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Anne Frank House makes donations to Japan libraries

March 8, 2014 - 22:52
The Anne Frank House, a museum dedicated to the Jewish girl who died in a Nazi concentration camp, on Saturday donated 3,400 copies of its catalogue to Japanese libraries after hundreds of copies of Anne Frank's diary were damaged. (gmanetwork.com)
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7 high school students face charges over suicide of classmate

March 7, 2014 - 23:26
Seven high school students face charges over the suicide of a classmate in Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, last November. (Japan Today)
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Japan child porn victims increasing amid rising smartphone use

March 6, 2014 - 21:59
The number of victims of child pornography in Japan jumped 22 per cent from a year earlier to 646 in 2013, the highest since records started in 2000, the National Police Agency said Thursday. (The Nation)
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Education ministry revises booklets on radiation

March 3, 2014 - 10:09
Japan's education ministry has revised its instructional booklets on radiation by adding details on the impact of Tokyo Electric's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. (NHK)
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Scouts off to Japan for a jamboree

March 2, 2014 - 22:00
Alisdair Rolt, Jordan Simpson-Brown, Tom King and Millie Potts, all from the Daventry area, have been selected to join 3,500 Scouts and Guides from across the UK to attend the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan. (daventryexpress.co.uk)
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U.S. official seeks return of all kids taken to Japan after divorce

February 28, 2014 - 06:36
A U.S. State Department official on Thursday called for the return to American parents of all children taken to Japan without their consent by their former Japanese partners after failed international marriages. (Jiji Press)
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Bullying suspected as cause of 16-year-old boy's suicide

February 27, 2014 - 22:38
A 16-year-old high school boy who committed suicide in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, may have been bullied, school officials said Thursday. (Japan Today)
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Israeli Embassy in Tokyo donates 300 Anne Frank books

February 27, 2014 - 22:06
The Israeli embassy in Tokyo donated 300 books on Anne Frank on Thursday after books on the famous victim of the Holocaust were found to have been vandalized at public libraries in the Japanese capital. (Jiji Press)
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Japan launches system to extend visas for budding chefs

February 27, 2014 - 21:48
Japan has launched a system to allow a two-year extension of residence status for foreign students who complete a course of study at a Japanese culinary school, allowing them to receive on-the-job training at Japanese restaurants. (helsinkitimes.fi)
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Bullying-related cases in Japan surge 58 percent to 28-year high

February 27, 2014 - 06:18
Japanese police handled 410 school bullying-related cases in 2013, increasing 58 pct from the previous year and exceeding 400 for the first time since 1985, the National Police Agency said Thursday. (Jiji Press)
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Israeli Embassy to replace Anne Frank books

February 25, 2014 - 22:26
Israel's Tokyo embassy says it will donate new copies of Anne Frank's "The Dairy of a Young Girl" to the public libraries in the Japanese capital whose books were vandalized. (NHK)
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Japan takes baby steps toward a proper debate about animal rights

February 23, 2014 - 01:10
On Jan. 10, convenience store chain Family Mart started selling a new bentō (boxed lunch) with a heavy-duty name to complement its hefty ¥600 price: Famima Premium Koroge Wagyu-iri Hamburger Bento, which "contains" high-quality Japanese ground beef. For an added touch of extravagance, it also came with a side of foie gras. (Japan Times)
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Smartphones account for over 55 pct in Japan youth mobile phones

February 20, 2014 - 00:19
The rate of smartphone users among students owning mobile phones at elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan stood at 56.8 pct in late 2013, up 20.8 percentage points from a year earlier, a Cabinet Office survey showed Wednesday. (Jiji Press)
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Tokyo Marine Univ. to set English requirements for applications

February 20, 2014 - 00:17
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology said Wednesday that it will introduce English language requirements for entry applicants from fiscal 2016, using scores from TOEIC and other external English tests. (Jiji Press)
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Panel discusses revision of teaching manual to include moral education

February 18, 2014 - 23:40
Education Minister Hakubun Shimomura met with a ministry panel this week about revising the teaching manual to include moral education as a "special subject" for elementary and junior high school students. (Japan Today)
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Education minister dancing in video divides opinions

February 18, 2014 - 22:25
Japan's education minister and bureaucrats' brief dance appearance in a music video to promote overseas studies, is generating criticism as well as support. (NHK)
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JAL splash-landing drill for Mt Fuji eruption

February 18, 2014 - 22:22
Japan Airlines and the Tokyo Fire Department have held a splash-landing drill to train for a disaster scenario involving the eruption of Mount Fuji. (NHK)
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Japanese think tank ranked best in Asia

February 15, 2014 - 04:25
The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) came 13th in a 2013 ranking of the world's leading think tanks covering about 6,800 research institutes worldwide, according to a survey conducted by the University of Pennsylvania. (The Japan News)
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New moral education textbook announced

February 15, 2014 - 04:22
The education ministry on Friday announced a fully revised book for moral education in elementary and junior high schools. (The Japan News)
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64% think it's difficult to raise children in Japan

February 3, 2014 - 22:27
Japan is not an easy place to raise children, according to 64 percent of respondents to a Yomiuri Shimbun opinion poll, marking a drop of 12 percentage points in the rate of respondents who felt the same way eight years ago. (The Japan News)
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