NewsBeat SocialTag: japan
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Japan's New Industry Minister Caught in Sex Club Scandal
10/23/14 4:20 PM PST
Japanese Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa's staff apparently put a bill from a sex club onto the government's tab
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4,000 Participate in Mount Fuji Volcanic Eruption Drill
10/21/14 5:17 PM PST
Residents of three prefectures conduct their first joint drill for possible Mount Fuji volcanic eruption
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Two Japanese Cabinet Ministers Resign on Same Day
10/21/14 3:19 PM PST
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acts quickly after two prominent cabinet ministers resign over separate political scandals
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Nuclear Reactors in Japan Might be Too Close to Volcanoes
10/20/14 4:14 PM PST
Two nuclear reactors have been the first to pass the Japanese government's new safety requirements, but they may be too close to surrounding volcanoes
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Former POWs Visit Camp Omori
10/20/14 2:33 PM PST
Seven former prisoners of war visited the site of their former camp in Japan on an invitation by the Japanese government to promote reconciliation
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Philippines: Decrepit Infrastructure May Hinder Booming Economy
10/14/14 4:58 PM PST
The Philippines is experiencing an economic boom, but a failing urban infrastructure can't keep up with the growth
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WATCH: World's Heaviest Firework Explodes Over Japan
10/14/14 2:44 PM PST
Firework, weighing 1,014 pounds and measuring 47 inches in diameter, explodes into a flower of light nearly a half-mile across the sky
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Vongfong Unleashes Fury Across Japan
10/13/14 12:30 PM PST
Heavy rain and damaging winds will continue to threaten Japan through Tuesday as the once-typhoon Vongfong continues to track over the country
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Nobel Physics Prize Awarded to Blue LED Inventors
10/07/14 3:41 PM PST
Three Japanese-born scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention of the blue light-emitting diode
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Japanese Zoo Demonstrates How Not to Breed Hyenas
10/07/14 9:47 AM PST
Zookeepers in Japan admit they spent four years trying to get two male spotted hyenas to reproduce
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Japanese Company Creates Wearable Futon
10/02/14 9:37 AM PST
Japanese company King Jim has invented a wearable suit that doubles as a coat and futon
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Mt. Ontake Death Toll Climbs
10/01/14 11:28 AM PST
Rescue crews pulled another dozen bodies of Japan's Mt. Ontake volcano Wednesday, bringing the official death toll from the weekend eruption to 48