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Angelina Jolie Encourages Students In Tokyo To Take Action Against War Zone …
Angelina Jolie addressed the United Nations University in Tokyo this week, encouraging students to support her Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative and take action against war zone rape. ''Our world is scarred by immense problems from …
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Team Jakarta win Tokyo Masters 3×3 Basketball
Team Jakarta (Indonesia) won the Tokyo Masters 3×3 Basketball tour held at Tokyo, Japan to qualify for the FIBA 3×3 World tour final scheduled to be held at Istanbul, Turkey from 4 – 5 October 2013. Team Jakarta will be joined by Team Nagoya (Japan).
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Duty-free shop in Tokyo's Daiba eyed
The government is considering allowing a duty-free shopping facility to be set up in the Daiba district, a major Tokyo tourist spot, sources said Monday. The move is part of the government's efforts to more than triple the annual number of foreign …
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University of Tokyo professor arrested for research expenses fraud

University of Tokyo professor arrested for research expenses fraud
Professor Masanori Akiyama from the University of Tokyo was arrested on Thursday for alleged research fraud costing the state university more than 20 million yen (approx. $ 202,000). Akiyama is also accused of swindling supposed research funds worth …
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University of Tokyo professor arrested for alleged swindling
A University of Tokyo professor was arrested Thursday for allegedly bilking the school and Okayama University out of a combined ¥21.8 million by falsely claiming he needed the funds for nonexistent research projects. The special investigation unit of …
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Kao Drops on Consumer Complaints on Skin Products: Tokyo Mover
“Their brand image was hurt, and that's the biggest thing; it's not clear how big the damage will be,” said Mitsushige Akino, executive director at Ichiyoshi Asset Management Co. in Tokyo. “The company is trying to expand overseas, but it would turn …
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