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Tokyo stocks close down 0.69% 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Tokyo stocks fell 0.69% today on nervousness over the international response to alleged chemical weapon use in Syria. (themalaysianinsider.com)
Startups gain appeal as Japan Inc. names fade 27 Aug 2013 | 10:12 am
In a shabby back-alley office in Shibuya, a Tokyo district known for youth culture and tech ventures, defectors from corporate Japan are hard at work for a little-known company they fervently believe ...
Japan cancels first launch of Epsilon rocket 19 seconds before liftoff 27 Aug 2013 | 09:58 am
The first launch of Japan's newest rocket, the next-generation Epsilon booster, hit a major last-minute snag Tuesday, forcing the country's space agency to abort the spaceflight 19 seconds before lift...
Fire festival held at Mt. Fuji shrine 27 Aug 2013 | 09:55 am
Residents at the foot of Mount Fuji had their imaginations set alight on Monday by an annual fire festival. (NHK)
Education board withdraws curbs on 'Barefoot Gen' A-bomb comic 27 Aug 2013 | 09:52 am
An education board in western Japan on Monday withdrew its request to limit student access to "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), a comic series about the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (Jiji Press)
Bus driver manipulates test to detect alcohol 27 Aug 2013 | 06:44 am
Nishitetsu Kanko Bus Co. has revealed that one of its chartered bus drivers cheated a breath analyzer test to hide his alcohol levels. (Yomiuri)
Kyoto cops file charges against collegue of woman found murdered in car 27 Aug 2013 | 06:12 am
Kyoto Prefectural Police on Monday filed charges against a colleague of a female murder victim whose corpse was found locked inside a vehicle in July. (Tokyo Reporter)
Nexus 7 LTE hits Japan mid September, US release date incoming 27 Aug 2013 | 02:53 am
When Google announced that their impressive new Nexus 7 tablet would come in a 4G LTE model with 32GB of storage for only $349 many were excited, and have been desperately waiting for a release date. ...
Fukushima operator to seek foreign advice on toxic water 27 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, said it would invite foreign decommissioning experts to advise it on how to deal with highly radioactive water leaking fr...
Man jumps onto train tracks to save woman 26 Aug 2013 | 02:09 pm
A 39-year-old man jumped onto the train tracks to save a 58-year-old woman who had fallen off the platform at Meitetsu Kanayama Station in Nagoya, police said Monday. (Japan Today)
