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Man kills 3 family members then himself
Police said Friday they have found four dead bodies in an apartment in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, in what is believed to have been a family ...
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Head of Monju reactor operator quits over inspection flaws
Japan Atomic Energy Agency President Atsuyuki Suzuki resigned on Friday to take responsibility for a number of inspection flaws at the agency's Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Fukui Prefecture, central ...
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Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million user IDs leaked source
Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday night it suspected that up to 22 million of its user IDs may have been "leaked" and it detected an unauthorized attempt to access the administrative system of its web portal Yahoo Japan, the Kyodo news agency reported.The leaked information does not include passwords and data necessary for identity verification to reset passwords, the agency said.The ...
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China-India coercion easily trumps diffidence
India cannot match China miltarily – now and very likely in future. China has vast reserves ($3 trillion) that can easily be used to procure sophisticated armaments. The question arises – why did US, that has been trying to woo India into a partnership did not speak out in defence of India. The only statement that came out from US was to settle the differences amicably. India alone ...
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China challenges Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa
published an article on May 8 implicitly asserting Chinese claims over Okinawa, a Pacific island long held by Japan that houses key US military bases. China is already involved in a tense dispute over Japan's moves to nationalise the nearby Senkaku/Diaoyu islets, which sit astride key shipping lanes and undersea energy resources. ...
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Japan to develop H-3 rocket
A government panel on space policy tentatively agreed on Friday to start developing a large, next-generation rocket next fiscal year, aiming to shift the design and development of the new device to private companies to reduce costs. The special committee under the Cabinet Office is considering conducting the rocket's maiden launch in fiscal 2020. The panel intends to make a final decision ...
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Japan’s currency decline has big impact in U.S. elsewhere. Here’s how
Credit Japan’s drive to pump cash into its economy to stimulate growth. The extra money flooding its financial system is helping shrink the value of the yen. A U.S. dollar now buys about 100 yen. Last fall, it bought fewer than ...
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Hashimoto now blames public for misreading him snubs press
OSAKA - Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) coleader Toru Hashimoto, the Osaka mayor in hot water for apparently trying to justify Japan’s wartime sex slaves, said Friday that the public’s ';lack of reading comprehension'; has caused the current situation in which his remarks have been ';misunderstood.'; The embattled outspoken politician also said he ...
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Chinese ambassador urges US to be truly neutral on Sino-Japanese territorial dispute
China's Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai on Friday urged Washington to remain "truly neutral" on the Sino-Japanese territorial dispute in East China Sea by honoring its promise to "take no side."In an interview published by the US magazine Foreign Affairs on its website, Cui blamed Japan for creating the dispute and tensions over the Diaoyu Islands by taking ...
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In reversal man claims Jackson long abused him
Tonkatsu is comfort food, gourmand grub -- not a gourmet delicacy. So what are those hearty, unpretentious deep-fried breaded pork cutlets doing in an elegant little bar-style restaurant above one of Ginza’s temples to high-end consumption? Katsuzen has come a long way from its ...
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Resona in Malaysian bank tieup for Asian expansion
Resona Holdings Inc., the nation’s fifth-largest bank by market value, is poised to tie up with Malaysia’s Public Bank Bhd. as part of its efforts to expand in Asia. Resona will sign an agreement with Malaysia’s third-biggest lender on Monday to serve Japanese companies looking to enter the country and borrow in the local currency, President Kazuhiro Higashi said in an ...
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JAEA head quits over Monju ills
The Abe government should give up on the trouble-plagued Monju fast-breeder reactor project after the Nuclear Regulation Authority cited safety management ...
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Opportunity For Bruneians To Pursue Studies In Japan
Bandar Seri Begawan - Bruneians who have interest in pursuing studies in Japan have the opportunity to do so through the Japanese Government Scholarship, which applications are now open until June 14. The Government of Japan has been offering a scholarship programme for Bruneians since its independence in 1984, and to date, the many Bruneians awarded with the scholarship are now contributing to ...
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Aeon Co. President Motoya Okada
Aeon Co. plans to boost the ratio of women in managerial positions throughout its entire group to 50 percent by 2020 from the current 7 percent, company president Motoya Okada said on May ...
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Osaka mayor accuses U.S. military of using women for sex in postwar Japan
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on May 17 hit back at U.S. criticism of his remarks on "comfort women" by accusing the United States of using Japanese women to provide sex for American soldiers following World War ...
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Central government to lead volcanic disaster readiness
The land of the rising sun is also a land of volcanoes, many of which are active and could pose a threat to the nation. In anticipation of potential "large-scale volcanic disasters," an expert panel of the Cabinet Office on May 16 recommended the central government take the lead in working out special readiness ...
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INSIGHT Abe eager for conservative agenda--after Upper House vote
Buoyed by strong public support for his economic policies, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues to put top priority on shoring up the nation's economy to assure his party's victory in the Upper House election in July and remain in power ...
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How Long Will the Japanese Rally Last
The aggressive monetary policy of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has caused the island-nation's currency to pass the 100 yen-to-the-dollar level and lift the price of Japanese equities. The question on the minds of many investors is: How much longer can Japan's rally last? With Japan's recent rebound supported by the sharp decline in the yen's ...
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Japan envoy leaves North Korea gives no hints on talks
TOKYO (AP) — An adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ended a visit to North Korea but would not give details of his talks with leaders in Pyongyang.Isao Iijima's three-day visit came amid a slight easing of tension on the Korean Peninsula after weeks of threats from the North aimed at Washington, Seoul and Tokyo.Japan has not disclosed the purpose of Iijima's trip. ...
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Sanyo may cease to exist under Panasonic reorganization Nikkei
(Reuters) - Sanyo Electric Co may cease to exist under a reorganization by Panasonic Corp that includes global jobs cuts, Nikkei reported on Friday.Panasonic will cut 90 percent of Sanyo's global workforce of about 2,500 in around three years, the daily reported.About 1,000 workers at Sanyo's headquarters will be reduced to around 100 this fiscal year, leaving just a skeleton crew for ...
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Congressman Huelskamp discusses Kansas beef with Japanese ambassador
Congressman Tim Huelskamp, R-KS, was Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae’s guest at the residence of the ambassador of Japan. Japan recently raised the age cap on its beef imports from 20 months of age to 30 months. The U.S. Meat Export Federation projects this change will increase U.S. beef exports to Japan by 45 percent in 2013. Huelskamp issued the following statement: ';I’m ...
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Asias Week Japan Revives What of Japan Inc.
Tokyo's investment banking world is finally aflutter again. Perhaps the excitement has smokers reaching more often for their Mild Sevens: Japan Tobacco advised on Friday that cigarette sales volume rose 3.2% in April, year on year-this in a nation that is beginning to die off. The Abe government promises to roll out next month the third part of its growth push, a batch of reforms and ...
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Sony to name Chugai Pharmas CEO as chairman Nikkei
Chief Executive Osamu Nagayama as chairman, the Nikkei reported.Nagayama's appointment will be finalized on June 20 at a board meeting to be held immediately after a shareholders' meeting, the business daily said.Outgoing chairman Howard Stringer, who served as Sony's CEO between 2005 and 2012, will retire in June, the Japanese paper said. (Reporting by Aditi Shrivastava in ...
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S. Korea wants U.S. to stop using name Sea of Japan
South Korea has lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Defense Department about the U.S. designation of the "East Sea" as the "Sea of Japan." The provocation was a news release from the 7th Fleet about the carrier U.S.S. Nimitz participating in a joint exercise earlier this week, the U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes reported Thursday. The release was rewritten to ...
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Japanese restaurant closes over health inspection score
A Lexington restaurant closed Wednesday after scoring a 59 on its Fayette County Health Department inspection.Yamamoto Japanese Grill & Sushi, 130 West Tiverton Way in south Lexington, was closed after a health department inspection cited it for violations including:■ Potentially hazardous food not date-marked■ Raw chicken thawing at room temperature■ Sushi chef preparing sushi without ...
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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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