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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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By Travis J. Tritten Stars and Stripes, November 28, 2011 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A Kadena airman has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a fellow squadron member in order to avoid the death penalty, according to a military judge in charge of the case. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Cron, of the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, pleaded guilty to premeditated murder, conspi ...
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