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Japan Silk Farming is rapidly disappearing!
Nagano: I went to Nagano for 3 days to see a Good Friend of mine, There I attended a Silk Farmers meeting that reminded me some of the long late Farm Organisation meetings I used to attend in North America. The... 
Master Japanese drummer Oguchi dies
This man have a lot of talent in music. Rest In Peace, Master... "Master Japanese drummer Daihachi Oguchi, who led the spread of the art of "taiko" drumming to the U.S. and throughout Japan, has died after...
Japan concerned at geographical names becoming Chinese trademarks
" TOKYO — Japan has decided to step up its efforts to protect Japanese place names, such as Kyoto and Hiroshima, from being registered as trademarks in China, government officials said Wednesday. As the Chinese and Japanese languages share many kanji characters, an...
Olympic torch protests continue in Japan
The Olympic torch relay began relatively calmly in Nagano, Japan but again protests have marred this leg of the relay."With security tight along the route, one demonstrator tried to seize the torch, before police...
Army: Accident caused Iraqi pipeline fire, 4 Critically Injured
Army: Accident caused Iraqi pipeline fire, 4 Critically InjuredAccording to the Kuwaiti news agency (KUNA) four of the Iraqis injured in the pipeline fire were in critical condition.Update: "April 26 (Bloomberg) -- An Iraqi oil pipeline south of Baghdad has been repaired...
Japanese temple rejects torch relay
You have to wonder if there'll be more dropouts to follow."A Buddhist temple has withdrawn from plans to host Japan's opening stage of the Olympic torch relay, officials say.Zenkoji Temple, in the city of Nagano, had been due to serve as the starting point for the parade on... 
Japan says no to Chinese torch guards: reports
Japan has now decided that they will not allow the Chinese Olympic flame guards to be the security team when it arrives in a Japenese city later this month. The national police of Japan want to be the security for...
Heavy Rains Continue in So. Cal
The water kept falling in Southern California over the weekend, as more thunderstorms raised concerns about possible mudslides and flooding. Experts say that today should provide a much-needed break, though."LOS...
RI Embassy to enlighten illegal workers in Japanese towns
"The Japanese government had put Indonesia in seventh place on the list of countries of origin of immigration rule violators. "We must know about all Indonesians in Japan as there are many things they should know, mainly about their rights based on the new citizenship law,"...
Indonesia`s consulate further investigation human trafficking crime
"A number of Indonesian women from rural areas had become victims of human trafficking crimes in Japan as they had been cheated to work in Japan with high salaries but instead they had been forced to work as prostitutes. Both Japan and Indonesia were aware of a possible...
Typhoon Fitow Hits Tokyo 2 Dead
Typhoon Fitow has hit the Tokyo area leaving 2 people dead and dozens injured, 29 people needed to be rescued from sanbanks on Friday."
Twenty-nine people were rescued Friday from... 
Montreal conductor gives up Berkeley post - CBC British Columbia
" Last Updated: Monday, January 22, 2007 | 12:43 PM ET CBC Arts Kent Nagano, the internationally renowned music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, has resigned his post at the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in California. Nagano said it has become difficult to...
Suicide plans foiled by murder
"An unemployed man was arrested Wednesday for strangling a woman he had got acquainted with through a suicide website, police said."
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