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2 hrs ago | Channelnewsasia.com

Japan protests at S Korean daily's A-bomb op-ed

Japan accused a South Korean newspaper of "dishonourable" behaviour for publishing an editorial suggesting the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "divine punishment". Japanese wartime flags are reflected in a protester's sunglasses during a rally at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Seoul, South Korea.

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3 hrs ago | China Daily

Japan ponders direct talks with Pyongyang

Japan is considering direct talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the government said on Wednesday, adding momentum to the cause after a top level aide to the prime minister made a surprise trip to Pyongyang.

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7 hrs ago | Korean News

Lacquered Vase, Gift to Kim Il Sung from Japanese Figure

On display at the International Friendship Exhibition House in the DPRK is a lacquered vase, presented to President Kim Il Sung as a gift by the chief of the Wakayama, Japan, Society for the Study of the Juche Idea.

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7 hrs ago | Sun-Star

Sale of Philippine property in Japan stopped indefinitely

The development of a property owned by the Philippines in Tokyo, Japan will not push through after the Court of Appeals issued an injunction in favor of the government.

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8 hrs ago | Rediff.com

World's HIGHEST-selling video-games consoles

Video games are big business. The industry is worth around $80 billion, and although games can be played on PCs and phones, the industry is still dominated by dedicated consoles, according to The Economist .

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Related Topix: Video Games, The, Deep Silver, Dance Central, Microsoft Game Studios, Sony Playstation 2, World News,

Wed May 22, 2013

Stars and Stripes

Suspected Chinese subs raise concerns in Japan

Foreign submarines have been spotted unusually close to Japanese turf three times this month, raising concerns that China is escalating a territorial dispute and flexing its sea might.

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Chosun Ilbo

UN Tells Japan to Educate Citizens About Sex Slave Atrocity

The UN has urged Japan to educate its citizens about how the Imperial Army forced Korean and other Asian women to serve as sex slaves for troops during World War II.

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Asia News Network

TOKYO: Japan needs more companies that cherish their female workers

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has trumpeted women's active involvement in the workforce as a pillar of the government's growth strategy.

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Mydigitalfc.com

Japan Inc should take a look in the mirror

PHASED OUT: Kazuo Hirai, president and chief executive officer of Sony, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday Sony's curt dismissal of a foreigner's advice last week didn't shock Michael Woodford, the former chief executive officer of Olympus Corporation.

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People's Daily Online

Japan's Kyoto University to distribute lecture course on 'edX'

Japan's Kyoto University said that it would start next year to distribute on the Internet its lecture course to the world through "edX", a free online learning initiative composed of the leading global institutions, including the founding universities Harvard and MIT in the United States, local press reported Wednesday.

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SciFi Japan

J-POP Summit Festival Announces Japan Film Festival of San Francisco

"Zero Yen" architect, Kyohei Sakaguchi, will host a workshop for attendees of his documentary, HOW TO BUILD A MOBILE HOUSE.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Japantown (San Francisco, CA), Life, Hobbies, Anime and Manga, Home Listing, Home, World News, Gantz

Korean News

Japanese Rightist Element Urged to Apologize for His Remarks

Victims to sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese Army in Kwangju City, Kyonggi Province of south Korea on May 19 issued a statement refuting the remarks made by a Japanese rightist element.

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Pravda

Japan's humble space dream to come true triumphantly

Japan is preparing to launch its new rocket called Epsilon, which will put research satellite SPRINT-A into orbit to observe Mars and Venus.

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The Austin Chronicle

Gender, Sex, and Fabric

The problem of the skirt - at least the long, voluminous skirt, as demonstrated in Nicole Roerick 's Morose Beauty - is one of access.

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Daily Mail

Oklahoma tornado was 600 TIMES more powerful than Hiroshima atomic bomb

Bigger than Hiroshima: Monster tornado measuring 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide was 600 TIMES more powerful than atomic bomb as NASA releases images of twister from space Wind speed, air moisture, temperature and timing all came together to create the perfect storm, which left at least 24 dead, including nine children, and some 237 injured ... (more)

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Daily Mail

Oklahoma tornado video: The terrifying moment tornado hits land

The video that one Oklahoma man recorded from a parking lot on Monday shows the moment when the deadly storm formed into the destructive twister.

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Newkerala.com

Japan has many attractions for foreign tourists

Tokyo, May 21 : "The Land of the Rising Sun" - Japan - attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Miami Herald

Japan mulls talks with NKorea, surprising allies

Japan's government is looking into re-opening official talks with North Korea to resolve questions over the abductions of Japanese citizens decades ago, raising concerns among allies who fear Tokyo's focus on that issue might weaken efforts to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

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Chosun Ilbo

Japanese Historians Back Korean Sovereignty Over Dokdo

Four Japanese academics held a press conference in Busan on Tuesday to announce their support of Korea's sovereignty over the Dokdo islets.

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Japan Herald

China Jiangsu Commodities Exhibition opens in Osaka

China Jiangsu Commodities Exhibition 2013 kicked off on Tuesday in the western Japanese commercial city of Osaka, attracting more than 160 firms and manufacturers from the Chinese coastal province.The three-day event, held in "MyDome Osaka," a major exhibition hall in central Osaka, is mainly organized by the Japan-China Economic Relations and ... (more)

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