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Snake found inside bullet train in Japan
Published on 26/09/2016
» SHIZUOKA, JAPAN - A snake was found near a passenger seat of a bullet train bound for Hiroshima from Tokyo Monday morning, prompting the train to make a brief emergency stop in Shizuoka prefecture.
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Japan's Kinki University ditches saucy name
Published on 01/04/2016
» OSAKA — In a move aimed at sparing its students and faculty embarrassment, a Japanese private university on Friday ditched its distracting former English name for a more benign moniker.
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12 Japan World Heritage sites hit by oil-spraying vandals
Kyodo News, Published on 09/04/2015
» A dozen World Heritage sites and temples in Japan's ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara have been vandalized recently in a similar manner, according to police.
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More Japan historical sites found vandalised
Published on 12/04/2015
» NARA, JAPAN - Two more temples and a shrine in Nara prefecture were reported on Saturday to have been vandalised, the latest in a string of incidents of religious and historical sites being marked up with an oily liquid.
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Tokyo ward to certify same-sex couples
Kyodo News, Published on 12/02/2015
» Tokyo's Shibuya ward plans to issue certificates recognising same-sex couples as being in "relationships equivalent to marriage," becoming the first local government in Japan to do so.
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Kyoto heritage shrine to host condos
Published on 03/03/2015
» KYOTO — Kyoto's Shimogamo Shrine has said it will lease part of its premises to a company planning to construct condominiums so that the shrine, designated as a Unesco World Heritage Site, can finance the scheduled rebuilding of its main hall.
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US, Japan first ladies partner for girls' education
Kyodo News, Published on 19/03/2015
» US first lady Michelle Obama and her Japanese counterpart Akie Abe on Thursday announced a new partnership to help girls around the world to complete their education and fulfil their potential.
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Wacoal to set up factory in Myanmar
Published on 19/03/2015
» OSAKA — Lingerie maker Wacoal Holdings Corp said Thursday it will set up a production base in Yangon, the fifth country for Wacoal to have such a base in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region.
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7-Eleven starts duty-free service
Kyodo News, Published on 02/12/2014
» Seven-Eleven Japan Co. on Monday started exempting foreign visitors from paying consumption tax at two of its shops, becoming the first convenience store operator in Japan to launch the service to attract more foreign travellers.
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