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Hu's trip to Japan calls for pingpong, pandas Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday for a feel-good visit that will use pingpong and pandas to take the edge off more contentious problems like border disputes, historical animosity and concerns over China's rule in Tibet. 05 May 2008
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On Japan's secretive death row, inmate becomes cause celebre Iwao Hakamada, Japan's longest serving death row inmate, has insisted for 40 years that he is innocent of the four murders he was convicted of. The evidence was suspect, he says, and his confession was coerced. 04 May 2008
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Japan detergent suicide sparks panic Some 350 people evacuated their homes in northern Japan to escape poisonous fumes released Thursday by a neighbor who killed himself by mixing detergent and other chemicals — the latest in a series of such suicides. 01 May 2008
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Chefs warn on side-effects of sushi boom As Japanese sushi conquers restaurants and homes around the world, industry experts are fighting the side-effects of the raw fish boom: fake sushi bars, over-confident amateurs, poisoned consumers 28 Mar 2008
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Japan's Okinawans rally against U.S. military crimes Thousands of Okinawans rallied on Sunday to protest crimes by U.S. troops and demand a smaller U.S. military presence on the southern Japanese island after last month's arrest of a Marine on suspicion of raping a schoolgirl. 24 Mar 2008
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Move over waffle, here comes the 'moffle' Japanese pastry connoisseurs and technology fans have found a new obsession: the "moffle", a cross-over between a waffle and Japan's traditional "mochi" rice cake. 19 Mar 2008
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Wasabi fire alarm a lifesaver for the deaf Japan has developed a smoke detector for deaf people that is based on the pungent smell of Japan's spicy green horseradish, an eye-watering condiment more typically found tucked under fish in a piece of sushi. 19 Mar 2008
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Japan's 'perfect' lover celebrates 1000th birthday A serial seducer who enchants aristocratic women with poems on scented paper and gifts of luxurious kimono, Genji turns 1000 this year, his appeal to readers undiminished. 18 Mar 2008
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UNICEF says Japan failing to control child porn Japan has failed to bring child pornography under control, leaving children around the world at risk, UNICEF said on Tuesday as it launched a campaign to stamp out exploitation of minors. 12 Mar 2008
