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A balloon sculptor peeks over a sea of kids at a Baby Loves Disco dance party in Roppongi. Baby Loves Disco is an international dance party held in over 30 cities worldwide. The monthly event consists of an afternoon filled with music, dancing, snacks and fun for all ages.

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A 66-year-old man was rescued early Monday morning as his trans-Pacific solo rowboat attempt failed again following a previous bid in 2004. A Croatian freighter rescued Ikuo Tateo in the Pacific some 1,400 kilometers east-southeast of Kinkazan lighthouse in Miyagi Prefecture at the request of the Japan Coast Guard after he became unable to continue the trip due to an arm injury, coast guard …

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Mazda Motor Corp on Monday held a commemorative ceremony to mark the production kickoff of the all-new Mazda Biante minivan at its Ujina Plant No.1 near Mazda’s headquarters in Hiroshima. Sales of the Mazda Biante are scheduled to commence in Japan on July 8.

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Japan is considering sending hundreds of Ground Self-Defense Force servicemen to Sudan to participate in U.N. peacekeeping operations in southern parts of the African nation, government sources said Sunday.

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A rocker takes a break in between songs outside Yoyogi Park. PHOTO BY BRETT BULL The Tokyo Rockabilly Club has got to be the most-photographed group of people in Japan. Think about it, the Cabinet gets snapped by couple-dozen or so media photogs.

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From June 1, JAL Economy Class service will be enhanced on Hawaii routes on all flights departing from Japan.

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TOKYO, May 31 (Kyodo) - Japan has canceled a closely watched plan for its Air Self-Defense Force to airlift relief supplies for victims of the major earthquake that hit China earlier this month after Beijing became cautious about the use of the ASDF for the operation, Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said Friday.

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) – Malaysia’s competitiveness ranking which moved up to the 19th spot this year, saw it overtaking countries like United Kingdom (21st), Japan (22nd), Thailand (27th) and South Korea (31st), said Director General of Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) R. Karunakaran.

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There is a deep-rooted view in Japan that whatever the SDF do, it will not result in anything good. And the wartime Japanese military has been said to have done bad things and many people think that if they let the military do whatever it wants, it will lead to war.

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