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LDP drops Article 96 revision for Upper House election pledges
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to drop the controversial attempt to revise Article 96 of the Constitution from among
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Korean WWII ‘comfort women’ cancel meeting with Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto
Two elderly Korean women who were forced into sex slavery in the Second World War through the Japanese military’s “comfort
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Japanese-American WWII vet gets ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award
Japan has granted one of its highest honors to a Japanese-American World War II veteran for what he has done
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Japan cries foul over South Korea editorial calling atomic bombings ‘divine punishment’
The Japanese embassy in Seoul issued an official complaint against an editorial in the South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo which
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Japanese WWII veteran says comfort women brothels were wrong
A veteran from the Japanese military of World War II spoke out about his experiences during the war, talking about
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Japan welcomes North Korea’s recent openness for dialogue

Japan welcomes North Korea’s recent openness for dialogue

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga hailed recent moves by North Korea that shows they are open to having dialogue with other countries that have been urging them to give up their nuclear and missile development programs. "It is a positive development that North Korea halts provocative acts and shows signs of accepting dialogue. We will closely watch this," Suga stated.
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Japan supports Philippines’ move for arbitration in South China Sea

Japan supports Philippines’ move for arbitration in South China Sea

Politics on May 24 2013 1 Comment
The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs said that the country has Japan's backing in their initiative to start arbitral proceedings to clarify the maritime zones and delineation in the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario made a courtesy call to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo where he made the commitment to support the Philippines on this call.
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Japan looking to invest in Papua New Guinea’s natural gas supplies

Japan looking to invest in Papua New Guinea’s natural gas supplies

Business on May 24 2013 No Comments
Japan, the world’s largest importers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is looking to invest and buy into Papua New Guinea’s natural gas resources, banking on the Southeast Asian nation to become one of the new serious players in LNG exports. A recent deal sees Osaka Gas Co. paying 204 million US dollars to acquire stakes in Papua New Guinea natural gas assets owned by Australia-based Horizon Oil Ltd., as the Aussie gas and fuel company has new discoveries in the country and is mulling on building a new gas-export facility in-country.
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J-League celebrates 20 years of club football in Japan

J-League celebrates 20 years of club football in Japan

Sports on May 24 2013 No Comments
When the J-League debuted in 1993, little did they know that football would become a big hit in baseball-obsessed Japan. But not only did the league make sports fan fall in love with the sport, it was also a trailblazer for Asian football. But while expensive foreign players proliferated the league then, today the J-League has become a source of local talent for European clubs and this is where world-class Japanese football players' talents are honed.
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Google Play game revenue of Japan, Korea higher than rest of the world

Google Play game revenue of Japan, Korea higher than rest of the world

Business Tech & Science on May 24 2013 No Comments
At the Casual Connect conference on Wednesday, Junde Yu – app tracking website App Annie’s vice president for Asia-Pacific – presented some very relevant data on Google Play’s game revenues. One of those is that Japan and Korea generate more game revenue in the Android app marketplace than the entire world combined. The data also shows that 80 percent of Google Play’s game revenues come from three countries – the United States, Japan and Korea.
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‘Task force’ created to brief Hashimoto for foreign correspondents press meeting

‘Task force’ created to brief Hashimoto for foreign correspondents press meeting

National on May 24 2013 No Comments
Looks like a "task force" is already needed to make sure that controversial Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto will not cause further damage to his image and to his party. The Diet members of the Japan Restoration Party have formed a group to prepare him when he faces questions and the scrutiny of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo on May 27 as he tries to explain his "comfort women" views that has led to international criticism and outrage.
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Easter Island Moai statue brings hope to tsunami-hit fishing town

Easter Island Moai statue brings hope to tsunami-hit fishing town

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A new Moai statue – those amazing human figure sculptures from Easter Island in Chile – is set to be unveiled on Saturday in the small Japanese fishing town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, more than 10,000 kilometers away from the famous sculptures’ original home. The statue is a gift – handmade by Rapa Nui sculptors from Easter Island – of the Chilean government to the town, in a gesture of hope and encouragement as the northeastern village rebuilds from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated it.
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