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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 13, 2015

To pay for WWII commemorative activites, groups tap crowdfunding spigot

An increasing number of citizens' groups in Japan trying to document firsthand accounts of the tragedies of World War II, which ended 70 years ago this year, are turning to crowdfunding, a popular way of raising funds via the Internet, to pay for cash-strapped projects.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2015

Huttenlocher's Myriad said to start Japan reflation fund

Carl Huttenlocher's Myriad Asset Management has set up a hedge fund focusing on opportunities arising from Japan's efforts to end deflation, people with knowledge of the matter have said.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2015

China rejects Taiwan's bid to become AIIB founding member

Taiwan is not able to become a founding member of the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank but is still welcome to become an ordinary member in the future, the Chinese government said on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2015

Winners in Sunday's gubernatorial elections

Ten governors were elected in Sunday's quadrennial unified local elections. Here are their prefectures, names, terms in office and the parties that backed them.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 13, 2015

South Korea's Park to skip Russian WWII event that Kim will attend

South Korean President Park Geun-hye will not attend an event in Moscow to mark the end of World War Two in Europe and will instead send an envoy, an official said Monday, dashing the possibility for a rare summit with the leader of North Korea.
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WORLD
Apr 13, 2015

800,000 children have fled Boko Haram violence in Nigeria in year, UNICEF says

The number of children fleeing the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria doubled in the past year to about 800,000, with women and girls targets of abduction for sexual abuse by the militants, according to a United Nations Children's Fund report.
WORLD
Apr 13, 2015

Bomb scare prompts Germanwings jetliner evacuation

A Germanwings flight bound for Italy from Germany was evacuated late on Sunday due to a bomb threat, the airline said.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2015

Republicans look to deepen probe into Clinton's response to attack on Benghazi consulate

As Hillary Rodham Clinton begins her presidential campaign, Republicans are vowing to intensify their latest investigation into the former secretary of state's response to the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2015

It's official: Clinton declares candidacy, vows to champion everyday Americans

Hillary Rodham Clinton promised to be a champion for everyday Americans on Sunday as she kicked off a long-awaited second run for the White House as the commanding Democratic front-runner.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2015

Title-chasing Kyoto reaches 40 victories for first time in franchise history

Weeks ago, the Kyoto Hannaryz set a team record for regular-season triumphs with win No. 35.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 12, 2015

Hashimoto's party set to retain edge in Osaka

Toru Hashimoto and his Osaka Ishin no Kai (One Osaka) group are likely to remain the largest party in the municipal and prefectural chambers after Sunday's elections.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 12, 2015

Chelsea target Muto sends FC Tokyo joint-top of J. League table

Chelsea target Yoshinori Muto lived up to his billing with the winning goal as FC Tokyo beat Shonan Bellmare 1-0 on Sunday to move joint-top of the J. League table.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2015

In southern China, hundreds protest over polluting power plant

Hundreds of people in China's southern Guangdong province protested the expansion of a coal-fired power plant on Sunday, state media reported, the latest sign of public discontent over pollution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Apr 12, 2015

Lab photosynthesis begins to bloom

Toshiba and Panasonic are finding ways to mimic photosynthesis in the hopes of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by turning the gas into energy.
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WORLD
Apr 12, 2015

Iraqi leader to seek arms with deferred payment on U.S. visit

Iraq's prime minister will seek President Barack Obama's help to acquire billions of dollars in drones and other U.S. arms to fight the Islamic State group during a U.S. visit this week, a senior Iraqi official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2015

Reactor closures to test Abe's green energy pledges

Japan's plan to mothball at least five aging nuclear reactors highlights the challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces as his administration debates how to replace lost electricity generation with power sources that are cheap, clean and safe.

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