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News Archive - August 2008
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Friday, 29th August 2008
One of Japan's most attractive views is being spoilt by a number of unkempt trees.
Songstress Celine Dion is to record the theme song for the forthcoming Japanese movie Maboroshi no Yamataikoku.
Swimming champion Kosuke Kitajima has picked up another accolade to go alongside the gold medal he won at the Olympics.
Japanese scientists are hopeful that new research might be able to teach them more about where and when earthquakes will happen.
The Japanese government has announced plans to boost the nation's economy.
Thursday, 28th August 2008
Discussions are underway as to whether a pedestrianised street in Akihabara should be reopened after being closed off this year.
Toyota Motor Corporation has reined in its desire to set a world record next year.
Wednesday, 27th August 2008
A number of Japanese government officials and key business figures are to travel to Africa to promote a better relationship with the nation.
The Japanese farm minister is facing an investigation over possible misuse of government funds.
A man has been arrested in Tokyo after being found by police in possession of 51 venomous snakes.
Archaeologists believe that they may have discovered the tomb of Queen Himiko in Nara.
Kirin Breweries is to buck the market trend by releasing a new, stronger beer on to the market.
Tuesday, 26th August 2008
Nancy Pelosi, the US House of Representatives speaker, is travelling to Japan this weekend.
New figures have revealed the strength of the iPhone 3G on the Japanese handset market, just weeks after its release.
The border between two Japanese prefectures is to be defined for the first time in nearly 140 years.
Japan's consumer affairs minister has jumped to the defence of the nation's prime minister following suggestions that he is too unpopular to win the next election.
Friday, 22nd August 2008
The Japanese women's Olympic softball team stunned their US counterparts in a hard-fought 3-1 victory at The Fengtai Field in Beijing.
A sumo wrestler who was arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis is to be expelled by the Japan Sumo Association (JSA).
Thursday, 21st August 2008
China has replaced the US as the biggest export destination for Japan, it has been reported.
Wednesday, 20th August 2008
Authorities in Japan have issued a warning to iPod users after incidents of the devices catching fire were reported.
An increasingly number of Japanese dog owners spending their hard-earned cash on pampering their pooches, it has been reported.
Tuesday, 19th August 2008
The Japanese government has announced it intention to grant citizenship to all illegitimate children living there.
Monday, 18th August 2008
Olympic swimmer Kosuka Kitajima has announced be may retire after this year's games having clinched his third and fourth gold medals in Beijing.
Sumo wrestler Wakanoho has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a cigarette containing cannabis.
Friday, 15th August 2008
Japan scooped another gold medal at the Beijing Olympics today (August 15th) when Satoshi Ishii emerged triumphant in the men's judo competition.
Three members of the Japanese government attended the controversial Shinto shrine to the country's war dead to mark the 63rd anniversary of Japan's defeat in the second world war.
Thursday, 14th August 2008
An 80-year-old Japanese comedian has spoken out for the first time about his experience of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima in 1945.
Wednesday, 13th August 2008
Martial artist Masae Ueno has claimed Japan's third gold medal at this year's Olympics after defeating Cuba's Anaysi Hernandez.
Tuesday, 12th August 2008
A Japanese hotel has begun offering guests an after dinner treat of grapes that cost almost £450 a time.
A cabinet reshuffled by Japan's prime minister Yasuo Fukuda has seen a slight rise in the public's opinion of him, new polls suggest.
Monday, 11th August 2008
The number of undergraduate and postgraduate students studying the Japanese language has steadily grown, a new report claims.
Friday, 8th August 2008
Japanese table tennis star Ai Fukuhara has reportedly been mobbed by enthusiastic fans on her arrival in Beijing for this year's Olympics.
Thursday, 7th August 2008
A former professional wrestler from Japan is planning to defy orders to curtail his unruly behaviour when he attends this year's Olympic Games in Beijing.
Wednesday, 6th August 2008
The Mainichi Daily News, a popular Japanese newspaper, has issued an apology after it printed indecent material in a recent edition.
The Japanese women's football team fought back from a two-goal deficit to claim a 2-2 draw with their New Zealand counterparts in their Olympic opener.
Tuesday, 5th August 2008
The range of different backgrounds from which children born in Japan have come is diversifying as the 21st century progresses, it has been revealed.
Japanese car maker Nissan is set to launch what is being described as an eco-pedal innovation that could make motoring less environmentally damaging.
Japan's prime minister Yasuo Fukuda has ruled out paying a visit to Tokyo's controversial Yasakuni shrine on the anniversary of Japan's surrender in the second world war.
Friday, 1st August 2008
The population of Japan has increased for the first time in three years.
Friday, 29th August 2008
One of Japan's most attractive views is being spoilt by a number of unkempt trees.
Songstress Celine Dion is to record the theme song for the forthcoming Japanese movie Maboroshi no Yamataikoku.
Swimming champion Kosuke Kitajima has picked up another accolade to go alongside the gold medal he won at the Olympics.
Japanese scientists are hopeful that new research might be able to teach them more about where and when earthquakes will happen.
The Japanese government has announced plans to boost the nation's economy.
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