'Lost' Utamaro painting rediscovered

Japan Society News - March 2, 2014 - 21:50
A masterpiece by the Japanese ukiyoe artist Kitagawa Utamaro has resurfaced after more than 60 years. (NHK)
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1st suit against Mt. Gox filed in U.S.

Japan Business News - March 2, 2014 - 21:48
An American customer has filed a damages lawsuit against Mt. Gox, the first such case against the Tokyo-based troubled major bitcoin exchange. (Jiji Press)
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18-year-old boy arrested for schoolgirl murder in Japan

Japan Society News - March 2, 2014 - 21:46
An 18-year-old boy was arrested Sunday for allegedly murdering a schoolgirl in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, six months ago. (Jiji Press)
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits north of Okinawa

Japan Sci-Tech News - March 2, 2014 - 21:37
The U.S. Geological Service says a magnitude 6.7 earthquake has struck in the East China Sea north of the Japanese island of Okinawa. (Washington Post)
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Technology on your ear: Japanese researchers test wearable PC

Japan Sci-Tech News - March 1, 2014 - 23:14
A tiny personal computer that is worn on the ear and can be controlled with the blink of an eye or the click of a tongue is being tested in Japan. (hindustantimes.com)
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Japan's Fast Retailing mulls buying J.Crew

Japan Business News - March 1, 2014 - 23:10
Japan's Fast Retailing Co Ltd , parent of apparel chain Uniqlo, has expressed interest in buying J.Crew Group Inc from its private equity owners, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. (Reuters)
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Mt. Gox could follow Japan bankruptcy with U.S. case

Japan Business News - March 1, 2014 - 23:07
Mt. Gox on Friday filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan, and it could be a matter of time before the troubled bitcoin exchange takes the same step on U.S. soil. (Wall Street Journal)
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Nuclear-wary Japan marks Bikini test anniversary

Japan Society News - March 1, 2014 - 22:55
Nearly 2,000 people marched in a Japanese city Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of a US hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll, amid heightened anti-nuclear sentiment in the country after the Fukushima crisis. (Global Post)
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South Korea warns Japan over war sex slavery review

Japan Politics News - March 1, 2014 - 22:39
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Saturday warned Japan would face "isolation" if it pushed ahead with a move to revisit an apology over wartime sex slavery. (India Times)
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Work starts on new fish market to replace Tsukiji site

Japan Business News - February 28, 2014 - 23:50
Construction work began Friday on a new wholesale fish and fruit and vegetable market in Tokyo to replace the current site at Tsukiji. (Japan Today)
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Fate of iconic Kamata Ferris wheel uncertain

Japan Society News - February 28, 2014 - 23:45
A symbol of Tokyo's Kamata area for the past 45 years, a tiny Ferris wheel atop Kamata Station's shopping center will suspend operation on Sunday, with its fate after the facility's renovation uncertain. (The Japan News)
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Mazda opens new plant in Salamanca, Mexico

Japan Business News - February 28, 2014 - 23:40
Mazda Motor Corp. chairman Takashi Yamanouchi opened the company's new small-car assembly plant in Mexico Friday, calling it the company's "most important global strategic base." (autoweek.com)
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Lower House passes largest-ever draft budget

Japan Politics News - February 28, 2014 - 23:34
Japan's Lower House of the Diet has passed the country's largest-ever draft budget. (NHK)
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1 culprit in Anne Frank vandalism?

Japan Society News - February 28, 2014 - 23:25
Similarities in the recent acts of vandalism on books related to Anne Frank have led investigators to suspect a single person is responsible, according to sources. (The Japan News)
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10 Japan prefectures issue PM 2.5 warnings

Japan Sci-Tech News - February 28, 2014 - 23:22
Ten of Japan's 47 prefectures issued warnings against air pollution from microparticle PM 2.5 between Tuesday and Thursday, Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara revealed Friday. (Jiji Press)
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Japan emperor, empress visit disaster-ravaged Izu Oshima

Japan Society News - February 28, 2014 - 23:19
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Friday visited the Tokyo island of Izu Oshima, where 36 people were killed in mudslides triggered by a powerful typhoon last October. (Jiji Press)
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Quasi-legal drug stores raided across Japan

Japan Society News - February 28, 2014 - 23:16
Japanese police and regulators on Friday raided quasi-legal drug stores across the country for the alleged violation of the narcotic drug control law. (Jiji Press)
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Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy in Japan

Japan Business News - February 28, 2014 - 23:04
The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange in Tokyo filed for bankruptcy protection, acknowledging that a significant amount of the virtual currency had gone missing. (cbsnews.com)
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Tokyo stocks close 0.55pc lower

Japan Stocks News - February 28, 2014 - 07:31
Tokyo stocks closed 0.55 percent lower Friday after the dollar fell against the yen on a cautious view of the US economy by Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen. (brecorder.com)
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Tokyo stocks close 0.55pc lower

Japan Economy News - February 28, 2014 - 07:31
Tokyo stocks closed 0.55 percent lower Friday after the dollar fell against the yen on a cautious view of the US economy by Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen. (brecorder.com)
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