Reuters Some 30,000 visitors packed into this local shrine, south of Tokyo, looking for a laugh or something more permanent. In a three-century-old ritual, a band of merry locals carry omikoshi, or portable phallic shrines in most cases with hopes o

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They say you can't put a price on love, but that doesn't mean you can't try. Despite Japan's deepest recession since World War II, the country's love hotel industry has hardly missed a beat. Don't be fooled by the showy facades. Love hotels are serio

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During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace. 在此期间,日本政府有意用虚伪的声明和表示继续保持和平的

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Half of Teenagers in US and Japan Addicted to Smartphones About half of teenagers in the United States and Japan say they are addicted to their smartphones. 美国和日本大约有一半的青少年自称对智能手机上瘾。 To be addicted means

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North Korea Eases Criticism of US, South, Aims at Japan Instead North Korea's state media have greatly reduced criticism of the United States and South Korea while the countries are involved in diplomatic talks. But North Korea has increased sharp wo

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171 日本不会在联合国大会上讨论京都协议 Japan Will Not Press Kyoto Protocol At Climate Conference Steven Shayman Tokyo 15 Jul 2001 16:08 UTC Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi s

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Japan has pinned hopes on undersea deposits of methane hydrates, as a means to prevent a looming energy crisis. On Tuesday, a team aboard a drilling ship successfully extracted gas from a layer of methane hydrates 300 meters below the seabed in the E

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With its power stations still crippled by the recent earthquake and a looming power shortage this summer, Japan is stepping up efforts to save energy. Already many escalators at train stations in Tokyo are at a standstill and some elevators are shut

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It's the endorsement Japan's government has been waiting for. The United Nations' nuclear experts backing for stress tests designed to show the country's nuclear plants could withstand another disaster like last year's quake and tsunami. The head of

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Todd: Clare, you're from England. 克莱尔,你来自英国。 Clare: That's right. 没错。 Todd: How would you compare England and Japan? 你怎么对比英国和日本呢? Clare: Well, I think, let's take price-wise, they're actually quite si

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By CCTV reporter Li Nan Chinas Air Force says it detected and identified US and Japanese planes entering the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone on Friday. The Air Force responded by scrambling fighter jets to monitor the aircraft. Also, i

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The United States has joined China and South Korea in criticizing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for visiting the Yasukuni Shrine. In an email interview, a US State Department spokesperson told CCTV that although Japan is a valued ally and friend

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Japan will join US and Australian troops in trilateral military drills for the first time, as the three states seek to boost security ties in the Southeast Asia region. About 40 members from Japan's Self Defense Force will be integrated into the US t

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The Japanese delegation said they travelled to the DPRK to learn in detail about the latest investigation into the abduction of Japanese citizens by the DPRK in the 1970s and 80s. The DPRK has refused to disclose details of the two-day meetings, or w

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Japan says it will raise the issue of Chinas Air Defense Identification Zone during the Japan-ASEAN special summit, which will be held in December in Tokyo. It plans to ask ASEAN countries to take the same stance as Japan does. Chinas Foreign Ministr

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Leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are gathering for a summit in Tokyo. Japan's Kyodo News says Japan hopes to rally ASEAN support to rein in China's strong stance on the airspace. For more analysis, we are joined in the

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US President Barack Obama has wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan, with the two countries vowing to enhance bilateral ties and continue free trade talks. However, although progress was made, our correspondent Terrence Terashima tells us many issues

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This is commercial whaling. The International Whaling Commission or IWC banned the practice in 1986. Japan announced Wednesday it was leaving the IWC. We decided to resume commercial whaling from July 2019 and to withdrawal from the International Con

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一看到大长队就头皮发麻?现在,有了自动排队椅,让你坐着就可以排队,你的双腿再也不用受苦了! Standing in line for the latest iPhone at the Apple store, queueing for tickets to Wimbledon or even just waiting

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Japanese Defence Minister, Itsunori Onodera, arrived in India on Monday where he is expected to seal a deal to sell Japans used military aircraft. Onodera was received by his Indian counterpart and is expected to meet top political and military leade

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