The Oita District Court handed down a suspended two-year prison term Tuesday to a woman found guilty of burying her 2-year-old daughter's corpse near a cemetery close to her home last September. (Japan Times)
Woman avoids prison for dumping body of daughter in mystery death
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Air Canada plane for Japan makes emergency landing in Toronto, debris falls on cars
An Air Canada jet bound for Japan made an emergency landing in Toronto on Monday afternoon when an engine shut down shortly after takeoff. No injuries were reported. (startribune.com)
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Officer's sons charged for placing bowling pins on Okinawa highway
Charges are being filed against a military officer's 2 sons for placing bowling pins on an expressway in Okinawa. (NewsOnJapan.com)
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Two men arrested over bogus car theft
Two men have been arrested for pretending to steal a car along with 23 million yen inside the vehicle. (NewsOnJapan.com)
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Japan's currency chief sees threat from very rapid gains in yen
"Very rapid" gains in the yen are "counter-productive" and Japanese officials are closely monitoring the foreign-exchange market, the nation's top currency official said. (Bloomberg)
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Chilling murder shows gray face of Japan crime
The president of a small fish processing company in northern Japan was arrested early Tuesday morning after he confessed to killing his wife. Among the grisly details of the crime is that Masaichi Yamada hid his wife's corpse in the company freezer for as long as 10 years after strangling her after a fight at home, local authorities said. (Wall Street Journal)
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BOJ signals has done enough for now; calls for govt steps
Bank of Japan policymakers signalled that they have offered enough monetary stimulus for now to beat deflation, calling for government efforts to deregulate the economy and cope with a shrinking labour force that is keeping price growth weak. (Reuters)
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Baseball: Matsui joins Tampa Bay Rays
Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui was added to the Tampa Bay Rays' roster, a month after signing a developmental-league deal with the Major League Baseball club. (AFP)
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NEC buys Australian IT firms
Japanese electronics giant NEC said Wednesday it will buy two IT firms from Australia's CSG, with a report pegging the price tag at about $252 million. (phys.org)
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Nikkei ends 4-day winning run
Japan's Nikkei average ended a four-session winning run on Wednesday, weighed by exporters as the yen firmed on mounting concerns over Spain's banking system, although Renesas Electronics Corp (6723.T) rebounded after a recent slide. (Reuters)
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Panasonic unveils high-end 3D plasma TVs in Japan
The ZT5-series 3D TVs are the latest high-end offerings from Panasonic. They feature a newer "Full Black Panel III Plus" plasma panel, which appears to be identical to the "non-plus" version utilized in the VT50 series. (CNET)
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Japan bets on overseas 'Japantowns' to boost economy
Japan is hoping to cash in on its rich culture by recreating fashionable districts of Tokyo in foreign cities, determined that enclaves of vibrant shops, cafes and restaurants can find new markets abroad.
(abs-cbnnews.com)
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Japan mulls over plans to deploy Aegis destroyers in West Sea
Japan is considering plans to deploy Aegis destroyers to Korea's West Sea to monitor the movements of missile launches by North Korea. (arirang.co.kr)
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Japan tells Syrian ambassador to leave
Japan has told the Syrian ambassador in Tokyo to leave the country, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, as international outrage grows over brutal mass slayings blamed on the government in Damascus. (AFP)
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Noda fails to win over Ozawa on tax hike
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, failed Wednesday during a meeting lasting 90 minutes to persuade former DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa to back the administration's tax hike proposal. (Japan Times)
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Japan film director Shindo dead at 100
Japanese film director Kaneto Shindo, known for hard-hitting works dealing with human nature and the effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, has died at his home in Tokyo, his office said on Wednesday. (Times Live)
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Fukushima quake/tsunami disturbed upper atmosphere - NASA
The massive earthquake and
tsunami that hit Fukushima, Japan, last year wreaked havoc in
the skies above as well, disturbing electrons in the upper
atmosphere, NASA reported. (chicagotribune.com)
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Japan makes first game piracy arrest under new law
The first arrest has been made under Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Act since it was amended last year to combat piracy-enabling devices, according to a Nintendo press release. (wired.com)
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Scientists observe 'tragic experiment' of tsunami debris
Jeff Larson has seen just about everything wash up on the shores of Santa Cruz: bottles, toys, shotgun shells, busted surfboards and fishing floats that looked like they had bobbed across the Pacific.
When surging water driven by the magnitude-9.0 earthquake in Japan tore apart his city's harbor, he was there to scoop up the splintered docks and broken boats that were heaved onto the sand. (stripes.com)
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For Japanese job seekers, overseas study can be deal killer
Ronan Sato, a graduate student in applied statistics at Oxford University in England, has always been keen to work in his native Japan. But at a careers fair for overseas Japanese students, he found that corporate Japan did not reciprocate his enthusiasm.
(staradvertiser.com)
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