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  • Japanese man becomes oldest person to climb Everest at 80

    A former extreme skier became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest on Thursday at the age of 80. Japanese Yuichiro Miura also conquered the 29,028ft peak at 70 and 75, the Mirror reported. But his record may not last, his old rival Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, is hot on his heels. Miura said that he never imagined he could make it to the top of Mount Everest at age 80. He first broke the ...

  • Abe on 1st trip to Myanmar by Japan PM in 36 years

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is traveling to Myanmar on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military ...

  • Japanese mayor under fire over brothel remarks

    Protesters holding placards attend a rally in front of Osaka City hall. One placard reads: "No Discrimination Against Women by Osaka Mayor Hashimoto" ...

  • Ex-sex slaves condemn Japan mayor

    Two Korean former sex slaves have demanded the resignation of an outspoken Japanese mayor and cancelled a meeting with him for justifying Japan's wartime practice of forcing tens of thousands of Asian women into prostitution for its ...

  • Two Korean former sex slaves demand resignation of Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto after he condones WWII forced prostitution practice

    Two Korean former sex slaves demanded the resignation of an outspoken Japanese mayor and cancelled a meeting with him today for justifying Japan's wartime practice of forcing tens of thousands of Asian women into prostitution for its ...

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Grown Ups

Grown Ups

Watching Grown Ups is much like watching someones terrible home movies: It is obvious that the people on screen had a grand ol time and enjoyed themselves immensely while the camera was rolling, but that sense of fun not only fails to translate into a pleasurable viewing experience for ... ...

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  • Is Japan’s premier afraid of ghosts

    Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet on Friday formally denied months-long rumours that the premier had not moved into his official residence over fears the mansion is ...

  • Comfort Women Cancel Meeting With Japanese Mayor

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  • Japan life insurers may keep money at home as bond yields rise

    By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO | Fri May 24, 2013 6:32am EDT TOKYO May 24 (Reuters) - Japanese life insurers are giving signs that they may not send much more of their $3 trillion in assets abroad this year, as Japanese government bond yields start picking up, despite hinting last month that they might boost their foreign bond holdings to seek higher returns. Investors have been spurred to ...

  • Tokyo denies ghost fears keeping PM out of official residence

    Japan The Japanese cabinet has formally denied months-long rumours that prime minister Shinzo Abe has not moved into his official residence over fears the mansion is haunted.The conservative leader took office in December but has yet to move into the 11-room brick home in central Tokyo.According to local media, it is the longest holdout among any of his predecessors.Several former prime ...

  • Feds Bullard sees no surprise in Japan swings

    LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The big swings in Japan's stock and bond markets is not surprising, given the Japanese government's aggressive monetary stimulus program, St. Louis Federal Reserve Chairman James Bullard said Friday. "It is a big moment for Japan," Bullard ...

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