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Japan denies it plans to cut whale catch quota - SummaryTokyo - The Japanese government Thursday denied a report that it planned to reduce the catch quota in its research whaling this autumn. Earlier Thursday the Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun reported that Japan planned to reduce the whale kill quota in ... ... |
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Roy Greenslade: Japanese newspaper companies in printing collaborationJapan's two biggest newspaper publishers, the Asahi Shimbun Company and Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, have agreed to consolidate their printing as a cost-cutting measure. They will publish copies of each other's papers at various satellite print plants. They are also considering joint distribution an... |
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Kim Jong Il Began Losing Consciousness In April: ReportNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, who is reportedly recovering from a stroke, began losing consciousness at work in April and could not properly govern as his health worsened, a major daily Japanese newspaper reported Sunday. Citing an unnamed Chinese official with close ties to North Korea, the ... |
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Japanese priest loses temple to angry hornet swarmTokyo - A Buddhist priest in Japan caused the destruction of his own temple when trying to smoke out some hornets squatting in the building, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper said Thursday. The 41-year-old tried to burn out a hornet's nest on top of a cupb... ... |
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Japanese design-ophiles: where to go?It is rather curious that a nation that pays as much attention to design--industrial, graphic, fashion--as Japan does lacks a single museum dedicated to design. As a Japan Times article reveals: Fashion designer Issey Miyake recalls that the idea of a national design museum first developed in ... |
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Bono Was Proud of America before Michelle WasAFP: TOKYO (AFP) -- Pop star and activist Bono has called for the creation of a United States of Africa, saying that a pan-continental identity would serve as a catalyst for resolving its conflicts. The U2 frontman, who was in Japan to take part in a major development conference last week, sa... |
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