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# japan - Sunday 19 May, 2013
North Korea fires another short-range missile from east coast
The test is the fourth launch in just two days, at a time when tensions with South Korea and Japan remain high.
# japan - Friday 17 May, 2013
80-year-old wants to be the oldest man to climb Mount Everest
He already broke the world record in 2007 but it was beaten four years later.
# japan - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Victims demand apology from Japanese mayor over wartime sex slaves remark
Up to 200,000 women from Korea, China, the Philippines and elsewhere were forcibly drafted into brothels catering to the Japanese military in territories occupied by Japan during WWII.
# japan - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were ‘necessary’
The controversial mayor claimed that the forced prostitution of approximately 200,000 women during World War II was necessary to “maintain discipline” in the ranks.
# japan - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Come here and meet these four newborn tiger cubs
They’re only gorgeous.
# japan - Saturday 20 April, 2013
World’s oldest man turns 116, says to ‘eat light and live long’
Encouraged by the 95 people in Kyotango’s (near Kyoto, Japan) 60,000-strong population who will this year be 100 years old or more, the city has launched a research project to find the secret of their longevity.
# japan - Friday 19 April, 2013
7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes northern Japan
Though the quake rocked towns in the northmost region of the country, no injuries have been reported.
# japan - Sunday 14 April, 2013
Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins team up to win €565,000 race — in Japan
Blackstairmountain won Japan’s richest race, the Nakayama Grand Jump, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Kerry in Japan to discuss North Korea
Meanwhile, North Korea has dismissed the South’s offer for dialogue on the future of the Kaesong joint industrial zone.
# japan - Saturday 13 April, 2013
# japan - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda recall 3.4 million cars worldwide
The four giant Japanese carmakers cited the same malfunction in the passenger-side airbags, leading to the massive recall.
Seventy years on Japan looks for WWII remains
The remains of some 1.13 million Japanese soldiers still lie in a vast area somewhere between Russia and remote southern Pacific islands.
# japan - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Hansen tasked with retaining World Cup in 2015, opens door to Sonny Bill
In other news, Paddy Wallace has yet to decide his 2015 holiday plans.
Sayonara Stephen! Ferris ready for Japan adventure as Ulster admit defeat
Head coach Mark Anscombe admitted that the province’s inspirational flanker is set to leave this summer.
# japan - Sunday 7 April, 2013
People urged to get blood pressure checked on World Health Day
Every year, the World Health Organisation selects a priority area of global public health concern as the theme for World Health Day. This year’s theme is high blood pressure.
# japan - Friday 5 April, 2013
‘It would be a massive loss for us if Ferris leaves’ – Ruan Pienaar
The Ulster and Ireland flanker has been linked to a move to Japan in recent weeks.
# japan - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Caroline Kennedy rumoured to be next US ambassador to Japan
Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of John F Kennedy, has long been a supporter of Barack Obama and is believed to be in the advanced stages of the selection process.
# japan - Saturday 30 March, 2013
She’s done it again! Miller hat-trick secures Sevens 1/4 final with All Blacks
Ireland put Japan to the sword but came up just short of an Aussie upset.
# japan - Thursday 21 March, 2013
North Korea threatens to strike US military bases
The threat comes as tensions on the Korean peninsula are at their highest level for years.
# japan - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Jerry Collins gets Japanese jail visit after knife ‘self-defence’ claim
The former All Black flanker was arrested for carrying the blade in a department store.
# japan - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Column: North Korea’s pursuit of the bomb should not be ignored
While a functioning nuclear weapon remains years away for North Korea, recent activities and statements will nevertheless have a worrying effect in Seoul, Washington and the wider world, writes Jason Douglas.
Nicola Furlong’s sister tells court of her ‘hatred’
The family of the murdered Irish student delivered victim impact statements in the Tokyo court today.
# japan - Monday 11 March, 2013
‘It’s very, very hard. No parent should have to go through it’
Nicola Furlong’s father Andrew speaks out after the man accused of his daughter’s murder gives evidence in court.
Frustrations over slow recovery as Japan marks anniversary of tsunami
Hundreds of people displaced in the Fukushima emergency have today filed a lawsuit seeking official compensation.
# japan - Friday 8 March, 2013
‘I hope it will get easier for us’ – father of Nicola Furlong
The father of the Wexford student who was killed in Tokyo last year has spoken about the first week of the trial of the man accused of Nicola’s murder.
# japan - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
Day Two: Japan court hears trial of man accused of Nicola Furlong murder
The victim’s doctor takes the stand today.
# japan - Monday 4 March, 2013
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Monday.
Nicola Furlong murder trial begins in Tokyo
US citizen Richard Hinds is accused of killing the 19-year-old Irish student.
# japan - Thursday 28 February, 2013
VIDEO: Japanese skyscraper is torn down… one floor at a time
The slow, barely noticeable demolition is an attempt to minimise environmental disruption – with 90 per cent less dust.
# japan - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
Japan will not stop hunting whales, says minister
A Japanese minister said criticism of whaling is “a cultural attack, a kind of prejudice against Japanese culture”.
Hot air balloon explosion kills 19 tourists in Egypt
It is believed that two people – one tourist and the pilot – survived the fire.
# japan - Monday 25 February, 2013
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.
Quake shakes buildings in Tokyo
No risk of a tsunami, says Japan’s meteorological agency.
# japan - Friday 22 February, 2013
Stunning images of Japan 100 years ago
A window into the Land of the Rising Sun at the turn of the 20th century.
# japan - Friday 15 February, 2013
11-year-old boy takes own life on train tracks in Japan
It is thought the boy’s suicide was in protest at plans to close his school.
# japan - Sunday 10 February, 2013
The beautiful art of… Japanese manhole covers
Imagine if we put as much attention to detail into the Irish versions…
# japan - Friday 8 February, 2013
Fukushima survivors to sue Japanese government
People whose homes or farms were affected by radiation from the Fukushima plant will file class-action lawsuits next month for damages.
# japan - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
VIDEO: This is how they queue for the football in Japan
I’m gonna say this wouldn’t work here.
# japan - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Powerful 6.9 earthquake shakes northern Japan
Strong tremors have been confirmed across Hokkaido island but no damage has been reported at the several nuclear facilities in the region.
# japan - Friday 25 January, 2013
World’s biggest nuke plant may shut: Japan report
Proposals by Japan’s new nuclear watchdog may see a massive plant in centre of the country shut down over safety fears.
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