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Daily Japan Headlines: Tuesday, Jul 19, 2011

By guyjin on | From guyjin.me
Photo Source: AFP . AFP: ‘Air-conditioned clothes’ help Japan beat heat As jackets go it looks far from fashionable, but its Japanese maker cannot meet sky-rocketing demand for “air conditioned” coats with built-in fans. Kuchofuku Co. Ltd — whose name literally means “air-conditioned clothing” — has seen orders soar amid power shortages in Japan after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. ***** Bloomberg: Japan Should Have Nuclear Weapons: Ishihara Tokyo Governor...Read Full Story

Tokyo governor scraps China visit as row deepens

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Tokyo's outspoken conservative governor Shintaro Ishihara said on Tuesday he would scrap a visit to Beijing over Japan 's row with China, likening its behaviour to that of "yakuza" gangsters. Ishihara, a vehemently anti-communist politician, also urged Japan's government to take "active measures" over the dispute, centred on Japan's arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain in disputed waters. Ishihara said he would cancel a scheduled October 12-13 visit to Beijing when the Chinese capital...Read Full Story

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara Apologizes for Calling Quake ‘Divine Punishment’

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Well, it’s good to see that America isn’t the only place where people say stupid things about tragedies .  Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara apologized today for saying that Friday’s massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami that devastated the region were “tembatsu” or “divine punishment” for Japanese egoism. “I will take back (the remark) and offer a deep apology,” Ishihara said at a press conference held today. On Monday, Ishihara had said, “I think (the disaster) is...Read Full Story

Disappointed Tokyo looks to 2020 Olympic bid

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A stunned Tokyo Saturday rallied to consider another shot at hosting the Summer Olympics after being eliminated early in the race to host the event in 2016. "It's disappointing and mortifying," Tokyo's governor Shintaro Ishihara told Japanese media in Copenhagen, where the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro as the 2016 Games host city over Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo. When asked whether Tokyo would now bid for the 2020 Games, Ishihara replied that "it is a question which must...Read Full Story

Tokyo offers Hiroshima, Nagasaki Olympic help

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Tokyo, which has lost a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, offered on Friday to help Hiroshima and Nagasaki pursue their hopes of hosting the 2020 Games. The two cities, which were devastated by US atomic bombs in World War II and later rebuilt into modern cities, announced on Sunday they were considering a joint Olympic bid as part of their campaign for a nuclear-free world. "It is quite welcome that these two cities have stood up to go after the Olympics as a means of promoting peace...Read Full Story
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Poll shows 65.7% support Tokyo's 2020 Olympic bid
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Japanese support Tokyo’s bid to host 2020 Summer Olympics
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