Last week’s Japan news. Japan Statistics In 2008, some 252 Japanese police officers were punished for misconduct and illegal acts. That is the lowest figure since records started being kept, in 2000. Source: Kyodo News …

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An elderly Japanese businessman buried four million dollars in his garden for safekeeping only to find it dug up by a thief, police said Thursday. The man in his 80s discovered the theft in October and died two months later. …

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Weerasak said one of the urgent measures being prepared was visa-fee waivers for tourists. The ministry is expected to adopt the measure in instance for China’s May Day holiday and Japan’s Golden Week. “The starting term for visa-fee …

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Past polls paint grim picture for Aso · New online visa travel rules to US take effect · Japanese Newspapers :: Monday, January 12, 2009 · Rising Disapproval of Aso May End Rule of Japan’s . …

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Just like the Roman calendar before Julius Caesar added his July or Augustus Caesar added his August, the old Japanese calendar is a little out of whack with the actual seasons as we know them. February 3 is too soon to get out your …

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Past polls paint grim picture for Aso · New online visa travel rules to US take effect · Japanese Newspapers :: Monday, January 12, 2009 · Rising Disapproval of Aso May End Rule of Japan’s . …

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This preceding statement definitively explains the functions of ‘love hotels’ in Japan today. The general perception of such place, that it was been created purely to service bratty children of the rich, or public in concubinary …

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