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Fukushima: The children of Japan’s Fukushima battle an invisible enemy

YoopyaMarch 10, 2014September 16, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 10, 2014September 16, 202301

(Reuters) – Some of the smallest children in Koriyama, a short drive from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, barely know what it’s like to play...

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Technology: Japan says any bitcoin regulation should be international

YoopyaFebruary 28, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 28, 2014October 30, 202302

(Reuters) – Any regulation of the bitcoin crypto-currency should involve international cooperation to avoid loopholes, Japanese vice finance minister Jiro Aichi said on Thursday. Commenting...

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Documents reveal chaotic military sex-abuse record

YoopyaFebruary 10, 2014November 1, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 10, 2014November 1, 202300

TOKYO (AP) — At U.S. military bases in Japan, most service members found culpable in sex crimes in recent years did not go to prison,...

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Japan revises school manuals to set out territorial claims

YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 25, 2023011

Japan’s Education Ministry says it is revising teaching manuals for schools to set out its ownership of disputed islands. Minister Hakubun Shimomura said Japan wanted...

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Japan raises its economic view, capex seen on the rise

YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014November 26, 202305

(Reuters) – Japan raised its assessment on the overall economyfor the first time in four months, reflecting strong private consumption and improving capital expenditure, suggesting Tokyo’s aggressive stimulus...

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Japan urges ‘hotline’ with China, plays down shrine visit

YoopyaJanuary 10, 2014December 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 10, 2014December 3, 202309

(Reuters) – Japan, at odds with China on territorial and other issues, took its case to Europe on Thursday, defending Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to a war...

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China-Japan ‘Voldemort’ attacks up ante in propaganda war

YoopyaJanuary 8, 2014December 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 8, 2014December 3, 202304

(Reuters) – China lambasted Japan on Tuesday for comparing it to Lord Voldemort, the villain in the Harry Potter stories, after both countries used the character to describe each...

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Astonishing video shows scientists making objects LEVITATE using sound waves

YoopyaJanuary 4, 2014December 10, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 4, 2014December 10, 2023011

Japanese researchers have developed a method of making small objects float and move around in mid-air using sound. Japanese scientists have found a way to...

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Japan PM Abe’s ratings slide after state secrets act

YoopyaDecember 9, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 9, 2013December 31, 202301

(Reuters) – Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slid in opinion polls after his ruling coalition steamrolled through parliament a tough secrecy act that...

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Biden urges Japan, China to lower tensions over air defense zone

YoopyaDecember 3, 2013February 3, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 3, 2013February 3, 202401

(Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Japan and China to lower tensions that have spiked since Beijing announced an air defense zone over disputed islands...