Oricon Top 10 Singles for the Week of Sept 12 – Sept 18, 2011:
Number 1:
Artist: Exile/Exile Atsushi
Song: Rising Sun/Itsuka Kitto…
Units Sold: 201,540
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Written By: guyjin on September 30, 2011
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Written By: guyjin on September 30, 2011
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Photo Source: UPI.
UPI: Detailed map of Japanese tsunami created
Researchers in Japan say they’ve created a map of the tsunami generated by the deadly March 11 earthquake, surveying 5,300 spots along the country’s coast.
The tsunami that devastated large areas of coastal eastern Japan, traveling more than 3 miles inland and killing more than15,000 [...]
Written By: guyjin on September 30, 2011
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ABC Australia: Japan out to end World Cup with win
Japan, for whom coach John Kirwan has set the lofty goal of becoming a top-eight team by 2015, will seek to break a 20-year World Cup winless streak in Tuesday’s Pool A match against Canada in Napier.
Japan is the only World Cup team to [...]
Written By: guyjin on September 29, 2011
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BBC: Japan earthquake: Tokyo loses skyscraper passion
None of Japan’s skyscrapers fell in the massive earthquake that hit the country in March, but they shook violently – and with experts saying a big quake under Tokyo is overdue, the city’s love affair with the high-rise lifestyle may be coming to an end.
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Written By: guyjin on September 28, 2011
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Japanese Box Office: Sept 17 – Sept 23, 2011
Number 1:
Movie: Unfair 2: the Answer
Weekend Box Office (US$): $4,080,432
Cumulative Take (US$): $4,080,432
First Week at No. 1
Written By: guyjin on September 28, 2011
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Washington Post: Japanese Mobile Carrier SoftBank To Lose iPhone Monopoly To KDDI
Nikkei Business Online claims it has learned that KDDI au, Japan’s second biggest mobile carrier with 33 million customers, will provide the iPhone 5 starting next year. If the rumored roll-out of the phone next month will become reality in Japan, too, [...]
Written By: guyjin on September 28, 2011
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ABC News: Obama Meets New Japan PM, Promises Post-Quake Help
President Barack Obama vowed continued U.S. help for key ally Japan to rebuild after its devastating earthquake and tsunami but also pushed for progress on a long-delayed plan to relocate American forces in the country.
Obama held his first meeting Wednesday with Yoshihiko Noda, Japan’s newest [...]
Written By: guyjin on September 28, 2011
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Here are the top 10 non-news programs for the week of Sept 12 – Sept 18, 2011:
Number 1:
Drama: Ohisama (おひさま)
Network: NHK
Time & Date: 8:00-8:15, Sept 17
Rating: 21.3
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Photo Source: Daily Mail.
Daily Mail: Five killed as Typhoon Roke batters tsunami-ravaged Japanese coast
A powerful typhoon is wreaking havoc across Japan having already killed at least five people as it approaches the country’s tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast and the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
Typhoon Roke has already lashed Tokyo halting trains and stranding tens of [...]
Written By: guyjin on September 27, 2011
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Oricon Top 10 Singles for the Week of Sept 5 – Sept 11, 2011:
Number 1:
Artist: Sandaime J Soul Brothers
Song: Fighters
Units Sold: 83,048
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