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Ban on growing human organs in animals to be lifted
The government plans to lift a ban on basic scientific research to grow human internal organs in the bodies of other animals for potential use in transplants, raising concerns about compromising the dignity of human ...
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BIZ BRIEF MHI to provide maintenance service at 2 U.S. nuclear plants
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s subsidiary in the United States has won contracts to provide state-of-the-art water jet peening (WJP) services at two nuclear power plants, the company said June ...
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Italy Overhaul Japan to Reach Confederation Cup Semis
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Nikkei falls on U.S. stimulus withdrawal fears GS Yuasa soars
* Nikkei down 0.7 pct, Topix off 0.6 pct * Real estate shares down * GS Yuasa soars on battery JV with Bosch By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the U.S. central bank could trim its bond buying programme later this year, but a weakening yen lifted some exporters and ...
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Nikkei falls as Fed signals possible roll back of stimulus
Reset TOKYO (June 20): Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the U.S. central bank could trim its bond buying programme later this year. The Nikkei dropped 1.1 percent at 13,100.86, while the broader Topix shed 0.8 percent to 1,097.75. - ...
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Italy rallies to beat Japan advances to semis
Italy rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Japan and countryman Alberto Zaccheroni 4-3 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Confederations Cup semifinals. First-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner in the 86th minute of an entertaining match at the Arena Pernambuco, pounding home a cross from Claudio Marchisio. After a dismal start for the Azzurri that saw Japan score twice in ...
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Tokyo pimp procured prostitutes only for perverted pics
Glaringly absent from the articles is that the suspect, Naotake Fukayama, did not profit from the transactions monetarily; instead, he brokered the deals in exchange for erotic pictures. Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Friday announced the arrest of Fukuyama for allegedly providing a Web service that introduced male customers to high school girls under 18 years of age for sex - a violation of ...
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RUBBER-Tokyo futures rise as yen declines after Fed
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures rose on Thursday as the yen declined against the U.S. dollar after the Federal Reserve confirmed that it could begin to withdraw stimulus this year. FUNDAMENTALS * The benchmark Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber contract for November delivery was trading up 0.76 percent at 239.1 yen per kg as of 0044 GMT. * The contract ...
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Tokyo stocks open down 1.08
TOKYO stocks have opened down 1.08 per cent following sharp falls in US markets after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed may begin to taper bond purchases later this ...
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Japan stocks drop after Fed some auto shares rise
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks fell early Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled an intention to scale down its bond purchases, although a weakened yen helped support the market. The Nikkei Stock ...
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Japan May Trade Deficit Y993.9 Billion
Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 993.916 billion yen in May, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday - slipping into the red for the 10th consecutive month.The headline figure 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) in April.Exports surged 10.1 percent on year to 5.767 trillion ...
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Japan watchdog formally OKs new safety requirements at nuke plants paves way for resumption
Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The new requirements approved Wednesday by the Nuclear Regulation Authority will take effect on July 8, when operators will be able to apply for inspections. If plants pass inspection, they can reopen. All but ...
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Convenience store believed to have been robbed by same man twice
Police said Wednesday they are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store in Ome City, Tokyo, on Tuesday morning. Police believe the same man robbed the store in ...
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Tropical Storm Leepi aims for Japan
Leepi, neither seen as posing a typhoon threat nor the damaging winds this would imply, is instead expected to trigger heavy, potentially flooding rain, in its brush with Japan between Thursday and Saturday. As of Wednesday morning, EDT, the center of Tropical Cyclone Leepi was located about 280 miles east-southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, or about 1,200 miles southwest of Tokyo, Japan, heading ...
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Manufacturing expo opens in Tokyo
About 2,000 companies from 16 countries are showcasing their new products and technologies at Manufacturing World Japan 2013. The 3D printers use computer data to produce complicated structures from resin and other ...
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Abe aims to double foreign direct investment in Japan by 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday stressed his resolve to double the outstanding balance of foreign companies' direct investment in Japan to about 35 trillion yen from the current level by ...
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Hackers break into Toyota server
The world's biggest auto maker said the security breach didn't compromise customer information because such data isn't stored on the site. But it urges those who visited the site from June 5 to June 14 to install anti-virus software. Toyota said unauthorized parties accessed one of its servers and tinkered with it so visitors to the Japanese home page were redirected to a ...
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LDP policy chief apologizes for remarks on nuclear disaster
The policy chief of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party apologized Wednesday over her remarks that drew criticism for making light of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear ...
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Abe Kenny affirm cooperation to realize Japan-EU FTA soon
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny affirmed on Wednesday their cooperation to realize a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union at an early ...
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University of Tokyo may switch to quarters
The University of Tokyo may replace its two-semester academic year with a quarter system to make it easier to shift to fall enrollment and line up with international ...
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Hashimoto may quit as party head If Nippon Ishin loses Tokyo race
Toru Hashimoto, coleader of major opposition Nippon Ishin No Kai (Japan Restoration Party), hinted Wednesday that he may step down from the post if the party loses in Sunday's election for the Tokyo metropolitan ...
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New batch of Filipino health workers leave for Japan
A new batch of Philippine health workers, prequalified to train for practicing their profession in Japan under a bilateral agreement, left the Philippines for Japan on ...
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Nikkei expected to edge down on Feds stimulus signals
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to lose ground on Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could trim its bond buying programme later this year, but losses may be contained by a weakening yen. Market players said the Nikkei was likely to trade between 13,000 to 13,300 on Thursday after rising 1.8 percent at 13,245 in ...
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Japan finds its land in China
For decades, China and Japan have not been able to settle the dispute on the Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku). Both countries consider the islands their own territory and find various historical reasons to prove their rightness. Numerous talks and meetings were conducted at the highest level, but the issue remains unresolved. A month ago, the territorial dispute flared up again. What can it lead ...
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No we cant - Japans conservative values collide with plan to mobilise women for economy
TOKYO (Reuters) - Days after Kaoru Shimada and other Japanese mothers rallied in Tokyo this year to press for more public daycare, she was shocked to read a local politician's blog blasting their "shameless" demands and asserting kids should be raised at ...
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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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