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New condominiums built to withstand natural disasters capturing attention

6 hours 7 min ago
New condominiums equipped to protect residents during earthquakes and other natural disasters are starting to appear in major cities across Japan.
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Hospital failed to quickly report outbreak of deadly superbug in Tokyo

6 hours 19 min ago
A Tokyo hospital at the center of a deadly superbug outbreak did not report the disease for several months after infections started increasing and failed to take immediate measures to curb its spread, it has emerged.
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Residents team up to force eviction of gang from apartment in Azabu Juban

6 hours 51 min ago
In a victory for local residents, K Project, a front company for Kodo-kai, the organization that governs Japan's largest organized crime syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, moved out of its location in a luxury apartment in Tokyo's Azabu Juban district three years after it moved in.
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JSA opens sumo training session to the public in bid to regain popularity

6 hours 54 min ago
The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) invited fans to watch the general training session for wrestlers on Sept.
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Toyota to launch new range of budget sports cars

7 hours 27 min ago
Toyota Motor Corp.
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Summer heat keeps tourists away from traditional boat ride on Edo River

8 hours 13 min ago
The scorching summer heat is keeping tourists away from the "Yagiri-no-Watashi" boat service across the Edo River -- normally a popular tourist attraction in downtown Tokyo.
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Sengoku stirs Ozawa supporters with suggestion of no-confidence motion

8 hours 26 min ago
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku has ruffled supporters of Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa ahead of the election of a new party leader by suggesting that a no-confidence motion could be passed against the Cabinet if Ozawa became prime minister and was later indicted over a political funding scandal.
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Ozawa leads Kan in latest Mainichi poll on DPJ leadership race

9 hours 21 min ago
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa is holding the lead over Prime Minister Naoto Kan, according to the latest Mainichi Shimbun poll on the upcoming DPJ leadership election.
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Illegal pension payments suspected after elderly woman's skeletal remains found

9 hours 32 min ago
KISHIWADA, Osaka -- The skeletal remains of a body believed to belong to an 83-year-old woman have been found at a private house here, sparking a police investigation into possible illegal pension payments to her family.
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Avoiding black and white judgments on placebo effect in medical treatment

10 hours 31 min ago
I was rather shocked by the book, "Trick or Treatment?: Alternative Medicine on Trial." One of the authors of the book, Simon Singh, is the science writer I trust the most.
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Sept. 4, 2010 - Haiku in English

14 hours 32 min ago
eyelinerfor scarecrowfirst breeze--Reza Aerabi (Semnan, Iran)
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M&A surge highlights positive side to Japan's strong yen

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:48
Overseas mergers and acquisitions by Japanese companies surged to their highest level in a decade between January and August, highlighting a positive side to Japan's strong yen.
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Miyazaki cow tests negative for foot-and-mouth disease

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:51
MIYAZAKI -- Local farmers here have been relieved to learn that a cow showing symptoms similar to those of foot-and-mouth disease tested negative for the disorder.
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New film sheds light on Japanese immigrants in Brazil amid chaos after WWII

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:45
Brazilian filmmaker Vicente Amorim's new film "Coracoes Sujos" (Dirty Hearts) sheds light on the unspoken history of Japanese immigrants in Brazil.
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2 elderly sisters who died of heatstroke in apartment disliked air conditioners

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:08
A neighbor of two elderly sisters who were found dead in their Tokyo apartment apparently due to heatstroke regrets that she should have taken more care of them before they met their fate.
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Debate between Kan, Ozawa highlights their shared views, differences

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:03
A debate between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa, who are running in the party presidential race, has highlighted both their common ground and differences over policies.
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3 injured in arson attack at Nagoya hostess club

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 03:58
NAGOYA -- Two men forced their way into a hostess club here early on Sept.
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Researchers develop airbags for outside of cars to protect pedestrians

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 03:46
HIROSHIMA -- Researchers here have developed new impact-absorbing car body panels with inflated airbags equipped on their outside for the first time in the world.
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Dolphin hunting season begins at 'The Cove' filming location

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 03:43
TAIJI, Wakayama -- Local fishermen captured some 20 dolphins off the coast of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, as an annual hunting season began amid concerns over possible protests in the town.
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Sony must overcome hurdles to stay ahead of Apple's iPod in Japanese market

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 03:42
Apple Inc. announced a refresh of almost its entire line of iPod media players on Sept.
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