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News Archive - January 2012
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Tuesday, 31st January 2012
The population of Japan is expected to fall by a third in the next 50 years.
The north of Japan offers exciting winter sports opportuntiies
Monday, 30th January 2012
Japanese camera maker Canon has reported a rise in its full year profits.
Friday, 27th January 2012
Japan has submitted applications to UNESCO that would see Mount Fuji and the ancient city of Kamakura added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list
A new panel will convene next month to discuss the prospect of lowering the voting age from 20 to 18
Thursday, 26th January 2012
The governor of Osaka has announced plans to turn a 2km stretch of river into an international swimming pool
The world's biggest car maker is hoping to lead the first team to Le Mans victory using a hybrid vehicle
Wednesday, 25th January 2012
Two American-born brothers have reunited in Japan following almost 60 years apart
Snow on Monday and Tuesday caused major disruption for commuters in Tokyo as trains and roads came to a standstill
Tuesday, 24th January 2012
Having been elected as the youngest-ever female mayor in the history of Japan, Naomi Koshi has revealed that one of her priorities is to improve the lives of women in the country
Monday, 23rd January 2012
Naomi Koshi became the youngest-ever female mayor in the history of Japan when at 36-years-old she became the mayor of Otsu in the Shiga Prefecture
Kei Nishikori has become the first Japanese tennis player to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in 80 years after beating Jon-Wilfried Tsonga
Friday, 20th January 2012
As the government in Japan announced a new subsidy system to encourage the uptake of renewable energy it was revealed that wind power capacity in the country increased by 11.7 per cent last year
A new console has been launched by the Tokyo-based company that encourages men to play while urinating
Thursday, 19th January 2012
A former deputy police chief has pleaded not guilty to professional negligence following his role in a 2001 incident in which 11 people were crushed to death following a fireworks display
Japan's star pitcher has agreed a move to the Texas Rangers in a deal worth $111 million, making him the most expensive Japanese ball player in history
Wednesday, 18th January 2012
As circulations in the West continue to fall, the demand for newspapers in Japan is as strong as ever
Tuesday, 17th January 2012
Acclaimed Japanese pop princess Ayumi Hamasaki it to file for divorce from her actor husband Manuel Schwarz after just 12 months of marriage
Japanese speedway star Hiromi Sakai has died in a training accident just months after becoming the first woman to compete in the sport for over 40 years
Monday, 16th January 2012
Friday, 13th January 2012
The Texas Rangers boss Nolan Ryan has revealed he is "optimistic" that the MLB side will reach agreement with Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish
The Louvre museum in Paris is to send more than 20 works of art to Japan for an exhibition in disaster hit prefectures including Fukushima
Thursday, 12th January 2012
Corn imports to Japan from Europe look set to break the record as the world's biggest importer of the grain doubles its supply from the region
Researchers at a Tokyo university have discovered how dogs manage to stay warm when standing on frozen ground
Wednesday, 11th January 2012
An incredible tree that looks like a dragon is attracting visitors to the disaster-hit prefecture of Miyagi
Japan is witnessing one of the best early ski seasons on record with more than ten metres of snow falling in Niseko already
Tuesday, 10th January 2012
The captain of the Japanese women's football team has won the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year 2011 after scoring the most goals at the World Cup to help her side lift the trophy
Monday, 9th January 2012
The Number of young people in Japan coming-of-age today declined for a fifth consecutive year
Three North Korean men whose fishing boat drifted to Japan have been returned home following informal talks between the two nations
Friday, 6th January 2012
Land flooded by the March tsunami is to be farmed by robots in a futuristic experiment announced by the Japanese agriculture ministry
Automobile sales in Japan climbed 24 per cent in December, helping the industry recover from the disruption of the twin disasters in March
Thursday, 5th January 2012
The Kiyomura K.K sushi chain has smashed the world record for the highest price paid for a bluefin tuna after paying 56 million yen for a 269kg fish at an auction in Tokyo
Wednesday, 4th January 2012
The Japanese international forward Tadanari Lee is expected to sign for the English Championship side Southampton after arriving in England for a medical
Following a week of poor sales, Japanese retailers have slashed the price of the Sony PlayStation Vita in a bid to spur sales as the Nintendo 3DS continues to fly of the shelves
Tuesday, 3rd January 2012
Following a spate of cyber attacks, the Japanese Defence Ministry has developed a $2.3 million cyber weapon capable of monitoring and defending against hackers
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