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from the Japan Times. The stories of several Japanese wrongly accused and detained. Marathon interrogations. Forced confessions. Reports of abuse.
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On Tuesday of last week, the Japanese government nominated Koji Tanami for the post of governor at the Bank of Japan. The initial market reaction was one of surprise, considering the recent impasse within the Parliament. So it was no surprise when the Upper House rejected the nomination.
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Yes, it’s true. I have accomplished one of the goals I set out to do when I started working in Japan. I have convinced a native Japanese citizen with a bias against foreigners that immigration is a good thing and should be better promoted to the general public.
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Japanese member of Parliament Yukihisa Fujita told the Alex Jones Show yesterday that a potential new investigation of the 9/11 cover-up could be led by global parliamentarians he has been in contact with, or even by the United Nations itself.
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Zimbabwe is not pleased that Japan donates its aid money to organizations that only give handouts to countries with the rule of law, human rights, and good governance.
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Japanese banks are saddled with $8 billion in losses linked to the bad housing credit problem in the United States, the government said Friday, a number that's still small compared to counterparts there and in Europe.
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An interesting article from Japan Today on ultra nationalist groups in Japan and whether the Imperial Family does enough to discourage them.
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Japan's forthcoming election could force its ruling party from power for only the second time in more than 50 years. The question many Japanese are asking is: Why has it taken so long?
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This is basically a desperation metre, right? All it seems to measure is whether the PR agents for Global Warming are doing their job? I don't see the purpose of measuring how people "feel" about a situation. If this was a hard science thing to help make a point, fair enough and more power to th
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I came across this and it just about sums Japanese politics up. If you don't know much about this stuff, or want to learn more about the current "crisis", read on...
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Can anyone explain to me why Japanese ministers seem so eager to resign? Is it only a recent thing coninciding with my moving here or is it normal? And how does he think that by resigning his arguably more powerful position that he will be able to get more done to fix education...? I'm genuinely c
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Hmm more on the tug of war between Japan and Russia. Will this make doing the Siberian railway from Vladivostock an ill advised adventure?
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Design-your-own-goods website....yes, they can!
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The North is starting to get more and more angry with Japan. Now they are pretty much making threats of aggression.
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