Articles tagged with: japan
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After discovering that Tokyo’s (supposedly) oldest man had been dead for 30 years and its oldest woman is missing, police began a search for other Japanese centenarians — an... read more
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Today, August 6th, marks 64 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan by the United States at the end of World War II. Targeted for military reasons and for its terrain (flat for easier assessment of the aftermath), Hiroshima was home to approximately 250,000 people at the time of the bom... read more
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The majority of people in Japan are wary of tattoos. In the past they were outlawed and those who bore them tended to belong to criminal gangs. They are particularly associated with the yakuza (Japanese mafia). So, although tattoos are increasingly seen as fashionable among Japan’s younger gen... read more
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On the occasion of Sogen Kato’s 111th birthday, officials in Tokyo, Japan wanted to pay the oldest man in the city a visit to celebrate his amazing milestone. But when they arrived at the home, they were turned away by Mr. Kato’s granddaughter, who told them, “My grandfather is wel... read more
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Group F winner Paraguay, which was one of nine teams to not lose in the first round, faces Group E runner-up Japan in Tuesday’s first match at the World Cup.
Paraguay is a +100 favorite on WagerWeb.com’s betting odds, with Japan at +265.
Following a 1-1 draw with Italy in its openi... read more
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The beauty of Thursday’s Denmark-Japan Group E match is that it’s the only group stage finale of them all where it’s simply win and you advance and lose and you are out. Japan and Denmark each have three points to trail the Netherlands, the group leader with six – the Dutch, even if they los... read more
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The Netherlands should have star Arjen Robben on the pitch for Saturday morning’s Group E match against Japan.
The Dutch are -260 favorites on WagerWeb.com’s betting odds, with Japan at +800 and a draw at +310.
Robben missed his team’s opening 2-0 win over Denmark after injuring ... read more
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Dozens of sightings of a very rarely seen fish have raised Japanese fears that their country may be the next one rocked by a major quake.
The appearance of oarfish—which can grow to up to 16 feet long and frequent depths of up to 3,300 feet—is considered an omen of an impending earthquake... read more
