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Crown Prince visits war cemetery
Crown Prince Naruhito offered flowers Tuesday at the national cemetery for people who died in the Battle of Okinawa in the city of Itoman. On the first day of a three-day visit to Okinawa, the Crown Prince also visited the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, where he viewed an exhibition on the war and the prefecture’s [...]
Continue reading...Japan to take 32 Myanmar refugees
27. July 2010
Japan will allow the settlement of 32 ethnic minority Myanmar refugees now living in Thailand, sources said. The 32 people, consisting of six ethnic Karen families, will be the first refugees allowed in under the “third country” refugee resettlement program. The sources said the refugees are due to travel to Japan after taking a monthlong Japanese-language and [...]
Continue reading...‘Hikikomori’ bedroom hermits should be regarded as national crisis
27. July 2010
There are approximately 230,000 people who almost constantly shut themselves in their rooms except to go to nearby convenience stores, according to a survey conducted by the Cabinet Office. The number increases to about 700,000 if those who only go out to do something hobby-related are included. Moreover, there are an estimated 1.55 million potential so-called [...]
Continue reading...Baseball: Knuckle Princess
27. July 2010
Some have looked at Eri Yoshida in cleats and cap and held their nose in contempt. What in the world is she doing out there on the mound? She stands 5 foot 1 and weighs less than Barry Bonds’s head. She’s 18, can’t speak more than a few words of English, can’t throw over the top [...]
Continue reading...Japan lifts foot-and-mouth state of emergency
27. July 2010
Japan lifted a state of emergency Tuesday in a southern region known for its prized and pampered cattle, after a three-month foot-and-mouth outbreak forced the slaughter of almost 300,000 farm animals. The highly contagious virus, which rarely affects humans but sickens cloven-hoofed animals, had forced the suspension of meat sales from Miyazaki prefecture. “Wagyu” cattle — from [...]
Continue reading...Yahoo Japan picks Google as partner for search, ad delivery
27. July 2010
Yahoo Japan said Tuesday morning that it will use Google’s search engine and ad delivery system and provide Google with its data, according to a Reuters report out of Tokyo. Yahoo Japan, the country’s biggest Internet portal, is owned in part by Yahoo Inc. in the U.S. The news is especially noteworthy because U.S.-based Yahoo [...]
Continue reading...Gun parts smugglers may have sold parts for several hundred guns
27. July 2010
Three people arrested early this week on suspicion of smuggling a machine gun part into Japan from the United States may have sold parts for several hundred guns to gun enthusiasts across the country, police officials said Tuesday. The police said they are investigating the sales channels for the gun parts as they suspect that purchasers [...]
Continue reading...America Gets Ready for X Day
26. July 2010
With X Japan gearing up for their long-awaited U.S. concert debut, the Los Angeles Times has put its spotlight on the rock band. The cover of its Arts & Books supplement on Sunday featured the headline, “America, Meet Yoshiki” and a photo of the band leader and drummer. The article - the kind of exposure [...]
Continue reading...Hakamada Yoshihiko to Wed Pin-Up Girl
26. July 2010
Hakamada Yoshihiko (37) is having a good year. The popular actor was recently announced to the cast of next year’s NHK taiga drama, and yesterday it was revealed that he is engaged to young “guravia aidoru” (pin-up model) Kawanaka Ai (25). According to a source close to the couple, they…
Continue reading...Gov’t team OKs plan to get ISPs to block access to child porn images
26. July 2010
A Japanese government working group approved a plan Monday to get Internet service providers to block access to child pornography images as soon as they are found, without waiting for website operators to grant requests to delete them, government officials said. The approval came at a meeting of bureaucrats from the National Police Agency, the Internal [...]
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27. July 2010
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