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Daily Japan Headlines: Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011

Written By: guyjin on June 28, 2011 No Comment

Photo Source: Soccerway.

Soccerway: Miyama strikes for Japan, Mexico salvage point

Japan’s Aya Miyama struck a sublime free-kick to net her nation a 2-1 Group B win over New Zealand at the women’s FIFA World Cup on Monday.

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LA Times: Most Japanese oppose nuclear reactor restarts -poll

Nearly 70 percent of Japanese oppose the restart of [...]

Daily Japan Headlines: Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Written By: guyjin on May 31, 2011 No Comment

Photo Source: The Telegraph

The Telegraph: Japan fails in promise to rehouse 30,000 victims

A maximum of 27,200 units will be completed by the end of May, Akihiro Ohata, the infrastructure minister, told parliament on Monday The government is sticking to its pledge, however, to provide temporary housing to the 110,000 people who are living [...]

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Why Don’t Japanese Workers Know How to Take Vacations?

Written By: guyjin on March 3, 2010 No Comment

One of the most frustrating parts of living in Japan, especially if you work in a Japanese office, is the fact that 125 million people take their vacations all at the same time. And short ones at that. If you are a foreigner, you may get away with asking for a long vacation at an [...]

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