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![Japan To Release Radioactive Steam From Fukushima Daiichi Reactor]()
Japan To Release Radioactive Steam From Fukushima Daiichi Reactor
Japanese officials plan to release radioactive steam from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor. They say that the emergency cooling function of the facility’s number three reactor has stopped working.
![Tsunami Slams Japan After 8.9 Earthquake]()
Tsunami Slams Japan After 8.9 Earthquake
“A powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan’s history slammed the eastern coast Friday, sweeping away boats, cars, homes and people as widespread fires burned out of control. A local news report said at least 15 people were killed. The magnitude 8.9 offshore quake was followed by at least 19 aftershocks, most of [...]
![Hideko Takamine: Legendary Japanese Actress Dead At 86]()
Hideko Takamine: Legendary Japanese Actress Dead At 86
Hideko Takamine picture Hideko Takamine, a Japanese actress who over the course of nearly 200 films developed from an endearing child star into a powerful representative of the Japanese woman’s search for identity and autonomy in the years after World War II, died on Dec. 28 in Tokyo. She was 86. READ MORE
![Japanese Man Stabbed 14 At Train Station]()
Japanese Man Stabbed 14 At Train Station
Japanese man was arrested Friday morning after a knife attack that left over a dozen people injured near a train station in a city northeast of Tokyo. Four of the victims were stabbed, with the others injured as they fled the scene, Kyodo News agency reported, citing police. Over 14 people, including a 16-year-old girl, [...]
![Tokyo Bans Porn Manga]()
Tokyo Bans Porn Manga
Tokyo’s metropolitan assembly adopted new rules that ban under-18-year-olds from buying or renting material containing sex crimes and extreme pornography on Wednesday. The bill, which was proposed by conservative Tokyo Governer Shintaro Ishihara, calls on the Japanese manga industry to regulate itself. Publishers who refuse to remove manga containing scenes of extreme sex from their [...]
![Asian Teens Crush USA On Achievement Test]()
Asian Teens Crush USA On Achievement Test
Fifteen-year-olds in Asia topped the charts on an international test, raising concern in the U.S. that the nation’s students lag in economic competitiveness. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development, which represents 34 countries, released yesterday the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment. For the first time, the triennial test broke out China’s Shanghai region [...]
![Japan Election: Prime Minister Naoto Kan Loses Control Of Upper House]()
Japan Election: Prime Minister Naoto Kan Loses Control Of Upper House
“Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan lost control of parliament’s upper house, undermining legislative efforts to cut the world’s largest public debt and creating the possibility of a third leadership change in a year. The ruling Democratic Party of Japan won 44 seats, compared with 51 for the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, according to results compiled [...]
![Nicola Peltz @ Last Airbender Tokyo Premiere]()
Nicola Peltz @ Last Airbender Tokyo Premiere
Nicola Peltz picture Nicola Peltz at the Tokyo premiere of Last Airbender
![Baseball Gambling Scandal Hits Sumo Wrestling In Japan]()
Baseball Gambling Scandal Hits Sumo Wrestling In Japan
Sumo Wrestling Women picture “The venerable Japanese sport of sumo wrestling may make the unprecedented move of canceling its next tournament because of allegations that wrestlers and coaches bet on baseball games. Japan’s Sumo Association is considering suspending more than a dozen wrestlers and their coaches for the baseball gambling ring, which allegedly involved gangster [...]
![Anri Suzuki Payback For Japanese War Crimes: Sex With Chinese Students]()
Anri Suzuki Payback For Japanese War Crimes: Sex With Chinese Students
Anri Suzuki picture “A Japanese adult-film star, Anri Suzuki, says she has been giving out free sex sessions to Chinese students as a way of giving back for Japan’s World War II sins. The bizarre situation was revealed today in the ‘Korea Times’ newspaper. 24-year-old Anri Suzuki studied history at University, holding a Doctorate in [...]
![Report: Japan Bribed Over Whaling]()
Report: Japan Bribed Over Whaling
Humpback Whale picture “A SUNDAY TIMES investigation has exposed Japan for bribing small nations with cash and prostitutes to gain their support for the mass slaughter of whales. The undercover investigation found officials from six countries were willing to consider selling their votes on the International Whaling Commission (IWC).” [Link]
![6.4 Earthquake Off Japan's Honshu Island]()
6.4 Earthquake Off Japan's Honshu Island
The US Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting a 6.4 earthquake off of Japan’s Honshu Island.
![Naoto Kan Becomes New Prime Minister Of Japan]()
Naoto Kan Becomes New Prime Minister Of Japan
“Mr Hatoyama and his entire cabinet resigned earlier in the day, ushering out one of the most disappointing administrations in Japanese political history. Speaking before the announcement of the result, Mr Kan, 63, said his most pressing task would be to rebuild the country. He called for the party to remain united ahead of the [...]
![Naoto Kan: Front Runner To Be Next Prime Minister Of Japan]()
Naoto Kan: Front Runner To Be Next Prime Minister Of Japan
Naoto Kan picture “Japan’s ruling party scrambled Thursday to find a new leader after the prime minister called it quits, with Finance Minister Naoto Kan widely seen as the most likely successor. Major Japanese morning papers nearly all predicted that Kan – a veteran politician with a reputation for speaking his mind and standing up [...]
![Porn Stars Mika Kayama & Yuma Asami Lead Japan's 3D TV Push]()
Porn Stars Mika Kayama & Yuma Asami Lead Japan's 3D TV Push
Mika Kayama picture “Porn star Mika Kayama is at the frontier of a push to develop videos and content in Japan that Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. need to lure customers for their new 3-D televisions. Kayama and Yuma Asami, the top actresses of adult-movie maker S1 No.1Style, will star in the country’s first DVDs [...]
![Yukio Hatoyama: Japanese Prime Minister To Resign]()
Yukio Hatoyama: Japanese Prime Minister To Resign
Yukio Hatoyama picture “Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama intends to resign, public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday, after a slide in the polls threatened his party’s chances in an upcoming election.” Link
![Suicides Prompt Raises At Foxconn]()
Suicides Prompt Raises At Foxconn
“Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry plans to raise workers’ salaries by 30 percent at its Foxconn manufacturing hub in southern China, following a string of apparent suicides there. Taipei-based Hon Hai spokesman Arthur Huang said on Wednesday the increases will take effect immediately.” Link
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