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Japan Events Revive Germany's Anti-Nuclear Stance : NPR
Germany is conducting safety reviews of its 17 nuclear power plants, and is temporarily shutting down the seven oldest reactors. The plants had been due to close by 2020, but in a controversial decision last fall, Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to keep
03-19-2011 by ericmatthews Tags anti, events, japan, nuclear, revive, stance

BBC News - Sony apology over Japan boy band Kishidan's Nazi gaffe
Sony Music Artists, managers of the popular Japanese boy band Kishidan, apologises after the group appeared on national TV dressed like Nazis.
03-03-2011 by malcolmcrowe Tags apology, band, gaffe, japan, kishidan, nazi

Why The Prime Minister Job Is Hard To Keep In Japan : NPR
This past week, Japan's ruling party selected a new prime minister, Naoto Kan, to fill the role of Yukio Hatoyama, who resigned after failing to fulfill campaign promises. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Japan's ambassador to the United States, Ichiro Fuj
06-06-2010 by colesear Tags hard, japan, prime

Chile tsunami reaches Japan; Pacific damage small - Austin American-Statesman
TOKYO — The tsunami from the deadly earthquake in Chile hit Japan's main islands and even reached the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves didn't cause significant damage. Hawaii and other Pacific islands in their path were
02-28-2010 by dannyquinn Tags american, japan, pacific, reaches, small

Quiet please! Noise irks Japan's commuters the most (Reuters)
Reuters - Taking the train in Japan and want to avoid annoying fellow passengers? Keep conversation to a whisper, turn down your iPod and put your cellphone on vibration mode, a recent survey by the railway association showed.
01-21-2010 by patrickrooney Tags commuters, irks, japan, most, please, reuters

Japan sets long-term economic goals
Reuters - Japan's government said it aimed for economic growth of more than 2 percent over the next decade, but its long-term plan unveiled on Wednesday lacked detail needed to convince investors the goal is realistic.
12-30-2009 by bobbywalker Tags economic, goals, japan, long, meets, reuters, sets, term

Japan (AP)
AP - An aviation agreement between the U.S. and Japan could usher in a new period of closer alliances among the major carriers in both countries.
12-13-2009 by colesear Tags between, deal, flights, japan, limits, relax

As Economic Growth Cut
Japan Shares Fall, As Economic Growth Cut
12-08-2009 by ericmatthews Tags economic, fall, growth, japan, shares

Japan's tobacco habit runs into court challenge (AP)
AP - One plaintiff is a cancer patient. Another is represented by his widow. The third, has emphysema and rolls into the courtroom on a wheelchair with tubes trailing out of his nose. The three Japanese are waging a minnow-vs.-whale battle against Big
08-01-2009 by vincegrey Tags challenge, court, into, japan, runs, tobacco

Japan train workers check grins with smile meter
Her uniform looks good, with striped scarf and blue cap in perfect order, but railway employee Mitsue Endo has one thing to do before she faces the masses — pass the smile test.
07-24-2009 by bobbywalker and 1 other Tags check, grins, japan, meter, smile, workers

Japan mudslides
Hundreds of rescue workers searched for missing residents Thursday -- two days after torrential rains triggered floods and mudslides in western Japan and killed eight people.
07-23-2009 by malcolmcrowe Tags floods, japan, leave, missing, mudslides

eight missing in Japan mudslides: officials (AFP)
AFP - Torrential rains triggered scores of floods and landslides in western Japan on Tuesday, leaving at least five people dead and eight more missing, police and other officials said.
07-21-2009 by ericmatthews Tags eight, five, japan, officials

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