Nuclear back in the mix of Japan’s basic energy plan

As expected, Japan has tabled a basic energy plan that calls for restarting its nuclear plants.Japanese Trade and Indust...

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Tokyo Olympics license plates

With the Sochi Olympics a wrap, Japan is starting to gear up to host the 2020 summer games.Japan’s government announced ...

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Panasonic unveils ‘Toughpad’

Here’s a tablet computer that can take a beating.Panasonic unveiled its new “Toughpad” today (Monday).The tablet is wate...

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TPP free trade talks drag on

Negotiators from the U.S. and Japan are getting down to the wire in efforts to bridge gaps if they and other countries a...

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Tokyo governor visits Sochi with 2020 games in mind

Tokyo’s new governor says he’s ready for the challenge of hosting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Yoichi Masuzoe, Tokyo’s govern...

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JAPANESE-AMERICANS WANT COMFORT WOMEN STATUE GONE

Japanese-American residents in California sued to remove a statue commemorating World War II “comfort women.”The statue ...

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BEFORE TPP CONFERENCE, DISAGREEMENTS PERSIST

The U.S. and Japan still have grave disagreements that must be resolved for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to be a ...

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COUNTDOWN TO PLAYSTATION 4 LAUNCH IN JAPAN BEGINS

The day thousands of Japanese gamers await is less than 24 hours away.The PlayStation 4, Sony’s first new game console i...

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Fukushima Update #23 “A farmer's plea not to forget”

A cattle farmer from an evacuated zone in Fukushima gives regular speeches on the streets of Tokyo to remind people abou...

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A FARMER'S PLEA NOT TO FORGET

A cattle farmer from an evacuated zone in Fukushima gives regular speeches on the streets of Tokyo to remind people abou...

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