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1 hr ago | The Japan Times

Care urged for split families when Japan joins Hague pact

With the Diet endorsing the Hague Convention to help settle parental cross-border child abductions after years of lobbying by foreign governments and citizens, Japan is being urged to provide adequate support to parents and children separated through failed marriages.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News, Japan

Fri May 24, 2013

National Post

Former sex slaves demand Japanese mayor quit after he defends use of 'comfort women' during WWII

Two Korean former sex slaves demanded the resignation of an outspoken Japanese mayor and cancelled a meeting with him Friday for justifying Japan's wartime practice of forcing tens of thousands of Asian women into prostitution for its military.

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Related Topix: South Korea, World News, Asia, Japan,

4 Hoteliers

Thailand-Japan plan two-way tourism traffic flows.

In an effort to address a gap in travel between Thailand and the island of Kyushu in Japan, a tourism exchange was recently organized in the city of Fukuoka between the Thai Government and the private sector of Japan's travel industry.

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Related Topix: Travel, Asia Travel, World News, Japan Travel, Japan, Asia, Kyoto, Japan Travel,

Lite 98.7

Bird-Flavored Ice Cream Is the Most Disgusting Thing You're Dying to Try

The country that brought us this has now decided to offer bird-flavored ice cream , finally filling a terrible void and putting the "robin" in 'Baskin-Robbins.' A Japanese eatery called Torimi Cafe recently offered bird-flavored concoctions at the Small Bird Expo in Osaka .

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Related Topix: Life, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, World News, Japan

Nikkei Net Interactive

Japan Atomic Power Reports 90% Drop In Op Profit In FY12

Japan Atomic Power Co.'s group operating profit plunged 89.5% on the year to 900 million yen in the year ended this past March, according to its earnings report released Friday.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Japan, World News

Bloomberg

Japan $314 Billion Rout Tests Topix Bulls Who Pushed Gain

The biggest drop in Japanese shares since the 2011 earthquake erased $314 billion in market value, shaking bulls who pushed the Topix Index to five-year highs and highlighting their vulnerability to shocks at home and abroad.

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Related Topix: World News, Japan

The San Diego Union-Tribune

2 former sex slaves demand Japan mayor quit

Protesters hold a banner during a rally against Osaka city mayor Toru Hashimoro in Osaka, western Japan, Friday, May 24, 2013.

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Related Topix: World News, Japan, South Korea, Asia

The Guardian

Japanese distiller aims to revolutionise whisky drinking

The Japanese have long been committed whisky drinkers, and until recently that meant holing up in a small, dark den designed for serious drinking.

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Related Topix: Drink, Whiskey, Liquor, World News, Japan, Beer

Thu May 23, 2013

TrekEarth

The Pilot, a photo from Osaka, Kinki

This gentleman is on top of a Danjiri. The Danjiri is a big cart that is the pride of many of the participants and of the community that it represents.

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Related Topix: Japan, World News

Breitbart.com

Washington & Wall Street: What Does Japan Meltdown Say About US Markets?

Japan's key equity market indices fell more than 6 percent overnight, the most since the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake.

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Related Topix: Japan, World News, Ben Bernanke

Examiner.com

"DoJoJi: The Man Inside the Bell," A Japanese Legend

"DoJoJi: The Man Inside the Bell" presented by the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre at the Clurman Theatre, located at 410 West 42nd Street, in Manhattan, celebrates its 36th season with an interesting takeoff of a thought provoking Japanese legend that has been told through several different versions of Japanese theatrical art forms.

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Related Topix: Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, World News, Japan

Salem-News.com

Civil Society Strongly Condemns Mayor Hashimoto's Recent Remark on the 'Comfort Women'

Through the efforts of our Human Rights Ambassador, William Nicholas Gomes in the UK, Salem-News.com joins 67 organizations around the world trying to bring a level of respect and dignity to women abused by the Japanese military during WWII.

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Related Topix: Japan, World News

Investor's Business Daily

Nikkei Plunges 7%, Worst Rout Since 2011 Tsunami

Japan's Topix index tumbled almost 7 percent, the most since the aftermath of the March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, as financial firms slid amid rising bond yields.

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Related Topix: World News, Japan, Asia

Asia Times

Hashimoto echoes Japan's past failure

Hashimoto echoes Japan's past failure By Walden Bello The words were so brazen that they have created a firestorm globally.

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Related Topix: Japan, World News, Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

Shanghai Daily

Japan Inc needs to learn from faults

SONY Corp's curt dismissal of a foreigner's advice last week didn't shock Michael Woodford, the former chief executive officer of Olympus Corp.

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Related Topix: Japan, World News, Opinion

Wed May 22, 2013

Chosun Ilbo

UN Tells Japan to Educate Citizens About Sex Slave Atrocity

The UN has urged Japan to educate its citizens about how the Imperial Army forced Korean and other Asian women to serve as sex slaves for troops during World War II.

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Related Topix: Japan, World News

Xinhuanet

Japan's Kyoto University to distribute lecture course on "edX"

Japan's Kyoto University said that it would start next year to distribute on the Internet its lecture course to the world through "edX", a free online learning initiative composed of the leading global institutions, including the founding universities Harvard and MIT in the United States, local press reported Wednesday.

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Related Topix: China, Asia, World News, Japan

Pravda

Japan's humble space dream to come true triumphantly

Japan is preparing to launch its new rocket called Epsilon, which will put research satellite SPRINT-A into orbit to observe Mars and Venus.

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Related Topix: Japan, Asia, World News,

The Austin Chronicle

Gender, Sex, and Fabric

The problem of the skirt - at least the long, voluminous skirt, as demonstrated in Nicole Roerick 's Morose Beauty - is one of access.

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Related Topix: Arts, Dance, World News, Japan, Wedding, Austin, TX

Tue May 21, 2013

Chosun Ilbo

Japanese Historians Back Korean Sovereignty Over Dokdo

Four Japanese academics held a press conference in Busan on Tuesday to announce their support of Korea's sovereignty over the Dokdo islets.

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Related Topix: South Korea, World News, Japan