SPECIAL ADVISOR TALKS MILITARY ABENOMICS, CLAIMS MISQUOTE

Special advisor to the Prime Minister Etsuro Honda underscored the military importance of Japan's economic resurgence in...

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Japan Prices Rise for the First Time In Five Years

Japan’s consumer prices are “rising moderately,” according to the government’s February economic assessment.This is the ...

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Japanese Residents Still Stranded By Record Snowfall

Five days after record snowfall hit the mountain regions of eastern Japan, authorities are still struggling to clear roa...

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Tokyo Gov. Urges Infrastructure Upgrades, Renewables Ahead of Games

Yoichi Masuzoe, the newly-elected governor of Tokyo, aims to significantly update the city’s infrastructure in preparati...

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FUJI ERUPTION EMERGENCY LANDING DRILL

Japan Airlines conducted an emergency water landing drill to prepare crews for a possible eruption of Mount Fuji.Conduct...

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SNOW STRANDS LOCALS, REQUIRING HELICOPTER RESCUE

It has been four days since heavy snowfall hit the mountainous Koshin region in east-central Japan, but some communities...

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NUCLEAR RESTART NEXT YEAR?

A nuclear power plant operator has applied for the safety inspections necessary to restart a reactor in central Japan.Ch...

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Life-size Japanese Dolls On Display

The historic Great Inn Kashibaya in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture began an exhibition of life-size traditional dolls this...

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Fukushima Update #22Tokyo anti-nuclear campaign falls short

Yoichi Masuzoe becomes governer of Tokyo as nuclear power fails to become a major campaign issue. Other news: The govern...

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Tokyo anti-nuclear campaign falls short

The campaign for Tokyo governor ended last week with the victory of the candidate backed by the ruling parties,Yoichi Ma...

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