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News Archive - December 2011
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Friday, 30th December 2011
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan have agreed to hold off a sales tax increase following opposition to the plan
Thursday, 29th December 2011
More than three-quarters of all plastic waste in Japan gets recycled, figures from the country's Plastic Waste Management Institute reveal
Wednesday, 28th December 2011
A doctor who quit her job in medicine to follow her dream of becoming a manga author has become the first Indonesian woman to have her work published in Japan
Friday, 23rd December 2011
Turning 78, Japan's Emperor Akihito used his annual birthday speech to give a heart-warming account of his pride at the strength of the Japanese people in the face of much adversity
Japanese PM Yoshihiko Noda is to lobby China to loan giant pandas to the Yagiyama Zoological Park in Sendai
Free agent Hisashi Iwakuma expects a decision on his future in the MLB to be made soon
Thursday, 22nd December 2011
The Japanese car maker Toyota has predicted sales growth of 20 per cent for 2012 which would help the manufacturer regain the throne as the world's biggest car company
Police in Japan have reconstructed the major car crash which saw 14 of the world's most expensive vehicles involved in a pile-up
The two-time world Champion figure skating Mao Asada is to make an emotional return to the national championships following the death of her mother
Wednesday, 21st December 2011
Former moguls World Cup winner Aiko Uemura has set her sights on returning to the FIS World Cup return after a second placed finish in Colorado
Some 325,000 Sony PSP Vitas were sold at the weekend as Japanese gamers headed to stores in their droves for the launch of the handheld games console
Tuesday, 20th December 2011
Japanese Lolita Girls began as a subculture but the fashion trend announced its mainstream arrival at the Japan Fashion Week
Researchers in Japan excavating a site in Kahihara have uncovered what is believed to the be an ancient sixth century pond referred to in historic Japanese texts
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, the footballer nicknamed 'Batman' who captained Japan at two consecutive FIFA World Cups, has announced his retirement from the sport
Monday, 19th December 2011
Festive shoppers in Japan are helping the country's economy recover following the devastating disasters in March
President of the Japanese Football Association has said the nation will bid to host the FIFA World Club Cup again after the huge success of this year's tournament
Friday, 16th December 2011
Japanese PM Yoshihiko Noda today told the world that a full 'cold shutdown' at Fukushima has stabilised the stricken nuclear power plant
Thursday, 15th December 2011
The European champions Barcelona reached the final of the Japan 2011 FIFA World Club Cup against Santos at the Yokohama stadium despite losing David Villa to a broken leg
A one-year-old baby in Tokyo, Japan, has survived a fall from a tenth floor apartment
Wednesday, 14th December 2011
Santos expected to play Messi and Barcelona in final of FIFA World Club Cup 2011 in Japan after Neymar scores wonder goal
Sales figures for the Nintendo 3DS show that the handheld console has shipped over three million units as the release of Mario Kart 7 helped boost demand
Tuesday, 13th December 2011
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games bid receives endorsement from Japan government
Zac Efron arrived in Tokyo today, coming to Japan to promote his new movie New Year's Eve
The first ever cafe to be officially endorsed by Italian football club AC Milan has opened in Nagoya, Japan
Monday, 12th December 2011
A 'Miracle Pine' which was the only one of 70,000 30m trees to survive the tsunami appears destined to die because of saline contamination
Friday, 9th December 2011
Saint Nick stops off at Kamaishi primary school to spread Christmas spirit to kids
Japan?s gross domestic product growth estimate has been lowered to 5.6 per cent
Thursday, 8th December 2011
Yu Darvish has revealed he will be using the posting system to try get a place in the MLB
A new film is due to be released in Japan marking the events of Pearl Harbour
Wednesday, 7th December 2011
The world?s oldest living dog, based in Japan, has finally passed away at the age of 26
Researchers have discovered the March 11th tsunami was formed of two waves
Tuesday, 6th December 2011
A pile-up of at least 12 luxury cars in Japan could be the country?s most expensive road accident
Researchers have discovered humans and chimps associate certain pitches with light and dark
Monday, 5th December 2011
A majority of the Japanese population is opposed to the consumption tax increase, poll suggests
Friday, 2nd December 2011
Big news in Japanese baseball as the Yomiuri Giants snag Phillies? pitcher and Sanada is open to bids from MLB teams
Leftover contaminated debris is due to be washed by a cleaning plant near Fukushima
Thursday, 1st December 2011
The Japanese prime minister has ordered the next budget to be drawn up
Car makers from Japan are set to exhibit ways vehicles can be used to produce household energy
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