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Rare white tiger cubs born in Japan

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White tigers seem almost mythical in appearance, with their snow white fur and often larger statures than their fellow felines. They are also very rare; it is believed that they are only 100 to 200 in the wild. (cbsnews.com)

Japan's central bank governor shows he can walk the walk as well as talk the talk

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The Bank of Japan means business. That was the clear message to be drawn from the debut of the bank's new governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, brought in with the specific task of lifting the world's third biggest economy out of deflation. (guardian.co.uk)

Number of tourists seen hitting record during Golden Week

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A record number of people are expected to go traveling during Japan's Golden Week holidays from late April to early May, major travel agency JTB Corp. said Thursday. (Jiji Press)

To communicate in English, TOEFL is vital: LDP panel

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English-language education at public schools should shift in emphasis to verbal communications skills, and for that purpose, universities must adopt the Test of English as a Foreign Language for entrance exams, the head of the Liberal Democratic Party's education reform panel said. (Japan Times)

Heavy rain, high winds to slam China, Japan and South Korea

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A storm system will bring showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall to much of southeastern China on Friday. (accuweather.com)

Japan's Nikkei tops 13,000 for first time since 2008

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Japan's stock market soared on Friday to a nearly five-year high after the central bank unveiled its boldest stimulus measures yet. (BBC)

Schoolboy attacks grandmother with hatchet

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A 17-year-old boy has been arrested for attempting to murder his grandmother with a hatchet at their home in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture. (Fuji News Network)

NTT East site hacked

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NTT East Corp. said Thursday the exclusive Web site for members of its Flet's Hikari optical broadband service has been hacked. (Jiji Press)

Japanese web portals hacked, up to 100,000 accounts compromised

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Two of Japan's major Internet portals, Yahoo Japan and Goo, were hacked earlier this week, with Goo warning that as many as 100,000 user accounts were compromised, including financial details. (techworld.com.au)

North Korean missile faces South Korea, Japan

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North Korea has moved a medium-range missile, which could hit targets in South Korea and Japan, to its east coast, a report says. (presstv.ir)

Japan nuclear plant's cooling restored after 2nd failure

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Power was restored Friday to a cooling system at a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant in Japan that failed for the second time in a month after an outage caused by construction work to keep out rats suspected of setting off the earlier blackout. (CBC)

Sukiya, Matsuya to cut 'gyudon' prices

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The operators of the Sukiya and Matsuya "gyudon" beef-bowl chains will cut prices for a week beginning Friday. (Japan Today)

Govt wants H7N9 samples early

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The government has asked China to promptly provide H7N9 bird flu virus samples so Japanese researchers can move quickly to make a new vaccine, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura said Friday. (Yomiuri)

Boar rampage leaves eight hurt in Hyogo town

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A large wild boar went on a rampage Thursday in Taishi, Hyogo Prefecture, leaving eight people, mostly senior citizens, injured. (Japan Times)

Cyndi Lauper donates piano to Miyagi hospital

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American pop star Cyndi Lauper showed her true colors by donating a restored piano--which was damaged when the 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture--to a hospital in the city. (Yomiuri)

Soros calls Japan's aggressive stimulus plan 'dangerous'

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Thursday's announcement by the Bank of Japan to deepen its aggressive economy stimulus plan was a sensation for the markets. George Soros called the move "a very daring undertaking," anticipating capital flight as the yen falls. (rt.com)

Japan whaling haul a 'record low', plans to keep whaling regardless

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Japan's latest whaling season has drawn to a close with a record low haul due to "unforgiveable sabotage" by protestors, a government minister has said. (wired.co.uk)

N. Korea tells embassies to consider evacuation amid tension

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North Korea's Foreign Ministry on Friday requested the Russian and other embassies in Pyongyang to consider the possibility of evacuation amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the Interfax news agency and other media reported. (Kyodo)

Cerberus plans 45% Seibu Holdings stake

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U.S. private equity fund Cerberus Capital Management LP said Friday it aims to raise its stake in Seibu Holdings Inc. to nearly 45 percent in an apparent bid to take the initiative in managing the railway and hotel operator. (Japan Times)

Vandal cuts down 30 cherry blossom trees in Chiba

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Police in Chiba said Friday they are looking for the person or persons responsible for cutting down 30 cherry blossom trees in the city's Chuo Ward. (Japan Today)
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