. investigators to look into their alleged use, as they wrapped up their two-day summit in Northern ...
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No. of suicides drops below 30000 for first time in 15 years
The number of people who committed suicide in Japan in 2012 was 27,858, dropping below 30,000 for the first time in 15 years, the Cabinet Office said in a white paper on Tuesday. The figure was 2,800 fewer than in ...
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Police arrest ex-managers of failed Agura Bokujo
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department arrested on Tuesday former managers of Agura Bokujo K.K., which went bust in 2011 with debts of 420 billion yen with some 70,000 investors across ...
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Pitching Abenomics to G-8 colleagues finds Japan PM in bind
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pitching his economic policies to his fellow leaders at the just-ended summit of the Group of Eight nations in Northern Ireland, has put himself in a bind with the need to show a blueprint for achieving both growth and fiscal ...
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NEET ratio hits record high in 2012
The percentage of the nation's young people not in education, employment or training, or NEETs, hit a record high in 2012, a government report said ...
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Over 1000 people hospitalized in Japan for heatstroke
Almost 1,500 people were transported to hospitals by ambulance due to heatstroke last week, up sharply from 942 in the preceding week, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said ...
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Tropical storm Leepi a flood risk to Philippines Japan
Leepi, a minimal tropical storm as of Tuesday, was expected to pose a flooding rain threat to the Philippines and Japan while tracking northward this ...
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China expert visiting Japan for expected birth of giant panda cub
Despite signs that the birth is nearing, the pregnancy of the seven-year-old female giant panda, Shin Shin, still cannot be confirmed, the expert said. There is no choice but to wait now, he ...
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Japan U.S. conduct joint exercise to retake island
The exercise on California's San Clemente Island in the Pacific Ocean assumed that remote islands in Japan are invaded by a neighboring country, at a time when China has repeatedly entered Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. The SDF and the U.S. Marine Corps conducted the exercise to improve joint capabilities to recover captured islands. A landing operation ...
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Japan rubella sufferers top 10000 in 6 months
Reported cases of rubella in Japan totaled 10,102 in six months through June 9, some 30 times the total for the year-before period, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said ...
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Local govts wary of Mt. Fuji traffic jam
Mt. Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, will likely see its summer "traffic jam" of climbers worsen this year thanks to its expected addition to the UNESCO World Heritage ...
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LDPs Takaichi under fire over gaffe on nuclear accident
Sanae Takaichi, policy chief of Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party, has come under fire from both the ruling and opposition camps over remarks she made about the March 2011 severe nuclear ...
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Traffic lights on the blink Many too old for use some even collapse
Among about 200,000 traffic signals nationwide, 16 percent are being used beyond the end of the expected lifetime of their electrical systems and some have even toppled over due to age, according to the National Police ...
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McDonalds Japan to serve premium hamburgers
The number of people who committed suicide in Japan in 2012 was 27,858, dropping below 30,000 for the first time in 15 years, the Cabinet Office said in a white paper on Tuesday. The figure was 2,800 fewer than in ...
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Best biwa selected as gift for Imperial Household
Biwa produced in southern parts of Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, have been given as a gift to the Imperial family every year since 1909, except during wartime. The biwa are to be delivered to the Imperial Household Agency on ...
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Germanys Merkel notes negative effect of yens fall
Some countries with low labor costs complain that the yen's weakness has worked to their disadvantage in terms of competitive conditions, Merkel said at the meeting at Lough Erne, a Northern Ireland resort, on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit there. Abe replied that Japan is not in a position to do something with foreign exchange ...
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Tokyo cops bust Gotanda massage parlor for prostitution arrest 7
On June 12, officers took the manager of Satisfaction 99, Tsuji Nagamoto, 54, and six other employees into custody for employing Chineses masseuses to dispense sexual services to male customers inside private rooms. Nagamoto has reportedly admitted to the allegations. "I knew that prostitution is illegal," the suspect is quoted by police. According to police, Satisfaction 99 charges ...
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64-year-old woman arrested for stabbing 59-year-old boyfriend
Police said Monday that eight people were arrested in Tokyo's Okubo district on Sunday after two groups clashed over recent outbursts of anti-Korean hate speech in ...
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Ex-Aum death-row inmates to testify in open court
Tokyo District Court decided on Monday to open planned examinations of three witnesses who are former senior members of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult and now death-row inmates, during an upcoming trial of another former senior Aum ...
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Japan focuses on next big export
Smart grids are the way of the future, according to a Japanese consortium of seven companies that want to invest in the cities of the future and pave the way for the next big export to come out of Japan.
Japan is already one of the leading high-tech industries of the world, producing gadgets and appliances that are sold globally, from cars and microwaves to robots for use in surgery, space and mines. The country is a major manufacturing hub, there are Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba and Nintendo appliances in homes across the globe and many of the world’s most famous export brands have their headquarters in Japan or were founded in Japan. Read more
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