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Uncontrolled Asthma Increases Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Japan and the U.S.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - September 5, 2010) - Patients with uncontrolled asthma in Japan and the U.S. report having significantly worse quality of life and use significantly more healthcare resourc...
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Japanese Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa dies after San Marino crash
Shoya Tomizawa, the Japanese Moto2 rider, has died after a crash during the San Marino grand prix, according to Dr Claudio Costa, who is part of the
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Japan's Tomizawa Dies After Crash - Report
MISANO, Italy (Reuters) - Japanese Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa has died after suffering a shocking crash during the San Marino Grand Prix, Italy's Mediaset television said on Sunday. His Suter team an...
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Uncontrolled Asthma Increases Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Japan and the U.S.
NEW YORK, NY -- 09/05/10 -- Patients with uncontrolled asthma in Japan and the U.S. report having significantly worse quality of life and use significantly more healthcare resources than patients wit...
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Missing Japanese journalist under protection of Kabul embassy+
KABUL, Sept. 5 (AP) - (Kyodo)(EDS: RECASTING) A Japanese freelance journalist missing since late March, who Afghan authorities said had been detained by insurgents in the north of country, ...
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Japanese man held in Shanghai on suspicion of narcotics smuggling+
SHANGHAI, Sept. 5 (AP) - (Kyodo)Chinese authorities detained a Japanese man on suspicion of narcotics possession prior to his departure from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport on a flight...
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Japanese journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan released: gov't+
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 5 (AP) - (Kyodo)(EDS: UPDATING, RECASTING LEAD GRAF) A freelance Japanese journalist who went missing in Afghanistan in late March and was apparently detained by Afghan mili...
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Japan PM Kan, Ozawa Discuss DPJ Policies In TV Debates
-(Dow Jones)- As Japan's ruling party prepares to vote on a new leader, its two candidates--Prime Minister Naoto Kan and opponent Ichiro Ozawa--went head to head in televised debates, exchanging the...
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Afghan governor says kidnapped Japan journalist freed
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A Japanese journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan in April has been freed, according to an Afghan provincial official who said on Sunday the journalist had been abducted b...
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Gunze Taps Touch Screens As Next Growth Engine -Nikkei
(3002.TO), known generally as a time-honored underwear maker, is rapidly refashioning itself into a technology-solutions company, the Nikkei reported in its Sunday edition.
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Breakfast problem with foreigners
When I started booking foreigners into the Japanese inns on our island, the minshuku owners all had the same fear: "We don't know how to make a Western breakfast!"
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Men treat virtual girlfriends to beach vacations
At the famous Omiyanomatsu pine tree, in Japan's Atami, a man stands next to a black-and-white marker to have his picture taken with a virtual girlfriend from the game Love Plus Plus. The resulting im...
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Japan Coast Guard officers sacked over copter crash cover-up
JAPAN - The head of the Japan Coast Guard's regional headquarters in Hiroshima and his deputy will be dismissed for hiding information related to last month's fatal helicopter crash, Land, Inf...
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Media see close fight for Japan leadership
Ichiro Ozawa , according to media surveys of the party members that will decide this month’s DPJ leadership election.No clear leader has emerged ahead of the September 14 vote, which will decide whe...
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China marks 65th anniversary of victory against Japanese invasion
Top Communist Party of China (CPC) and state leaders Hu Jintao (C, front), Wu Bangguo (4th R, front), Wen Jiabao (4th L, front), Jia Qinglin (3rd R, front), Li Changchun (3rd L, front), Xi Jinping (2n...
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TOPEX present at the EU Gateway mission in Japan
TOPEX has been included in the list of accepted participants for the Information and Communication Technology business mission, scheduled to take place in Tokyo from 13 to 17 September 2010.
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New Japan football coach impressed after win
TOKYO (AFP) – New Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni said he was satisfied with the team's performance after watching his new charges beat Paraguay to avenge their defeat in the first knockout s...
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Japanese schools serving whale meat
WHALE meat is on the menu at about a sixth of Japan's state-run primary and junior high schools, a survey released today showed.
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Chinese WWII victims to sue Mitsubishi
Hundred Chinese residents, deported to Japan during the World War II, will sue Japan's Mitsubishi motor corporation, the Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. Some 40,000 people were deported from China...
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New Mitsubishi ASX on sale in Bahrain
Zayani Motors, the sole distributor of Mitsubishi cars in Bahrain, has unveiled the all-new 2010 Mitsubishi ASX crossover; a family hatch back car with the style and looks of an SUV. The redesigned AS...
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Thousands of Japanese schools serving whale meat
TOKYO (AFP) - Whale meat is on the menu at around a sixth of Japan's state-run elementary and junior high schools, a survey released Sunday showed.Of 29,600 public elementary and junior high schoo...
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Thousands enjoy taste of Japan at garden festival
September 4, 2010 - Vivian Lewis, from left, of Republic, Mo., visits with Miranda Miller, Alex Hegel and Audrey Ruiz at the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The trio from Universit...
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Japan's appetite for fish is depleting stocks, threatening restaurants
Japan's appetite for eel and other fish has depleted the ocean's supplies and raised international outcries to halt Japan's overfishing. Last year, for instance, eelers caught 267 t...
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Japan's centenarians falling through the cracks
A recent case of a woman accused of collecting the pension of her dead father, who would have been 111, has sparked an effort to account for all the thousands of centenarians on Japan's rolls. As soci...
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Whale meat menus increasingly back for school lunches in Japan
WAKAYAMA — Whale meat has been slowly put back on school lunch menus since around 2005, according to a recent survey released Saturday, as the meat is being made available at low prices in a bi...
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Temples offer food stalls, yoga to attract visitors
Visiting temples only for memorial services seems to be a thing of the past. Recently, projects to open up grounds and even main halls to familiarize visitors with temples and Buddhism are becoming po...
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China urges stronger trade links with Japan
China's top political advisor, Jia Qinglin, Saturday pledged to upgrade trade ties with Japan, urging greater cooperation in key areas, including energy efficiency, environmental protection and intell...
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Bridge made of recycled fire hoses from Japan helps endangered orangutans in Borneo
From left to right, Mariko Morii, Naoko Ogawa and Hidetoshi Kurotori. A bridge made of recycled fire hoses in Borneo links endangered orangutans' habitats, which have been destroyed and fragmented due...
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Kagawa's goal lifts Japan in rematch against Paraguay
YOKOHAMA — Japan gained a measure of revenge for this summer's World Cup exit by beating second-round conqueror Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday night.
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Dolphins Herded in Japanese Cove but None Killed
(AP) Japanese fishermen herded dolphins into a cove made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about the hunt but did not kill any Friday, as conservationist groups ramped up scrutiny of the annual s...
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Japan prepared to act on yen rise
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Japan's finance minister said Saturday that the country's government would take action to stem the yen's rise when needed, according to a published report. Reuters quote...
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Hat trick by Defoe gives England win
Completing the trick: England's Jermain Defoe (center) watches his shot fly past Bulgarian goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov for his third goal in their Euro 2012 qualifier at Wembley on Friday night. Engla...
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Local assembly members back Kan
A nearly 2-to-1 ratio of local assembly members who can vote in the upcoming Democratic Party of Japan leadership election favor Prime Minister Naoto Kan over his rival, Ichiro Ozawa, a survey showed ...
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Fertility issue pregnant with discord
Due to an agreement she made with the fertility clinic, Noda can't reveal the "race or nationality" of the woman who provided the egg, but she can say she is "in her 20s, a Christian, with O-type bloo...
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Official negligence in judo deaths
108 school judo class deaths (since 1983) but no charges, only silence ": Is this "justifiable homicide"? Japan's school boards should be punished for establishing such a stupid compulsory class. And,...
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Record seventh transplant case seen in month
The family of a man declared brain-dead Saturday in Tohoku has consented to the harvesting of his organs for transplant, marking a record seventh transplant case in a month.
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Ode to an English rakugo pioneer
'Rakugo' pro crosses borders with humor ": Having enjoyed English rakugo more than 20 years ago, I was surprised to see no mention of Shijaku Katsura, who performed English Rakugo both in Japan and ov...
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Pacquiao responds to video rant
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao dismissed a derogatory online video posted by Floyd Mayweather Jr., calling it an "uneducated message" and choosing to instead focus on his upcomin...
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Two held in Itochu Finance scam
Tokyo police said Saturday they have arrested two men on suspicion of defrauding Itochu Finance Corp. of some ¥750 million by asking the affiliate of a major trading house to take over a right to...
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Dragons' Yamamoto turns back the clock
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Veteran lefty Masahiro Yamamoto gave a vintage performance belying his years on Saturday and Masahiko Morino homered as the Chunichi Dragons blanked the Yomiuri Giants 3-0.
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Hard to defend the universities
Paternalistic view of universities " (which was a response to Gregory Clark's Aug. 17 criticisms of Japanese universities): Hourdequin claims that "universities are institutions that serve various pur...
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Mixed feelings about Canada geese
The birds are also very noisy. When the flock of 200 senses a disturbance at night, they make sure that every human being within 1 kilometer is disturbed, too. If Sato's lovely evening walk in New Yor...
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Summer travelers via Narita up 10%
NARITA, Chiba Pref. (Kyodo) The combined number of people who departed from or entered Japan via Narita airport between July 15 and Aug. 31 grew 9.5 percent over a year earlier to 3.929 million, the T...
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Minamata exhibition starts at Meiji University
Meiji University and a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization launched an exhibition on Minamata disease Saturday at the university's central Tokyo campus to show how victims of the mercury-poisoning dise...
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Red-hot Yanks down Blue Jays
NEW YORK (AP) Curtis Granderson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Brett Gardner hit a run-scoring triple and scored three times, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Fr...
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Kagawa's goal lifts Japan in rematch against Paraguay
YOKOHAMA — Japan gained a measure of revenge for this summer's World Cup exit by beating second-round conqueror Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday night.
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Pens' Comrie signs one-year deal
PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Mike Comrie to a $ 500,000, one-year contract, giving them a proven scorer who might be capable of playing on one of their top three lines.
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Landis files whistle-blower suit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Former Lance Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis, who has accused the seven-time Tour de France winner of doping while riding for the U.S. Postal Service team, has filed a federal whist...
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Arum's son found dead after search
SEATTLE (AP) A national park spokeswoman says a search helicopter has spotted the body of an experienced mountain climber who was the son of boxing promoter Bob Arum.
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Lofty tonic in the heat
The place is wonderfully tranquil, and as you take in its sole sounds of rippling water, a low hum of insects and occasional bird-chatter, you realize that this really is the perfect tonic after the h...
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