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45 min ago | The Guardian

The Okinawa diet - could it help you live to 100?

Japanese people are more likely to reach 100 years old than anyone else in the world, a fact that some researchers attribute to their diet.

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Related Topix: Life, Dieting, World News,

4 hrs ago | Seeking Alpha

Mind Over Yen: The Monetary Psychology Of Reflating Japan's Economy

"There is something you should know about me, about inception. An idea is alike a virus, resilient.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Psychology, Science, Inception, Celebrities, Leonardo DiCaprio

9 hrs ago | Anna.aero

Jetstar Japan now serves 13 routes with 12 A320s; Matsuyama and...

Matsuyama Songshan Airport became Jetstar Japan's newest destination on 11 June, with the launch of flights to Tokyo Narita.

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Related Topix: Travel, Asia Travel, World News, Japan Travel, Asia,

10 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements

Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Asian Tsunami Disaster

12 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Energy Secretary to visit Hanford site in Wash.

New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz was set to make his first visit Wednesday to the nation's most contaminated nuclear site since being confirmed by the Senate last month.

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13 hrs ago | TechEBlog

Amazing Look at Japan's High-Tech Underground Bike Parking System

When you live in an extremely populated area like Tokyo, Japan, parking of any kind, especially for bicycles can be a bit hard to come by.

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Related Topix: World News

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Xinhuanet

Japan's opposition leader slams party co-leader over controversial words

The Japan Restoration Party's co- head Shintaro Ishihara slammed the party's another leader, Toru Hashimoto, over the latter's controversial wartime sexual slavery remarks that have hurt public support for the party, according to local media.

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Related Topix: World News

Denver Post

Denver-Tokyo flight makes emergency landing in Seattle

Boeing 787 Dreamliner leaving DIA on it's nonstop service from its hub in Denver to Tokyo-Narita on June 10, 2013.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, World News,

Arirang TV

Japan refuses to comply with UN recommendation on wartime sex slavery victims

Japan has refused to follow recent recommendations by the United Nations Committee Against Torture to make right some Japanese politicians' abusive comments towards the Japanese military's former wartime sexual slaves.

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Related Topix: World News

Something Else! Reviews

Van Halen begins delayed Japanese tour with expanded set, film from David Lee Roth

Van Halen belatedly began its 2013 tour of Japan with a jumbo set that expanded to include "Jamie's Cryin,'" "Atomic Punk" and - just before the timeless "Ice Cream Man" - a special showing of David Lee Roth's cool short film "Tokyo Story."

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Van Halen, World News,

Airport Business

Japan Airlines Signs OnPoint Solution Agreement on Its GE90 Engine Fleet

Under this agreement, JAL will perform the overhaul and certain repairs at its engine maintenance center located in Narita, Japan, and GE will provide material and repair management services.

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Related Topix: World News, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing 777, Boeing 737

AccuWeather.com

Tropical Storm Leepi a Flood Risk to Philippines, Japan

Leepi, a minimal tropical storm as of Tuesday, was expected to pose a flooding rain threat to the Philippines and Japan while tracking northward this week.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Philippines, World News, Weather

MediLexicon

Bones Affected By Excessive Salt Consumption

A high-salt diet raises a woman's risk of breaking a bone after menopause, no matter what her bone density is, according to a new study that was presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

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Related Topix: Back Pain, Health, Life, Food, Medicine, Nutrition, World News, Asia

PR-inside.com

Nagano Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (6878) - Financial and Strategic SWOT...

The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company's key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Global Voices Online

Support Snowden Rally in Hong Kong

HongWrong has collected a large number of media reports on the rally to support Edward Snowden in Hong Kong on 15 of June, 2013.

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Bloomberg

Abenomics Mobilizes Japan Homebuyers to Action

The Susukino district of Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, on June 9, 2013. Japan's economy grew more than the government initially estimated in the first quarter, helping Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to sustain confidence in his campaign to defeat deflation.

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Related Topix: World News, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home Buying, Home Listing

SciFi Japan

Blue Exorcist the Movie Set for Theatrical Release Across the Us

US theatrical poster for BLUE EXORCIST THE MOVIE. Image courtesy of AniplexUSA. © KAZUE KATO/SHUEISHA, Blue Exorcist The Movie 2012 This August, BLUE EXORCIST fans will be treated to something special.

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Related Topix: Santa Monica, CA, World News

ETaiwanNews.com

Kinmen is bird-watching paradise: Japanese wild bird society

Kinmen, June 17 Taiwan's outlying island of Kinmen County is a bird watchers' paradise because of its many species and its importance as a stop for migratory birds, Masahiro Hashimoto, president of the Osaka branch of the Wild Bird Society of , said Monday.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Bird Watching, World News

Malaysian National News Agency

Japan, Four Eastern European Nations Agree To Beef Up Ties

WARSAW, Poland, June 17 -- Japan agreed to strengthen security and energy cooperation with four Eastern European countries that form the Visegrad Group, or V4, at their summit held in the Polish capital on Sunday, Japan's Jiji Press reported.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Poland, Donald Tusk, Robert Fico, North Korea,

The Las Vegas Sun

Obama, Japan's Abe talk NKorea, China, trade

The White House says President Barack Obama has spoken with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about North Korea's nuclear program and a territorial dispute with China.

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Related Topix: World News, North Korea,