Woman injured after train departs with her bag strap caught in door

Japan Society News - January 12, 2014 - 01:01
Police and JR officials said Saturday that a 40-year-old woman who was running to catch a JR Yamanote line train before it departed from Kanda Station got her bag stuck in the train doors and was forced to run along the platform for 50 meters as the train began moving forward. (Japan Today)
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Woman arrested after breaking into Koizumi's home

Japan Society News - January 12, 2014 - 00:59
Police said Saturday that a 33-year-old woman has been arrested for breaking and entering into the home of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. (Japan Today)
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Man arrested for squirting mayonnaise over schoolgirl

Japan Society News - January 11, 2014 - 00:02
A 25-year-old man was arrested Thursday for squirting mayonnaise in the hair of a 15-year-old schoolgirl while she was riding an escalator at a train station in Kawanishi City. (News On Japan)
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Launch of iOS, Android smartphone rival delayed: NTT Docomo

Japan Sci-Tech News - January 10, 2014 - 23:41
Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo said Friday that the launch of a new smartphone operating system to rival Google's Android and Apple's iOS had been pushed back owing to development delays. (indiatimes.com)
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Launch of iOS, Android smartphone rival delayed: NTT Docomo

Japan Business News - January 10, 2014 - 23:41
Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo said Friday that the launch of a new smartphone operating system to rival Google's Android and Apple's iOS had been pushed back owing to development delays. (indiatimes.com)
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China's trade with Japan down 2nd year in row

Japan Economy News - January 10, 2014 - 23:37
Chinese officials say their country's global trade volume increased 7.6 percent from the previous year in 2013, topping 4-trillion dollars for the first time, while trade with Japan decreased for a 2nd year in a row. (NHK)
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Bus tour guides celebrate turning 20

Japan Society News - January 10, 2014 - 23:34
An operator of sightseeing buses in Tokyo has celebrated the coming-of-age of its tour guides. (NHK)
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Race to become 'lucky man for 2014'

Japan Society News - January 10, 2014 - 23:33
About 1,500 men tested their running skills at a shrine compound in Nishinomiya, western Japan, in a race to become the "lucky man of the year." (NHK)
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Okinawa assembly demands Governor Nakaima resign

Japan Politics News - January 10, 2014 - 23:28
The Okinawa prefectural assembly demanded Friday that Governor Hirokazu Nakaima resign, arguing that the governor broke his election promise by approving landfill for a planned U.S. base relocation within the southernmost Japan prefecture. (Jiji Press)
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Japan and China criticise each other's Africa policies

Japan Politics News - January 10, 2014 - 23:27
China and Japan are criticising each other's policies in Africa as each country pledges more money for the continent. (BBC)
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Abe's new frontiers: Africa, Middle East

Japan Politics News - January 10, 2014 - 23:24
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set out on his first tour of the new year on Thursday aiming to boost Tokyo's influence globally and help Japanese companies gain ground on their European and Chinese rivals in the lucrative Middle East and African markets. (China Daily)
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Artificial servant girl sparks sexism row

Japan Sci-Tech News - January 10, 2014 - 23:20
A Japanese academic journal has drawn criticism for putting a broom-wielding female robot on its cover, it seems. (BBC)
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German woman may have caught dengue fever in Japan

Japan Sci-Tech News - January 10, 2014 - 23:16
A German woman who returned to her country after a trip to Japan in August last year was infected with dengue fever, Japan's health ministry said Friday. (Jiji Press)
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