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Authorities investigate Akita line bullet train derailment

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Authorities investigate Akita line bullet train derailment

Transport authorities launched a full-fledged investigation Sunday into the derailment of a bullet train on the Akita Shinkansen Line in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on Saturday afternoon.

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Fever from the fields

At least five people in Japan have died of severe fever from thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), a virus infection said to be transmitted by ticks.

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Tense times in Japan’s relationships with its neighbors

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Tense times in Japan’s relationships with its neighbors

by Michael Hoffman

It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.

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Everything you wanted to know about Western women (but were afraid to ask): No-holds-barred guide targets Japanese men

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Everything you wanted to know about Western women (but were afraid to ask): No-holds-barred guide targets Japanese men

by Kaori Shoji

Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.

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‘A person and a possession’: Japanese women in history

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‘A person and a possession’: Japanese women in history

by Kris Kosaka

SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...

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Maeda regains pitching form, holds China scoreless for five innings

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Maeda regains pitching form, holds China scoreless for five innings

Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...

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Everything you wanted to know about Western women (but were afraid to ask): No-holds-barred guide targets Japanese men

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Feb 26, 2013

Everything you wanted to know about Western women (but were afraid to ask): No-holds-barred guide targets Japanese men

by Kaori Shoji

Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.

Tokyo: What do you make of the idea of having a romantic relationship with a Western woman/Japanese man?

Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Feb 26, 2013

Tokyo: What do you make of the idea of having a romantic relationship with a Western woman/Japanese man?

by Mark Buckton

Makoto Tsuji Social worker, 35 (Japanese) At first, I thought I preferred Japanese women based on looks, but now I am actually married to an American woman. I was attracted to her as a whole — her personality as well as her looks. Rachel ...

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