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Incoming Ambassador Caroline Kennedy Meets Japan's Emperor
Kennedy's procession received an unusual amount of attention, and was shown live on several Japanese television broadcasters..
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Japan wants to sell its super-fast levitating trains to the US
Former US politicians have visited Japan for a ride on a train that uses magnetic levitation to travel at 315 mph. As cities around the world consider the introduction of maglev trains, the...
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The Osaka Stadium
This is arguably the most impressive stadium in Japan, only it isn’t actually a stadium anymore. The abandoned Osaka Stadium was once home to Japan’s Nankai Hawks baseball team, but after they relocated, it became a popular shopping centre with a sample housing show ground in the centre. Talk about utilizing deserted space.
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Volcano creates new Japanese island 620 miles south of Tokyo
An undersea volcano has created a new island 620 miles south of Tokyo. The eruption took place 500 meters from the uninhabited Nishinoshima Island, one of the subtropical Bonin Islands, forming new land in an archipelago that runs along the Pacific tectonic plate boundary commonly called the "ring of fire."
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Japan Rejects China’s Claim to Air Rights Over Disputed Islands
Japan’s foreign minister on Sunday refused to recognize China’s newly claimed air defense zone over disputed islands, signaling that Japan would not back down as tensions increased in the maritime dispute.
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Japanese Pot Roast
Here, we put a new spin on the classic pot roast by incorporating Asian-inspired flavors and ingredients like daikon and mirin. This recipe serves a crowd, so it’s great for a warming, family-style meal during the holiday season.
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Why China's new air zone incensed Japan, U.S.
An international battle of words is underway after China declared the creation of an air zone over disputed islands in the East China Sea. The United States warned that China's claim to airspace "constitutes an attempt to change the status quo in the East China Sea. Escalatory action will only increase tensions in the region and create risks of an incident," according to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
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U.S. flies two warplanes over East China Sea, ignoring new Chinese air defense zone
The military exercise ignores a recent edict from China that it must be informed in advance of such flights.
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Nissan Leaf passes autonoumous driving test on Japanese highway
We're not sure how to translate "ghost-riding the whip" in Japanese, but Nissan appears to have mastered the concept. Earlier this week, the Japanese automaker tested a self-driving Nissan Leaf electric vehicle on public roads for the first time and proclaimed the exercise a success in driverless motoring.
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Japan’s Mega Banks Have Mega Yakuza Trouble
A huge scandal is sweeping through Japan’s banking industry after revelations that major banks have been loaning money to yakuza and yakuza-backed businesses.
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Legendary Akihabara Radio Store closing its doors after six decades
The Akihabara Radio Store, the shopping center of small merchants that pioneered the development of Tokyo’s Akihabara neighborhood as the world’s largest commercial district for electronics, will be open for the last time this Saturday.
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Switched at birth: Son born to rich parents sues hospital after life of poverty
A Japanese man born to wealthy parents has been awarded about $371,000 in damages after accidentally being switched with another baby and spending decades living in poverty. It was almost 60 years before a DNA test revealed the life-changing mistake by a hospital worker who had bathed the newborns and returned them to the wrong mothers.
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The territorial flashpoints making South East Asia a hotbed of international tensions
THE drums of war are beating and sabres are rattling as China, Japan and the United States confront each other to Australia's north.
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Solar Power Station On The Moon: Japanese Civil Engineers - Geekswipe
A fantastic project from the Japanese to build a solar power station on the moon and transmit power through microwave/laser power transmission.
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Japan’s plan to supply all the world’s energy from a giant solar power plant on the moon
Shimizu, a Japanese architectural and engineering firm, has a solution for the climate crisis: Simply build a band of solar panels 400 kilometers (249 miles) wide (pdf) running all the way around the Moon’s 11,000-kilometer (6,835 mile) equator and beam the carbon-free energy back to Earth in the form of microwaves, which are converted into electricity at ground stations.
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Fukushima fallout being spread by typhoons
Typhoons that hit Japan each year are helping spread radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the country's waterways, researchers say. A joint study by France's Climate and Environmental Science laboratory (LSCE) and Tsukuba University in Japan found contaminated soil is being washed away by the high winds and rain and deposited in streams and rivers.
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Radioactive Japanese Wave Nears U.S.
In the wake of the deadly tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 and severely damaged a nuclear reactor, Japanese officials say the levels of radiation are safe for everyone outside the reactor area itself. But as radioactive water from the plant nears the West Coast of North America - the water is expected to hit in 2014 - can we be sure it's safe?
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Giant World War II aircraft-carrying submarine discovered off Oahu coast
A World War II-era Imperial Japanese Navy mega-submarine, the I-400, lost since 1946 when it was intentionally scuttled by U.S. forces after its capture, has been discovered.
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US pledges to side with Japan in conflict with China
United States Vice President Joe Biden said during a tour of Asia on Tuesday that the US is “deeply concerned” about recent efforts by China to re-draw airspace surrounding a series of islands between Taiwan and Japan.
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Fukushima two years on: a dirty job with no end in sight
The tsunami that wrecked the Fukushima Daiichi power plant has led to the toughest nuclear cleanup ever. Radioactive water is still poisoning the sea – and it could take 40 years to fix the mess. Is Japan up to the challenge?
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