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<title>JapanSoc Social Bookmarking / Top Stories / Japan News</title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com</link>
<description>by Nick Ramsay </description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:59:45 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan's Women Still Living the Longest]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japans_Women_Still_Living_the_Longest/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japans_Women_Still_Living_the_Longest/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:59:45 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The results are in again. This year, the same as always, Japanese females are living longer than women in any other country in the world.<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan Quells the Smell with Deodorant Clothing]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_Quells_the_Smell_with_Deodorant_Clothing/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_Quells_the_Smell_with_Deodorant_Clothing/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:28:08 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_Quells_the_Smell_with_Deodorant_Clothing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Call it &quot;don't mask, don't smell&quot; clothing! Specially treated fibers used to make Aoki's summer clothing line not only absorb odors, they kill the bacteria that make them.<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Akiba Today: The English News Portal]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Akiba_Today_The_English_News_Portal/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Akiba_Today_The_English_News_Portal/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:00:13 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Akiba_Today_The_English_News_Portal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Japanese newspaper and media outlet Akiba Keizai Shimbun announced the launch of their new English news portal AKIBA Today. Their goal is, reporting in a cross media fashion about the latest events, goods and trends of anime, game and manga culture in Tokyo’s “electric town” Akihabara.<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Bump Me, Biyatch!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Dont_Bump_Me_Biyatch-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Dont_Bump_Me_Biyatch-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:24:50 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Dont_Bump_Me_Biyatch-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do you want to play 'cut 6 people I don't know'- It's a little game they like to play down in Kanagawa. It's an offshoot of the ever-popular game here in the Kanto area called 'My life sucks, so yer gonna pay!&quot; What are the rules- There are no rules, baby! It's a free-for-all.<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blogs and Violence: Poor Online Etiquette and the Consequences]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Blogs_and_Violence_Poor_Online_Etiquette_and_the_Consequences/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Blogs_and_Violence_Poor_Online_Etiquette_and_the_Consequences/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:35:17 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Blogs_and_Violence_Poor_Online_Etiquette_and_the_Consequences/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What gets written online in blogs and in e-mails sometimes leads to violence and murder. How's your online etiquette- Take the poll.<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan wary of daylight saving time]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_wary_of_daylight_saving_time/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_wary_of_daylight_saving_time/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:25:28 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_wary_of_daylight_saving_time/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This summer, thousands of people here on Hokkaido island switched to daylight saving time with the idea that they would start work an hour earlier and get off in time to enjoy the long summer evenings. But thousands of others here didn't make the switch.<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chimpanzee escapes from zoo, battles zookeepers]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Chimpanzee_escapes_from_zoo_battles_zookeepers-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Chimpanzee_escapes_from_zoo_battles_zookeepers-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:18:42 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Chimpanzee_escapes_from_zoo_battles_zookeepers-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ichiro the chimpanzee just wanted to see the world, but the zookeepers had other ideas. He made one zookeeper soil himself. So they shot him in the butt with a tranquilizer. Poor Ichiro...<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Murder in Hachioji - More 'Daredemo Yokatta' Senselessness]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Murder_in_Hachioji_-_More_Daredemo_Yokatta_Senselessness/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Murder_in_Hachioji_-_More_Daredemo_Yokatta_Senselessness/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:52:50 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Murder_in_Hachioji_-_More_Daredemo_Yokatta_Senselessness/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Well, I didn't expect to update the 'News of the Mentally Defective' column so quickly, but this story necessitated it.<br/><br/>8 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Protein Named After Pikachu!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/New_Protein_Named_After_Pikachu/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/New_Protein_Named_After_Pikachu/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:01:26 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/New_Protein_Named_After_Pikachu/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Osaka Japan scientists have found a new protein that may help develop treatment for blindness.  They have named it after Pokemon character Pikachu, known for his rapid movements.<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan expresses concern over relations after South Korea snubs envoy over islands dispute]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_expresses_concern_over_relations_after_South_Korea_snubs_envoy_over_islands_dispute/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_expresses_concern_over_relations_after_South_Korea_snubs_envoy_over_islands_dispute/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:03:16 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_expresses_concern_over_relations_after_South_Korea_snubs_envoy_over_islands_dispute/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[South Korea's foreign minister refused to meet his Japanese counterpart on the sidelines of a regional security forum in Singapore. South Korean officials say that was in response to Tokyo's renewed claim over nearly uninhabitable rocky islets located roughly halfway between the countries.<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mothers of students at same junior high school as bus hijacker showing signs of stress - Mainichi Daily News]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Mothers_of_students_at_same_junior_high_school_as_bus_hijacker_showing_signs_of_stress_-_Mainichi_Daily_News/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Mothers_of_students_at_same_junior_high_school_as_bus_hijacker_showing_signs_of_stress_-_Mainichi_Daily_News/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:09:25 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Mothers_of_students_at_same_junior_high_school_as_bus_hijacker_showing_signs_of_stress_-_Mainichi_Daily_News/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some people need to have the shyte slapped out of them.Enough said.<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Knives, Not Books]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Knives_Not_Books/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Knives_Not_Books/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:31:18 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Knives_Not_Books/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The latest news from the world of the mentally defective. Don't hate me... I just report the news; I don't make it.<br/><br/>9 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Radioactive cellphone straps sold to 2,600]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Radioactive_cellphone_straps_sold_to_2600/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Radioactive_cellphone_straps_sold_to_2600/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:42:10 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Radioactive_cellphone_straps_sold_to_2600/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Japanese police arrested a Hiroshima couple for allegedly selling fluorescent cell phone lanyards containing about 26 times the allowable level of the radioactive substance tritium. The phone straps were sold online for more than 3 years.<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan's Peace Boat Problems]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japans_Peace_Boat_Problems/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japans_Peace_Boat_Problems/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:48:26 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japans_Peace_Boat_Problems/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Harvey's wife is aboard Japan's Peace Boat on this voyage, though lately I guess she's been spending more time in Manhattan than in her cabin. (The boat is currently stuck in New York.) Harvey shares her impressions and disappointment with the lack of professionalism that the crew have shown. It<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jailhouse Frocks, Japan's Latest Fashion Trend]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Jailhouse_Frocks_Japans_Latest_Fashion_Trend-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Jailhouse_Frocks_Japans_Latest_Fashion_Trend-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:16:32 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Jailhouse_Frocks_Japans_Latest_Fashion_Trend-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Made in China clothing is so last year, today's hot look is Made in Prison clothing. How hot are the aprons emblazoned with the Hakodate Juvenile Prison logo- Well, over 5,300 have been sold and inmates can't keep up with demand.<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[JapanSoc has a rival!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/JapanSoc_has_a_rival/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/JapanSoc_has_a_rival/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:50:30 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/JapanSoc_has_a_rival/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Is there space for a new JapanSoc- It's looking awfully bare at the moment...<br/><br/>10 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Man Stomps Chihuahua Out Of &quot;Fear&quot;]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Man_Stomps_Chihuahua_Out_Of_Fear/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Man_Stomps_Chihuahua_Out_Of_Fear/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:46:16 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Man_Stomps_Chihuahua_Out_Of_Fear/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new feature at 7:10 to Tokyo called &quot;News of the Mentally Defective.&quot; Check out this first post on one of Nagoya's pillars of the community.<br/><br/>8 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Robot Shoppers from Japan, Coming to a Department Store Near You!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Robot_Shoppers_from_Japan_Coming_to_a_Department_Store_Near_You/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Robot_Shoppers_from_Japan_Coming_to_a_Department_Store_Near_You/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:34:55 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Robot_Shoppers_from_Japan_Coming_to_a_Department_Store_Near_You/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The TMSUK04 is a remote controlled, video camera equipped shopping robot that can crawl the mall while you relax at home. It could be Bender's great-great-granny - or the plot for Terminator 4.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Riyo Mori Not Miss Universe Anymore]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Riyo_Mori_Not_Miss_Universe_Anymore/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Riyo_Mori_Not_Miss_Universe_Anymore/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:50:51 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Riyo_Mori_Not_Miss_Universe_Anymore/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new Miss Universe has been crowned. Japan is not the birthplace of Miss Universe, 2008. Who is she- Read this story to find out (and see photos!)<br/><br/>9 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pacifism and Radicalism - Japan and S. Korea]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Pacifism_and_Radicalism_-_Japan_and_S-_Korea/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Pacifism_and_Radicalism_-_Japan_and_S-_Korea/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:28:51 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Pacifism_and_Radicalism_-_Japan_and_S-_Korea/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Japanese are protesting the G-8 summit in Japan. People are protesting U.S. beef importation and are calling for the impeachment of their president in S. Korea. However, as expected, the protests in Korea are much larger.<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan-U.S. Relations and Delisting North Korea]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan-U-S-_Relations_and_Delisting_North_Korea/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan-U-S-_Relations_and_Delisting_North_Korea/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:39:45 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan-U-S-_Relations_and_Delisting_North_Korea/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The American government is considering delisting North Korea from the terrorism blacklist following the disclosure of the country's nuclear programs, following a longstanding request from Pyongyang. Japan's understandably not thrilled about that.<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Grandfather suspected of killing family with hammer]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Grandfather_suspected_of_killing_family_with_hammer-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Grandfather_suspected_of_killing_family_with_hammer-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:13:07 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Grandfather_suspected_of_killing_family_with_hammer-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When septuagenarians attack. No MC Hammer jokes, please. People are dead. (Also - &quot;Ah, more coverage of strange Japanese crime for the Western media to serve the masses.&quot; You'd think that Japan would lose its &quot;safe country&quot; image after the deluge of these stories in recent years.) Also - this <br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ex-President of NOVA Arrested]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Ex-President_of_NOVA_Arrested/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Ex-President_of_NOVA_Arrested/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:56:49 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Ex-President_of_NOVA_Arrested/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's about time, already. Former President of NOVA, Mr. Nozomu Sahashi was taken in for &quot;voluntary questioning&quot; and then arrested. He and Toshihiko Tamura, of NOVA Kikaku, were charged with embezzlement.<br/><br/>8 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan, Seeking Trim Waists, Measures Millions]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_Seeking_Trim_Waists_Measures_Millions-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_Seeking_Trim_Waists_Measures_Millions-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:30:40 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_Seeking_Trim_Waists_Measures_Millions-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups.&quot;<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TechRadar Predicts Anti-gamer Backlash in Wake of Tokyo Rampage]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/TechRadar_Predicts_Anti-gamer_Backlash_in_Wake_of_Tokyo_Rampage/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/TechRadar_Predicts_Anti-gamer_Backlash_in_Wake_of_Tokyo_Rampage/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:54:57 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/TechRadar_Predicts_Anti-gamer_Backlash_in_Wake_of_Tokyo_Rampage/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Will authorities use the rampage as an excuse to close internet cafes-<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7.0 earthquake rattles Honshu]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/7-0_earthquake_rattles_Honshu/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/7-0_earthquake_rattles_Honshu/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:12:10 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/7-0_earthquake_rattles_Honshu/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We sure felt this one in Chiba!  I can only imagine what it must have felt like in Iwate.  Three deaths reported so far...<br/><br/>8 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Authorities suspend Akihabara’s “pedestrian paradise”]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Authorities_suspend_Akihabararsquos_ldquopedestrian_paradiserdquo/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Authorities_suspend_Akihabararsquos_ldquopedestrian_paradiserdquo/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:39:24 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Authorities_suspend_Akihabararsquos_ldquopedestrian_paradiserdquo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Japanese police take no chances. Should life go on, or it's time that Akihabara will provide a more safer area.<br/><br/>8 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Another Look at the Akihabara Tragedy]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Another_Look_at_the_Akihabara_Tragedy/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Another_Look_at_the_Akihabara_Tragedy/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:17:58 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Another_Look_at_the_Akihabara_Tragedy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I know it's been covered a lot, but I wrote an article today looking not only at the news of the event, but at the response from the blogosphere, and added some personal opinions. Do have a look if you are following the story.<br/><br/>9 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More Japanese are being jailed for unpaid fines]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/More_Japanese_are_being_jailed_for_unpaid_fines/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/More_Japanese_are_being_jailed_for_unpaid_fines/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:29:33 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/More_Japanese_are_being_jailed_for_unpaid_fines/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An increasing number of Japanese who can't afford to pay fines imposed for traffic violations and other crimes are being jailed to pay off their debt to society — by doing unskilled labor in prison workshops.<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Akihabara Stabbing Spree Leaves 5 dead]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Akihabara_Stabbing_Spree_Leaves_5_dead/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Akihabara_Stabbing_Spree_Leaves_5_dead/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:27:41 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Tragedy in Akihabara today (Sunday, June 8th). Are you worried about your safety here in Tokyo, or elsewhere in Japan-<br/><br/>8 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese lawmakers want to triple cigarette prices]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_lawmakers_want_to_triple_cigarette_prices/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_lawmakers_want_to_triple_cigarette_prices/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:54:49 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_lawmakers_want_to_triple_cigarette_prices/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cigarettes in Japan seems to cheap for the legislators. so it's time to rise the taxes.<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese zookeeper mauled to death by tiger]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_zookeeper_mauled_to_death_by_tiger/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_zookeeper_mauled_to_death_by_tiger/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:54:26 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_zookeeper_mauled_to_death_by_tiger/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This happened in Kyoto.  Poor guy!<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese Supreme Court rejects nationality law]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_Supreme_Court_rejects_nationality_law/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_Supreme_Court_rejects_nationality_law/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:25:46 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Japan's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday against a law that denied citizenship to children born out of wedlock to Japanese fathers and foreign mothers, a court official said.<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan will recognize Ainu as indigenous people - Mainichi Daily News]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_will_recognize_Ainu_as_indigenous_people_-_Mainichi_Daily_News/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_will_recognize_Ainu_as_indigenous_people_-_Mainichi_Daily_News/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:53:08 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japan_will_recognize_Ainu_as_indigenous_people_-_Mainichi_Daily_News/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Title says it all. From: Mainichi Daily News<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Figure Skating Coach = Alleged Child Rapist]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Figure_Skating_Coach_-_Alleged_Child_Rapist-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Figure_Skating_Coach_-_Alleged_Child_Rapist-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:31:19 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Figure_Skating_Coach_-_Alleged_Child_Rapist-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wow. What an awful news story. These things always wrench my heart. The girl is obviously traumatized. I can only hope life returns to normal and she heals mentally and physically with time. The accused coach is most likely a very sick man. If not, his reputation is gone anyway. In any event, it's<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sento-kun's New Rival!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Sento-kuns_New_Rival-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Sento-kuns_New_Rival-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:44:51 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Sento-kuns_New_Rival-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Manto-kun is the new rival for the hideous Nara mascot Sento-kun. This article is in Japanese, from the Asahi Shimbun, but it includes pictures of both characters. Take a look. The freaky looking deer-horned Buddha is out, and the little caped Pokémon looking fellow is in. Hooray!EDIT: The link now points to an English article.<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Internet backlash forces Japan not to send relief to China]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Internet_backlash_forces_Japan_not_to_send_relief_to_China/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Internet_backlash_forces_Japan_not_to_send_relief_to_China/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 15:01:08 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Internet_backlash_forces_Japan_not_to_send_relief_to_China/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Are Japanese sees the Chinese as friends or enemies- interesting question.<br/><br/>8 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lost Parrot Finds His Way Back to Nagareyama]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Lost_Parrot_Finds_His_Way_Back_to_Nagareyama/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Lost_Parrot_Finds_His_Way_Back_to_Nagareyama/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 08:30:11 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Lost_Parrot_Finds_His_Way_Back_to_Nagareyama/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yosuke, an African Grey Parrot, went missing and told the vet his name and address! He stayed silent for 2 weeks amongst the police, maybe he is paranoid!<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unexploded Bombs in Japan!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Unexploded_Bombs_in_Japan/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Unexploded_Bombs_in_Japan/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 16:11:30 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Unexploded_Bombs_in_Japan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An unexploded bomb from the WWII era was found in Tokyo in March. What dangers are posed by these silent relics-<br/><br/>8 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[54 sickened by suicide's toxic vomit]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/54_sickened_by_suicides_toxic_vomit/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/54_sickened_by_suicides_toxic_vomit/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 09:12:12 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/54_sickened_by_suicides_toxic_vomit/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fifty-four people were sickened at a hospital in Kumamoto, Japan, by toxic fumes from the vomit of a man who apparently attempted suicide by swallowing pesticide.<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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