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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Finding on Dialects Casts New Light on the Origins of the Japanese People

New research suggests that the Japanese language is not descended from that of the hunter-gatherers who first inhabited the islands some 30,000 years ago.
Labels: language, North Korea, South Korea

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Tokyo Issues Tap Water Warning for Infants


Infants in and around Tokyo should not drink tap water, a Tokyo official said Wednesday, after radioactive iodine was detected in the capital’s water supply.
Labels: children, environment, nuclear energy, Tokyo

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Japanese Scramble to Avert Meltdowns as Nuclear Crisis Deepens After Quake


Japanese officials said Sunday they presumed partial meltdowns had occurred at two crippled reactors and that they were facing serious cooling problems at three more.
Labels: earthquakes, environment, nuclear energy, tsunami

On Edge of Disaster, Town Reels From Tsunami


The scenes of destruction in one sleepy town are especially frightening because they are far from the worst-hit areas.
Labels: earthquakes, environment, tsunami

Monday, February 21, 2011

Japan probes possible WWII prisoner experiment site


Excavations are beginning at the site of a former medical school in Japan which could yield evidence of war-time experiments on prisoners.
Labels: World War II

Fewer Japanese Students Studying Abroad

The falling number of Japanese youth eager to study overseas appears to be more than just an enrollment trend.
Labels: business, economy, education

Saturday, February 5, 2011

In Text Messages, Signs of a Rigged Sumo Fight


Police recently found text messages on confiscated cellphones that link as many as 13 wrestlers in match-fixing schemes, triggering a public outcry over corruption in Japan’s national sport.
Labels: sports, sumo, technology

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Opinion: Toilet Worship

Toilets hold a special place for the Japanese.
Labels: society, weird

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Leading in 3-D TV, Breaking Japan’s Glass Ceiling


Toshiba is a rare example of a company tapping what some economists call Japan’s least used resource: women.
Labels: business, economy, technology, women

Monday, January 10, 2011

Facebook Wins Relatively Few Friends in Japan


As Goldman Sachs pours $450 million into Facebook, Japan, with a large and growing online advertising market, is a big hole in Facebook’s global fabric.
Labels: media, society, technology
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