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Scots and other British citizens living in Japan express emotions ranging from disappointment to relief as voters in Scotland reject the offer of an independent state.
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North Korea says abduction probe will take another year

by Reiji Yoshida

Pyongyang tells Tokyo it is still at "an early stage" of its re-investigation into possible Japanese abductees and plans to finish the probe in about a year.
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Dengue virus infiltrates two more parks, hitting Ueno, Shinjuku Gyoen

A young woman is thought to have contracted dengue fever at Tokyo's Ueno Park, and the virus is also detected in a mosquito in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.
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Abe uses letter to ask Park for summit request

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a courier deliver a letter to South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul, requesting a summit to thaw frozen bilateral ties.
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Blood types

by Alice Gordenker

Dear Alice, Can you please explain why the heck Japanese are so interested in my blood type? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in a normal social situation and someone asks ...
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Lookalike carriers struggle to shine in Japan's saturated cellphone market

by Kazuaki Nagata

With the latest Apple iPhone model hitting Japanese stores on Friday, the nation’s three major carriers are wracking their brains over how to get a lead in the market despite a plethora of similar ...
Politics & Diplomacy

Scots to gain more power despite 'no' vote

Scotland may have rejected independence but will now be handed new powers by Britain that could amount to effective home rule — though experts warn that agreeing these could be messy. “Devo max” — ...
Politics & Diplomacy

Japan snubs IWC's ruling, plans to resume whaling program

Japan said Friday it would resume its whaling program in the Antarctic despite passage of a resolution opposing its hunt by the international body that oversees whales, terming the negative vote “regrettable.” The International ...
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Tainted water problems still plague Fukushima, despite some positive signs

by Kazuaki Nagata

More than three years since it was crippled by a megaquake, tsunami and triple core meltdown, the Fukushima No. 1 power plant is still bleeding tons of toxic radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. ...
Reference | SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT

Blood types

by Alice Gordenker

Dear Alice, Can you please explain why the heck Japanese are so interested in my blood type? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in a normal social situation and someone asks ...
1

Corporate

Lookalike carriers struggle to shine in Japan's saturated cellphone market

by Kazuaki Nagata

With the latest Apple iPhone model hitting Japanese stores on Friday, the nation’s three major carriers are wracking their brains over how to get a lead in the market despite a plethora of similar ...

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Festive opening ceremony marks start of Asian Games

by Dave Hueston

The 17th Asian Games kicked off with a lavish opening ceremony Friday, with YouTube singer PSY getting the crowd jumping for the curtain-closer with his popular “Gangnam Style” to kick off the contental extravaganza. The ceremony at Asiad Main Stadium was the opening showcase ...

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Ex-NYC graffitist scratches the surface in Osaka and declares it 'dope'

by Baye Mcneil

Father of three Roler Miles, who grew up defacing walls and subways in New York, now runs a thriving spray-paint business, teaches Japanese students art and leads a team of artists at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.

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This month's tech goods cover accessories to coffee delivery

FES changes the face of time Fashion Entertainments (FES) is a group of innovators whose goal is to reinvent ways to enjoy fashion using technology. One of its initial projects is the FES Watch, which is currently being crowd-funded on the Japanese site Makuake. ...

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Blum & Poe gets closer to its artists

by Edan Corkill

Some people just can’t help liking Japan. That’s the message one gets from the effervescent Tim Blum and his only slightly more taciturn partner Jeff Poe, co-owners of the Los Angeles-based Blum & Poe art gallery, which this week takes the bold step of ...

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Liberalizing the power market

Legislation enacted in June will end the decades-long monopoly of Japan's regional utility companies by liberalizing the retail sale of electricity to households in 2016.

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Defeating dengue fever

We should probably expect infections of the mosquito-borne virus that causes dengue fever somewhere in Japan every summer because of the effects of global warming and the rise in overseas travel.

Ted Rall

A Hillary candidacy is a depressing thought

American women of a certain age are thrilled by the prospect of a possible President Hillary Clinton. Others see her as a throwback to another time, one that's never coming back.

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Alliance invites a hollow laugh

A U.S. senator has gone on record touting Syria and Iran as having, together, the means, ability and motivation to wipe out the Islamic State. But President Barack Obama and State Secretary John Kerry — as well as both parties in the U.S. Congress ...

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Friday, September 19, 2014

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