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Sasebo Seeks to Preserve Station Linked to Pearl Harbor Attack Order

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December 6th, 2011

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post image By Matthew M. Burke and Elena Sugiyama Stars and Stripes, December 5, 2011 SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — “Niitakayama nobore 1208.” With those words, 3,435 lives, 188 planes, eight battleships, three light cruisers, and some might even say the innocence of a nation, were lost on Dec. 7, 1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor had plunged the U.S. into a brutal world ...

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Water Leaks from Crippled Japanese Nuclear Plant

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December 6th, 2011

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post image By MALCOLM FOSTER Associated Press, Dec 5, 9:29 AM EST TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's crippled nuclear power plant leaked about 45 tons of highly radioactive water from a purification device over the weekend, its operator said, and some may have drained into the ocean. The leak is a reminder of the difficulties facing Tokyo Electric Power Co. as it tries to meet it ...

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Fleet of Ferraris Ruined in Japan Sportscar Pileup

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December 6th, 2011

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post image Dec 5, 5:38 AM EST TOKYO (AP) -- An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup - smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes likely worth more than $1 million together. Police say they believe the accident Sunday was touched off when the driver of one of the Ferraris tried to change lanes and ...

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Lunch Prices at Overseas Schools to Increase Jan. 1

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December 4th, 2011

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post image Stars and Stripes, December 2, 2011 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — School lunch prices will increase more than 15 percent at overseas military bases next year due to a new federal law designed to improve nutrition and fight childhood obesity, the Defense Department announced Friday. School meal prices will jump by 35 cents to $2.40 for elementary students and $2.5 ...

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Japan's Oldest Person Dies at Age 115

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December 4th, 2011

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post image Dec 2, 5:27 AM EST TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's oldest person, 115-year-old Chiyono Hasegawa, has died. Hasegawa, who was born Nov. 20, 1896, died at a facility in southern Japan on Friday. The facility where Hasegawa died confirmed her death, but declined to give further details. FULL STORY: http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_OLDEST_PERSON?SI ...

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Embassy --Mission Possible: Bringing Hope to Tohoku

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December 4th, 2011

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post image Dec 2 On December 1 at the Roppongi Hills complex in downtown Tokyo, Tom Cruise showed his support for the people of Japan by meeting with residents of Fukushima Prefecture before a preview fan screening of his new movie "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol." Together with Ambassador Roos, Mr. Cruise signed a banner highlighting the TOMOD ...

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Japan Easing Expressway Tolls in Major Cities and Around Earthquake Zone

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December 2nd, 2011

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post image By Matthew M. Burke and Chiyomi Sumida Stars and Stripes, November 30, 2011 SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — Major changes are slated for toll roads through some of Japan’s most booming cities and areas directly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The temporary changes will impact people traveling in and around Tokyo, Osaka, and the northern region ...

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Study Shows Deeper Meltdown at Japan Nuke Reactor

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December 2nd, 2011

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post image By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- Radioactive debris from melted fuel rods may have seeped deeper into the floor of a Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear reactor than previously thought, to within a foot from breaching the crucial steel barrier, a new simulation showed Wednesday. The findings will not change the ongoing efforts to stabilize the rea ...

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