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  2. The Japan Times | Wikipedia

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    Website. www.japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. [1][2] It is published by The Japan Times, Ltd. (株式会社ジャパンタイムズ, Kabushiki gaisha Japan Taimuzu), a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc. It is headquartered in the Kioicho Building (紀尾井町ビル, Kioicho Biru ...

  3. Murder of Junko Furuta | Wikipedia

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    Furuta was born on 18 January 1971 and grew up in Misato, Saitama Prefecture, where she lived with her parents, older brother, and younger brother. [5] At the time of her murder, she was a 17-year-old senior at Yashio-Minami High School [], and worked a part-time job at a plastic molding factory from October 1988 to save up money for a planned graduation trip. [6]

  4. History of Japan | Wikipedia

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    History of Japan. The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to the Paleolithic, around 38–39,000 years ago. [ 1 ] The Jōmon period, named after its cord-marked pottery, was followed by the Yayoi period in the first millennium BC when new inventions were introduced from Asia.

  5. Japan Typhoon Shanshan | live: Tropical storm brings record ...

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    A body was found in the river, and authorities are continuing their investigation, The Japan Times reported. As the storm moves east, officials are urging people to stay safe and avoid riverbanks.

  6. Japanese newspapers | Wikipedia

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    Some newspapers publish as often as two times a day (morning and evening editions) while others publish weekly, monthly, quarterly, or even yearly. The five leading national daily newspapers in Japan are the Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, the Yomiuri Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun and the Nikkei Shimbun. [1] The first two are generally considered ...

  7. Akihito | Wikipedia

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    Japanese imperial family. Akihito[a] (born 23 December 1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019. The era of his rule was named the Heisei (平成) era, Heisei being an expression of achieving peace worldwide. [1]

  8. Chūō Shinkansen | Wikipedia

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    505 km/h (314 mph) Maximum incline. 4.0%. Route map. The Chuo Shinkansen (中央新幹線, Central Shinkansen) is a Japanese maglev line under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya, with plans for extension to Osaka. Its initial section is between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Nagoya Station in Nagoya, with stations in Sagamihara, Kōfu, Iida ...

  9. Thomas Lockley | Wikipedia

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    Thomas Lockley (born 1978) is an associate professor of the College of Law of Nihon University, [1] [2] and a visiting researcher for the SOAS University of London. [2] His research in the humanities and social sciences centers on education and history, with a particular emphasis on Japanese history.