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Japanese festival bans coats with gang names

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The organiser of the Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo's Asakusa district has decided to ban members of organised crime groups from wearing hanten coats bearing their groups' names at the … (read more…)

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Japan eyes maritime aid for Philippine defence

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Japan is planning to provide maritime vessels, including 1,000-tonne patrol ships, to the Philippines to "support the island country in its territorial dispute against China," a Japanese … (read more…)

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Tokyo banks on its new icon

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Tokyo Skytree, as it is called, will also be the biggest cash cow for the Japanese economy, poised to bring in at least an 88 billion yen (US$1.1 billion) windfall this year. Standing at 634m, the … (read more…)

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Japan's economy grows 4.1 percent amid recovery

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Japan's economy grew an at annual rate of 4.1 percent in the first quarter amid a gradual recovery from last year's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. (read more here…)

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Figures show recovery in Japan

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Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 4.1% for January-March amid a gradual recovery from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of the previous year.The Cabinet Office said the … (read more…)

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Japanese researchers break record for Terahertz Wi-Fi transmission

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Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan claim to have broken the record for wireless data transmission in the Terahertz band with a data rate 20 times higher than most current … (read more…)

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