You might remember hearing about lingerie brand Wacoal's novel bra vending machines, which debuted in Japan this past year, and thinking, No woman will ever want to buy a bra without trying it on. You were correct. (thefrisky.com)
Japan's bra vending machine proves to be a total bust
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Scientists discover how killifish choose mate
Japanese researchers have singled out a nerve cell that is responsible for making female killifish choose their mating partner. (NHK)
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Swordsmiths in Gifu make New Year's ritual
Swordsmiths in central Japan have taken part in a New Year ritual to pray for worker safety. (NHK)
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Woman holding her baby attacked by man with knife
Police in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, said Thursday they have arrested a 63-year-old man for attacking a woman who was holding her baby while walking along a street on New Year's Day. (Japan Today)
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10 perish in house fires in four prefectures
Ten people perished Wednesday and Thursday in fires at their homes in four prefectures, police said Friday. (Japan Today)
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Japan's bullet train services suspended due to fire
Bullet train services connecting Tokyo and western Japanese cities were suspended Friday after a building near a train station caught fire. (Xinhua)
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Hardening of liver tissue by hepatitis C slowed
Researchers at the Japanese natural science institute RIKEN have succeeded in slowing the hardening of liver tissue that occurs in people with hepatitis C. They discovered the method through experiments on animals. (NHK)
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Precautions eyed for people stranded in elevators after quakes
Local governments in Tokyo are beginning to store drinking water and portable toilets inside the elevators of condominiums and other high-rise buildings for trapped people waiting to be rescued after a massive earthquake. (The Japan News)
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Japan shines for investment banks, brokerages
Investment banks and brokerages across Asia were bolstered last year by a surge of activity in Japan's equity markets, masking an otherwise mild year for stock trading and share issuance in the region. (Wall Street Journal)
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Luxury grab-bag sales surge
Grab bags of diamonds and electronics flew off the shelves during Japan's New Year sales, as the nation's continuing economic recovery whetted consumer appetite for spending. (Wall Street Journal)
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NHK song contest viewership hits 44.5%
The average rating for the second half of NHK's 64th Red and White Song Contest on New Year's Eve was 44.5 percent in the Kanto region, making it the most-watched broadcast of 2013, according to data from Video Research. (The Japan News)
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Police probe alleged poisoning of meal packs
Police have begun an investigation at a factory of a major Japanese food company's subsidiary for alleged poisoning of its frozen food products. (NHK)
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Abe gives New Year speech to constituents
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he hopes to overcome any difficulties this year and likened it to a good horse jumping over obstacles. (NHK)
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One dead after Japanese couple attacked in Ecuador
A Japanese man was killed and his wife seriously injured after they were attacked in Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador last Saturday. (NHK)
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Ancient ball-kicking game played at Kyoto shrine
Spectators have gathered at a shrine in the Japanese city of Kyoto to watch a performance of an ancient ball-kicking game called kemari. (NHK)
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Japanese, U.S. defense chiefs hold talks over phone
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held talks over the phone Saturday night, conversations that were once canceled late last month. (Jiji Press)
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Needle found in pastry in convenience store
Police in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, said Saturday that a needle was found inside a pastry item sold at a convenience store. (Japan Today)
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Man found stabbed to death on Saitama riverbank
Police in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture said Saturday that a man whose body was found on a riverbank on New Year's Eve died of multiple stab wounds. (Japan Today)
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Yukio Mishima was 1963 Nobel Prize candidate
Prominent novelist, poet and playwright Yukio Mishima was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature for the first time in 1963 and was on a list of six "most relevant" candidates that year, the Nobel Foundation revealed Thursday. (The Japan News)
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Thousands stranded in 'train hotels'
About 2,300 people rested in Shinkansen "train hotels" Saturday morning as a result of a Tokyo fire that suspended services on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line for hours. (The Japan News)
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