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Crime › 7-year-old girl run down, killed at pedestrian crossing near home
Chiba :: Japan | 9 days ago
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Police said Friday they have arrested the driver of a car that hit and killed a 7-year-old girl at a pedestrian crossing in Chiba Prefecture. TBS reported that the girl, who has been named as Toka Kamiya, was walking home after playing with friends
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Business › Tokyo American Club membership tops 3,500
Tōkyō :: Japan | 10 days ago
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Tokyo American Club (TAC) said Wednesday that its total membership now exceeds 3,500 active dues-paying members. This is the first time that club membership has exceeded this level since the beginning of the global financial crisis in 2008 and
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National › Golden Week return rush peaks
Tōkyō :: Japan | 13 days ago
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Shinkansen trains, expressways and airports were packed with travelers on Monday as holidaymakers returned home on the last day of the Golden Week holidays. Narita Airport said it expected more than 50,000 passengers to arrive back at the airport by
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Longtime LA Times reporter Jameson dies
Tōkyō :: Japan | 25 days ago
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The former longtime Los Angeles Times' Tokyo bureau chief, Sam Jameson, who lived in Japan for half a century and had a deep personal bond with the country, has died...Jameson, who wrote more than 3,000 bylined stories for the Times from Japan and
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Petri Artturi Asikainen: From the cradle (almost) to the grave: Photographer portrays the people of Tokyo through the ages from newborn to centenarian
Helsinki :: Finland | 25 days ago
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23 April 2013 Some are old enough to remember the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, while others are old enough to hold memories of bombing raids destroying much of the same city in 1945. Others are of an age to remember the catastrophic Kanto earthquake and
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Mercedes-Benz G550 “Night Edition” | Japan Exclusive
Tōkyō :: Japan | 1 month ago
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April 16th, 2013 In a market where exclusivity is actually a norm, luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz is out to entice customers once again with the latest G550 Night Edition. Featuring a deep black color scheme with specially designed twin 5-spoke 18-
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Inose eyes 24-hour bus service
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose expressed his hope Monday in New York to start a 24-hour bus service between Shibuya and Roppongi by the end of this year, a Tokyo Metropolitan Government official said. Inose was referring to a proposal by private-sector
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National › Y15 mil cash bundle found at industrial waste plant
Chiba :: Japan | 1 month ago
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Police said Tuesday that 15 million yen has been found at an industrial waste processing plant in Shiroi, Chiba Prefecture. According to Sankei Shimbun, the cash was found among parts of demolished houses and other scrap wood at the plant. The
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National › JR East train travels 48 kms with door open
Chiba :: Japan | 1 month ago
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JR East said Friday that a train in Funabashi, Chiba prefecture, traveled 48 kilometers with one carriage door open after a cord from a passenger's rucksack became stuck in the mechanism and prevented it from closing. According to NTV, the unusual
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Carl Lewis lends support to Tokyo 2020 bidders
Tōkyō :: Japan | 1 month ago
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Olympic great Carl Lewis has offered support for Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympics after revisiting the place he describes as the venue for the best race of his life. The nine-time Olympic gold medalist came to Japan hoping to inspire young
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