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TOKYO — Sixteen members of Japanese idol group AKB48 performed AKB48 performed at a concert on Saturday afternoon as part of a three-day Shanghai Japan Week cultural exchange event that ends Sunday. The event is being held to thank China for its aid after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The AKB48 girls received a [...]
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TOKYO — Actress Kyoko Fukada, 28, appeared at a men-only preview screening this week for her upcoming film, “Yoake no Machi De” (In the City of Dawn), in Tokyo. The film is based on a novel by popular writer Keigo Higashino, 53, and deals with the issue of infidelity. Fukada took to the stage following [...]
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TOKYO — Boeing delivered its first 787 jet on Sunday. It’s been a long time coming. The new jet, which was supposed to be flying passengers three years ago, has been delayed by production and design problems. But now it’s here, and airlines expect it to offer travelers much more comfort, open up new routes [...]
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NAPIER, New Zealand — John Kirwan watched replays of his team’s 31-18 loss to Tonga “about 15 times” so he could figure out what Japan needs to do against Canada to stop its World Cup winless streak. If there has been one bright spot since Japan’s only win at the World Cup—against Zimbabwe in 1991—it [...]
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Japanese racing fans will hope they finally achieve their dream at Longchamp of winning Europe’s most prestigious flat race the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after two agonising runners-up spots. Australian turf followers too are likely to postpone their bedtime plans as former home-based champion So You Think bids to set matters straight in light [...]
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TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is selling its first “minicar” in Japan as demand increases for the tiny vehicles which are popular for short commutes. Toyota Motor Corp., Japan’s top automaker, launched the Pixis Space minivehicle manufactured by group company Daihatsu Motor Co., on Monday. Minivehicles, or “kei,” are defined under Japanese regulations as having maximum [...]
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