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Season's 1st frost, ice observed in wide area of Japan+

TOKYO, Nov. 22 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The first frost and ice of the season were observed Sunday in a wide area of Japan as cool and moist air seeped through the Pacific coast of the country's eastern to western regions. The...

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Japanese-Brazilian pop duo leave Japan for career in Brazil

Novo Tempo performs at a restaurant in the Gunma Prefecture town of Oizumi in this Oct. 24, 2009 file photo. (Mainichi) MAEBASHI -- A popular Japanese-Brazilian married pop duo will return to Brazil a...

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Phantom dam is most expensive ever

BY YUSUKE KANNO AND SEIICHIRO UTANO THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The Yanba Dam in Naganohara, northwestern Gunma Prefecture, has become a typical example of a public works project that no longer matches the times. Question: The cost of...

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Earl M. Finch Tribute to Windward Oahu KIAs in World War II

Back in February 2009, on a sightseeing trip with my mother-in-law, I stopped at Castle Junction in Kane‘ohe, Hawai‘i, to photograph the Kane‘ohe Ranch Building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Nearby was...

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Soroptimists Celebrate 70 Years of Sisterhood

The country’s oldest branch of a little-known international women’s service club, the Soroptimists, celebrates its 70th anniversary in Wellington this Sunday (Nov 22 2009). Over the years, Soroptimist International Wellington...

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Mn-Doped BaTiO_{3} Thin Film Sintered Using Nanocrystals and Its Dielectric Properties

Authors: Yoko Takezawa, Keisuke Kobayashi, Fumi Nakasone, Toshimasa Suzuki, Youichi Mizuno, Hiroaki Imai BaTiO_{3} thin films homogeneously doped with Mn were prepared by a novel powder-sintering thin-film process. Mn-doped...

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Go home and multiply! Bank gives staff an early night to halt Japan’s falling birthrate

With the recovery tenuous, deflation afflicting all levels of commerce and the country at risk of sovereign debt crisis, it seemed an odd time for Japan’s biggest and most austere banking group to be telling its staff to knock...

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Entertainment › Noriko Sakai goes to university

Thursday 19th November, 11:00 AM JST TOKYO — Noriko Sakai, who received a suspended sentence last week on charges of drug use and possession, visited Souzou Gakuen University (The University of Creation; Art, Music & Social...

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Fencing: Japan wins Asian championships team foil event

Japan defeated China 45-34 in the men's team foil final at the Asian championships in Doha on Wednesday. The Japanese team, led by Beijing Olympic silver medalist Yuki Ota, beat Malaysia and Hong Kong before reaching the final.

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Japan wins Asian championships team foil event+

TOKYO, Nov. 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan defeated China 45-34 in the men's team foil final at the Asian championships in Doha on Wednesday. The Japanese team, led by Beijing Olympic silver medalist Yuki Ota, beat Malaysia and Hong...

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