Monday, November 23rd, 2009
It is in the news again this month: Japan is sending out its annual “research” whaling fleet and whale conservation activists are hoping...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Japanese researchers have discovered a way to detect cancer throughout the digestive system with a simple blood test. Looking at abnormalities in the...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
A Japanese governmental advisory committee looking to cut billions of dollars worth of wasteful spending from the country’s 2010 fiscal year...
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During Barack Obama’s first presidential visit to Japan, he managed to work in a private lunch with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The...
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Barack Obama made his first trip to Japan as President on November 13th and 14th. After delaying the scheduled trip by one day to attend the Ford Hood...
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Lingerie maker and retailer Triumph International Japan unveiled a rather unique bra and panty set for young, busy, fashion-conscious, sports-loving...
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Forty three people, more than half of which were non-Japanese, have been arrested in central Japan in relation to a string of 500 car thefts over a...
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Quentin Tarantino has become “Uncle Tara-chan” in the popular “White family” Japanese SoftBank commercial series. It was...
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
After approximately 960 days on the run, Tatsuya Ichihashi, the only suspect in the murder of Lindsay Ann Hawker outside of Tokyo in March of 2007,...
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Patissier sweets fashion show, the Tokyo Sweets Collection 2009 billed itself as. That simple, if bland, yet stunningly accurate description only...
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