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An international anti-child pornography congress in Brazil on Sunday urged Japan to outlaw the possession of such materials, observers say.
read comments (0)Japan’s Oda, Asada take NHK Trophy (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Japan’s Nobunari Oda managed to clinch the NHK Trophy Sunday by showing off combination leaps and nearly nailing a quadruple jump in his free programme, despite several wobbles.
Japan golfers third at World Cup (The Japan Times)
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SHENZHEN, China (Kyodo) Toru Taniguchi and Ryuji Imada gave Japan its best result in six years in the World Cup of Golf on Sunday, finishing tied for third with Australia behind Sweden and Spain. Taniguchi and Imada shot a 68 in alternate-shot play to finish the 72-hole team event at 18-under 270 at Mission Hills for Japan’s best showing since Shigeki Maruyama and Toshimitsu Izawa won in 2002 in …
YOKOHAMA — The reigning X League champion Panasonic Electric Works Impulse came through at both sides of the ball as it crushed the Onward Oaks 44-17 in the second round of the Final 6 playoffs in front of a crowd of 4,267 fans at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the victory, the Impulse has advanced to the Japan X Bowl, the league’s championship game, on Dec. 13 against the Kajima …
Japan urged to tighten child porn laws (UPI)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 30 (UPI) — An international anti-child pornography congress in Brazil has urged Japan to outlaw the possession of such materials, observers say.
Japan is to allow imports of whale meat from Iceland for the first time since 1991, a report said Sunday.
October figures for Japan evoked memories of the decade-long stagnation of the 1990s and highlighted the speed with which the global financial crisis was derailing major economies.
Japan should acknowledge the importance of Second World War “comfort women” as a “painful and emotive” issue in South Korea, an influential committee of parliamentarians said Sunday.
Japan should acknowledge the importance of Second World War “comfort women” as a “painful and emotive” issue in South Korea, an influential committee of British parliamentarians said Sunday.