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2011 disaster toppling Japanese record books as victim count rises

The scale of Japan’s March 11th 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami has been readily evident from continuous media coverage, but with the...
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Large earthquake rumbles Mt.Fuji region of Japan

With memory of the devastating March 11th earthquake and tsunami still fresh in minds of the people of Japan, the City of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka...
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Japanese astronomers find binary black holes that could soon merger

Scientists at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) announced on Dec. 1st that they had found at the center of a galaxy a pair of...
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Welcome to Japan bra promotes international tourism

Nothing says “Welcome to Japan!” like a tour guide in her underwear, or so women’s lingerie maker and retailer Triumph...
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Controversial Japan-China boat collision video leaked online

Partial video footage of the controversial incident between the Japanese Coast Guard and a Chinese fishing vessel, which has led to a souring in...
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Darth Vader wins acting award for Japanese cell phone commercials

Epic Star Wars character Darth Vader achieved an unlikely milestone on November 1st when he was given an acting award for his appearance in a...
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One Piece continues to set manga publishing records in Japan

Popular manga One Piece is breaking Japanese national publishing records again with the release of the 60th volume in the series on November 4th...
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Two Japanese and an American win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Two Japanese, Prof. Ei-ichi Negishi and Prof. Akira Suzuki, and one American, Prof. Richard F. Heck, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry...
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Nintendo Japan details new 3DS handheld system

Nintendo Japan announced general details of its new 3DS handheld system, including price and release date for the nation on September 29th...
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Mayonnaise spill on Japanese highway leads to car pile up

A bizarre and potentially tragic incident of mayonnaise bottles spilled on a highway in western Japan led to a series of vehicle accidents just...
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