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38 min ago | Japan Herald

Now enjoy Ramen Noodles onboard Japans ANA flights

All Nippon Airways , the Japan's largest airlines, has announced plans to serve Ramen Noodles to its passengers from June 1, 2013.

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2 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

Max Crumm, Katie Thompson and More Set for 22@54 at 54 Below

Contributing writers include Danny Abosch , Avi Amon, Nikko Benson , Landon Braverman, John Carden, Jason Carlson, Ashley Chapman, Thirza Defoe, Nolan Doran, Jesse Goldman, John Grimmett , Kiran Gupta, Julia Gytri, Benjamin Halstead, Derek P. Hassler, Jiyoung Kim, KiYun Kim, Sujin Kim, Yan Li, Teresa Lotz, Daphny Maman, Collin Martin, Naomi Matlow, ... (more)

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3 hrs ago | Daily Yomiuri

Tokyo new condos down 2.8% in AprilMay 21, 2013 The number of new...

The number of new condominiums put on the market in the greater Tokyo area in April fell 2.8 percent from a year earlier to 4,093 units, the first decline in two months, the Real Estate Economic Institute said Monday.

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7 hrs ago | The Japan Times

Yokohama clears out nursery waiting lists

Officials at Yokohama City Hall said Monday the city has reduced the number of children on nursery school waiting lists to zero from 179 as of April 1, meeting its 2010 target of doing so in three years.

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11 hrs ago | LA Weekly

Marugame Monzo and Tsurumaru: Two Handmade Udon Shops Now Open in Little Toyko

While Japanese noodle fanatics have been gawking over artisanal ramen joints, another type of noodle business has been growing, albeit at a much quieter pace, within Los Angeles.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Japan Visitor Blog

Hotel Route Inn Ena

The Hotel Route Inn Ena in Ena in Gifu Prefecture is part of the nationwide Route Inn chain.

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Japan Visitor Blog

Miyazaki Culture Park

The Miyazaki Culture Park is a large public space with wide grass lawns, fountains, mountain art sculptures, a walking/jogging path, a cherry tree avenue and various large trees of special note.

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CBS 47

Witness: AEG spent $24 million on Jackson concerts

Legend Award winner Michael Jackson poses with his award at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards at the Yoyogi National Athletic Stadium May 27, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan.

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News24

Japan mayor rejected on comfort women: Poll

Former South Korean comfort woman Kil Un-ock, centre, who was forced to serve for the Japanese troops as a sexual slave during World War II, shouts slogans during a rally against the recent comment of Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto.

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Rotarian

Hiroshima peace forum notes that peace begins with you

Top: Past RI President Luis Giay , RI President Sakuji Tanaka , and Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Wilfrid J. Wilkinson placed wreaths in Hiroshima Memorial Park during the third Rotary Global Peace Forum 17 May.

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MacMegasite

The Sixth Issue of VIEW Magazine is Now Available

The sixth issue of VIEW Magazine is now available for free on Apple's Newsstand for iPad/iPhone. Showcasing photography from across the world, VIEW Magazine 3.0 is an independent, original art photography magazine available for iOS devices on Newsstand.

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Wall Street Journal

Asia in Pictures

An outfit from the A/W 2013 collection by Japanese designer Tsumori Chisato during the annual Audi Fashion Festival in Singapore Friday.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Chosun Ilbo

4.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Korean Waters

A 4.9-magnitude quake hit an area near Baeknyeong Island off Incheon, west of Seoul, on Saturday.

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The Daily Beast

kidnapping-japan-billboard

Dozens of American children are abducted to Japan every year-not by strangers, but by parents after messy divorces.

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Asian Correspondent

Japan's nationalist agenda: The year so far

Is the Japanese government turning more nationalistic and militaristic every day? The evidence tells us so.

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Loveland Magazine

Pink Spades a Fantasy Fiction : Part 4

Aleasha Whitney Wilson is a Loveland High School graduate who studied liberal arts at UC Raymond Walters College and Fine Arts/Drawing at Northern Kentucky University.

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Japan Herald

'Comfort women' rap unfair Hashimoto

Nippon Ishin no Kai coleader Toru Hashimoto said Sunday he doesn't believe the so-called comfort women, over whom his controversial remarks have drawn flak, were ';sex slaves who were unwillingly forced into service by the country through violence, threat and abductions.'; Hashimoto, who is also the mayor of Osaka, said on a TV program he will ... (more)

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Sat May 18, 2013

Korea Herald

N.Korea bashes Seoul for negative comments on Japan official's Pyongyang visit

North Korea slammed South Korea on Saturday for making critical comments on a Japanese official's recent visit to Pyongyang, calling it an "unprecedented precipitancy." Isao Lijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, returned to Tokyo Friday after a surprise four-day visit to North Korea.

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Psychology Today

You Are What You Eat

Ever notice when your friends come back from a holiday and they've put on a few pounds? Maybe they feasted on too many delicious baguettes in France or indulged in a few too many pasta dishes in Italy.

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Safehaven

Give It A Doubt

Many, many years ago during a lengthy argument with a friend he told me to 'give it a doubt' - he meant I was wrong.

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