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China's U.S. Debt Holdings Pass Japan: Stake Gives Beijing More Influence
China passed Japan to become the U.S. government's largest foreign creditor in September, the Treasury Department announced... more-
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North and South Koreans find cause for unity: Japan
PYONGYANG (Reuters) - It took six decades for the divided Koreas to meet to talk about Japan's colonial past, but it took... more-
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Time runs out for Japan's dangerous obsession with bluefin tuna
Global stocks of the highly prized fish have plummeted by 90% in the last 30 years, and much of the blame rests with Japan, by far... more-
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Race on to build world's first space elevator
As the technology required to create a physical link between Earth and outer space becomes closer to a reality, discussions of... more-
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Apple apples are not from Apple
This has got to be one of the most surreal, reality-warping things I've seen for a while... From Gizmodo: "Risking a... more-
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16-year-old becomes first female professional baseball player in Japan
16-year-old Eri Yoshida has been drafted by the Kobe 9 Cruise, becoming the first woman in Japan to play professional baseball... more-
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Realtime 360 Wraparound Drivers View Developed
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced today the development of a new video-processing technology that enables a complete wraparound... more-
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Schoolgirl knuckleballer headed to Japan pro league - Yahoo! News
Pretty cool, granted she's pitching for a new league and not the most prominent. But hey, who knows where it could lead. ... more-
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History textbook causes an uproar in South Korea
SEOUL: To conservative critics, a popular textbook's version of how U.S. and Soviet forces took control of Korea from... more-
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Japan's whaling fleet sets out for Antarctic
The main ship in Japan's whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic on Monday for its first hunt in the region since limping... more-
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4.5 million LEDs dazzle at Japan winter light show
Last Saturday, 4.2 million LEDs lit up the Nabana no Sato theme park of Kuwana, Japan, kicking off their annual Winter Light Show... more-
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Japan firm recalls 8 million bottles of U.S. mineral water
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese firm recalled eight million bottles of U.S. mineral water on Monday after consumers complained... more-
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Japan is officially in a recession
Japan's economy slid into a recession for the first time since 2001, the government said Monday, as companies sharply cut... more-
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Japan's whaling fleet sets out for Antarctic
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Japan, world's second largest economy, enters recession
Japan -- the world's second-largest economy -- is in a recession, government officials announced Monday. Japan's... more-
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Japanese ship hijacked
Pirates have hijacked a Japanese freighter off the coast of Somalia. The 23 member crew is made up of five South Koreans and 18... more-
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Mugshots of murder suspect used in game
A new internet game features the mug shots of suspected killer, Tatsuya Ichihashi. The family of the woman he is suspected to have... more-
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Fire on the Mountain - Japanese Fire Festival
Mt. Kurama in northern Kyoto comes alive with the fires of hundreds of torches some of them over 15 feet long requiring 4-5 men to... more-
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Man arrested for refusing to pay for 300 mile cab fare
A Japanese man has been arrested after refusing to pay for his 300 mile taxi journey. He claims he didn't pay for the 8 hour... more-
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Japan will not hunt humpback whales this year
The whaling fleet is scheduled to put to sea in a matter of days and has set a target of 850 minke whales and 50 fin whales,... more-
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