Fukushima school to close due to lack of students
A private senior high school in Fukushima Prefecture will formally close down at the end of March due to a lack of students in the wake of the 2011 nuclear accident. (NHK)
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Lady Gaga just out-cuted Japan
Sorry, Japanese pop stars. Tonight, you were defeated. You had a worthy adversary. But you were no match in a ridiculous cute battle with Lady Gaga. (Kotaku)
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Japan's cuddling monkeys
It's possible some of these monkeys wish they had a shearling coat like Toronto's famous IKEA monkey. (Global News)
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Japan, China, S. Korea make progress in trilateral FTA talks
Japan, China and South Korea have made some progress in three-way free trade talks, especially in the fields of market access and intellectual property, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said Friday. (Kyodo)
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Japan LDPâs Noda says plans to submit casino bill next week
A bill legalizing casinos will probably be submitted to the current session of parliament, an official at Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said today, fueling gains in gaming company shares. (Bloomberg)
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Tokyo stocks end lower after sharp surge
Tokyo stocks lost ground on Friday as investors sought to lock in gains after sharp surge in the previous trading day. (Xinhua)
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Osaka gets snow in November for first time in 24 years
Snow fell in Osaka on Friday morning, the first time the city has had snow since 1989, as a chill set in across the nation. (Japan Today)
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Japan's consumer prices up 0.9% in October, highest in 5 years
Japanese consumer inflation accelerated to a five-year high and factory output rose for a second straight month in October, more evidence a recovery in the world's third-largest economy is on track to extend into 2014. (Reuters)
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Senior METI official named 1st female secretary to premier
A senior female official at the economy ministry has been named as secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the government's top spokesman said Friday, making her the first woman to serve as a prime ministerial secretary in postwar Japan. (Kyodo)
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China scrambles jets in air zone to monitor US and Japanese planes
China says it scrambled fighter jets to monitor US and Japanese planes as they flew in its newly declared air defence zone in the East China Sea on Friday. (BBC)
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Largest Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel launched
The Japan Coast Guard launched its largest patrol ship on Thursday at a shipyard in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. (Jiji Press)
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Vintage cars from Japan to tour nation in thanks
More than 200 owners of vintage automobiles and enthusiasts from Japan are scheduled to embark on a four-day journey around the nation tomorrow to thank Taiwan for its generous donations to Japan in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (taipeitimes.com)
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Rocket launchers fired near U.S. base at Yokota
Two improvised rocket launchers were fired near a U.S. military base in Yokota, police said Friday, although no-one was hurt and no damage was done. (Japan Today)
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Kanagawa cops bust Yokohama casino, arrest 3
Kanagawa Prefectural Police on Thursday busted a casino in Yokohama for offering illegal gambling. (Tokyo Reporter)
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Hostess club in Roppongi busted for illegal employment, drugged customers
Tokyo Metropolitan Police earlier this week busted a hostess club staffed with foreign women in Minato Ward for illegal employment. (Tokyo Reporter)
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Is Shinzo Abe's 'new nationalism' a throwback to Japanese imperialism?
The deepening confrontation between Japan and its giant neighbour, China, over a disputed island chain, which this week sucked in US military forces flying B-52 bombers, holds no terrors for Kenji Fujii, captain of the crack Japanese destroyer JS Murasame. (The Guardian)
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Japan, U.S. conduct joint naval drills near Okinawa
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force said Thursday it has conducted joint drills with the U.S. Navy in the Western Pacific near Okinawa Prefecture's main island. (Jiji Press)
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TEPCO puts off tainted groundwater removal at Fukushima plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday that a shortage of water storage tanks has forced it to postpone removal of contaminated groundwater at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station. (Jiji Press)
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Forty percent of Yamato offices violate delivery rules
Japan's Yamato Transport Co. said Thursday that some 40 pct of its parcel delivery footholds have violated handling rules for chilled and frozen parcels. (Jiji Press)
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China tells Japan it would 'consider cancelling air zone in 44 years'
China's defence ministry on Thursday hit back forcefully at Japan's objections to its newly-established Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea that covers long-disputed islets claimed by both countries. (South China Morning Post)
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