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Tokyo stocks muted following Abe win

Tokyo stocks muted following Abe win
Shares in Tokyo are little changed after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was given a vote of confidence for his economic policy known as "Abenomics". As widely predicted, Mr Abe has won a majority in parliament's upper house in Sunday's elections, according …
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Thunderstorm in Tokyo area disrupts mass transit
A heavy thunderstorm that struck Tokyo and northern Kanagawa Prefecture on Tuesday afternoon caused a power outage that forced train passengers to walk on a railway track and a bullet-train line to shut down. The outage, possibly caused by a lightning …
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Tokyo Commuters Team Up to Lift Train and Save Trapped Woman
Roughly 40 Japanese commuters teamed up to save a woman who became trapped under a train on Monday morning. During the busy Tokyo rush hour bustle, the unidentified women fell between the 20cm gap between the train and platform, effectively …
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Tokyo Cement plans US$50m plant in Sri Lanka

Tokyo Cement plans USm plant in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: The Tokyo Cement Company intends to build a US$ 50m cement in Trincomalee, Eastern Province a top official has said. The new 1Mt/yr plant will be called the Tokyo Eastern Cement Company. The build will also include a captive 10MW biomass …
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Tokyo points to 'recovery' in economy
People cross a busy intersection in Tokyo's Shibuya shopping district, on June 6, 2013. Japan on Tuesday lifted its view of the world's third-largest economy, as the government used the word "recovery" for the first time in nearly a year and hinted an …
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AOA Seolhyun Reveals a Self-Camera Photo "Tokyo!"
Our room coincidentally got placed where Tokyo Tower can be seen so clearly. It's pretty, right? I'm a bit nervous because it's our first showcase in Japan but please support us" along with a picture. In the picture, Sulhyun is smiling at the camera …
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High-end Tokyo sex shops meeting firm demand
A marketing employee in Tokyo who has been involved in the operation of fuzoku (commercial sex) clubs for the past 10 years tells weekly tabloid Shukan Post (Aug. 2) that a bi-polarization has unfolded within Japan's adult-entertainment industry …
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