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Safety prayer festival of Kumamoto dolphin sightseeing boat

2013-03-16 22:49:00
Before the tourist season of spring, the ship operated by views of the dolphin from the top of the ship off the coast of Amakusa in Kumamoto Prefecture, the "Dolphin Watching", safety prayer festival was held.

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Iwate Danjiri encouragement to affected areas

2013-03-16 20:39:00
Group of Osaka Kishiwada is known for "Danjiri Festival" visited areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, the temporary housing in Iwate Prefecture Yamada, to deepen exchanges by pulling together with residents Danjiri there four tons weight.

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The need for strengthening defense capabilities in mind, such as the movement of China

2013-03-16 20:39:00
At a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party, and said, "Among the sense of crisis future, that might be the parties of the conflict, we must create a security system," said Onodera Minister of Defense, the movement of ocean expansion of China in mind, such as, I showed a recognition that we need to strengthen the defense force.

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The need for strengthening defense capabilities in mind, such as the movement of China

2013-03-16 20:39:00
At a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party, and said, "Among the sense of crisis future, that might be the parties of the conflict, we must create a security system," said Onodera Minister of Defense, the movement of ocean expansion of China in mind, such as, I showed a recognition that we need to strengthen the defense force.

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The re-arrest or killing a man and trying to evade debt repayment

2013-03-16 19:57:00
Man who had been indicted on charges of attempted fraud in the incident found in January this year, men are of have been killed in the house of Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and as an attempt to withdraw cash using the passbook of men, debt suspected of killing a man in order to escape the repayment of, and took the passbook as intensified, it has been re-arrested on suspicion of robbery murder.

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The "I order that hidden" Shibuya Station is also in the "Labyrinth"

2013-03-16 19:27:00
In Shibuya Station in Tokyo, moving to a new station underground is performed station of the Tokyu Toyoko Line, which has been popular for half a century to finish his business, direct operation between the subway Fukutoshin line from the initial set of the 16th It has begun. Shibuya Station is also known as a "labyrinth" from their complex structure, but in fact, there is also research to "order hidden" has been present in the flow of people, experts, or relocation of the station this I have pointed out that's an interesting point if the flow of people or even to change.

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To correct the effects of Hosono secretary general TPP

2013-03-16 19:27:00
In connection with the fact that a press conference in Niigata City, Prime Minister Abe has expressed negotiating participation in TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, what Hosono secretary general of the Democratic Party, impact the safety of agriculture and food of Japan TPP or give, we showed the idea to go positive and Diet deliberations.

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Sakura flowering in various regions such as central Tokyo

2013-03-16 18:58:00
Temperature rises and sunny in a wide range, flowering of the cherry has been observed in many places is East Metropolitan West. It becomes the earliest flowering JMA from beginning to take statistics in central Tokyo, it was faster in the second also in Nagasaki and Kumamoto.

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Start new regime determined China ministerial personnel

2013-03-16 18:58:00
The 16th, the new regime a new lineup of the government is determined vote to determine the personnel of the ministerial is performed, centered on the RiKatsu strong and Prime Minister Xi Jinping Zemin is now both in name and reality started with NPC = National People's Congress of China.

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Requires improving the added value of agricultural products Agriculture Minister

2013-03-16 18:58:00
Amid competitiveness of agriculture is required towards negotiating participation in TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, visited the agricultural production corporation of Sendai to do to sales from the cultivation of vegetables, Hayashi Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the added value of agricultural products we showed the idea of ​​that it is necessary to proceed with efforts to increase.

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Large-scale opposition rally in TPP Yamagata

2013-03-16 18:30:00
In response to that Prime Minister Abe has expressed negotiating participation in the TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, the 16th, and Chamber of Commerce organizations and agricultural cooperatives in Yamagata prefecture opposition to this was to open the meeting on a large scale.

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I ask the Prime Minister to understand TPP negotiating partners

2013-03-16 18:30:00
For that the national secretary general conference of the Liberal Democratic Party, was formally expressed the negotiating partners of TPP = Pacific partnership agreement, Prime Minister Abe would like to expand the negotiations for me to think judgment who participated at that time, "" and "was not wrong It said, "we seek understanding.

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Honorary doctorate is Hiroshima based international students who were bombed

2013-03-16 18:10:00
men of 90-year-old in Indonesia exposed to when during World War II, you are staying as students in schools of the predecessor of Hiroshima University, could not be graduated, the 16th, honorary doctorate was awarded from Hiroshima University.

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5 vessels connected waters monitoring ship in China

2013-03-16 17:46:00
In offshore of the Senkaku Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, five ships together of two ships fisheries patrol boat and three ships maritime surveillance vessels of China, has continued to sail in connection waters just outside the territorial waters of Japan. State-of-the-art ship that has just been deployed last month are also confirmed for the first time, Coast Guard Headquarters has continued monitoring and warning to keep away from territorial waters.

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To 50 billion yen surplus contribution to African security measures

2013-03-16 17:46:00
For growth and prosperity in Africa, as it is necessary to establish peace and stability, Kishida Foreign Minister have visited Ethiopia, refugee assistance and security measures, such as Mali fighting continues in and around Somalia civil war condition persists Because of such, it was announced that it is to contribute more than 50 billion yen.

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Agricultural cooperatives executives TPP Hokkaido corresponding consultation

2013-03-16 17:46:00
In response to that Prime Minister Abe has expressed negotiating participation in the TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, the 16th, executives of agricultural cooperatives in Hokkaido, which has sued the opposition gathered, we discuss the correspondence in the future.

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Preparing for Shinkansen earthquake also advance

2013-03-16 16:54:00
The 16th, the Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayabusa" has started commercial operation at 320 kilometers per hour which is the national maximum speed. On the other hand, in the Akita Shinkansen, the new train of Akane color, "Super Komachi" was debuted. In each of the Shinkansen, such as Akita Tohoku and you speed up, such as earthquake preparedness, safety measures are also underway. JR East, established a system installed seismograph own and plants or 81 along the railway of each Shinkansen, in 16 places of the Sea of ​​Japan coast and Pacific Ocean, to catch at an early stage shaking, an emergency stop the train have. In the Great East Japan Earthquake of two years ago, in the Tohoku Shinkansen, the emergency brake is applied to the starting 10 seconds before the big shake, train of 27 lines that ran by passengers, was stopped both not derailed. After the earthquake, while enhance the observation network of its own by installing a seismograph new in 30 locations in the inland, from October last year, built-in to the system information of earthquake early warning of the Japan Meteorological Agency, and the posture further has strengthened. As a result, in the earthquake, which measured shaking of intensity 5 lower in the Tohoku region in December last year, we were able emergency brake began to take 38 seconds before the big shake, to stop safely all the trains of 47 lines .

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The "protect point should defend" Chief Cabinet Secretary TPP

2013-03-16 16:54:00
Kan Chief Cabinet Secretary, about having to stump speech in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Prime Minister Abe has expressed negotiating participation in TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, and to observe firmly point to be protected ", so that there is no anxiety to the public It was "said to fulfill the revival of the Japanese economy.

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Office changes in social

2013-03-16 15:54:00
In the spread of social media and tablet devices, how we work is about to change dramatically. Rather than spend a day while facing the computer at his desk, and because we now can work freely without being bound by time or place. Against this backdrop, the role required for the office seems to be beginning to change.

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To earthquake resistance promotion of Tokyo sewer pipe

2013-03-16 13:47:00
If you try to prevent a situation in which become unusable toilet in the event of a disaster, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, put together a new plan that incorporates such that the subject and facilities of the city station and a lot of people to use, to promote the earthquake resistance of sewer pipe were.

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Operation resumed at some tsunami JR2 route

2013-03-16 12:28:00
Tsunami of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the 16th, the two routes of JR in Miyagi Prefecture, which has been unable to line operation is shed was resumed operations in a section of some for the first time in two years.

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Some people ask Shibuya Station moving transfer method

2013-03-16 12:15:00
In Shibuya Station station of the Tokyu Toyoko line that was popular for half a century has finished sales, direct operation of a subway line and Fukutoshin Toyoko began from the first train in the morning on the 16th. Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line and Tokyu Toyoko line was directly connected to the new station on the fifth floor underground. Person asking the clerk of the station and how the transfer and the exit of the station was also seen in the passengers.

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Super Komachi the start of commercial operation

2013-03-16 11:53:00
Commercial operation of the new vehicle Akita Shinkansen "Super Komachi" starts from the 16th, the memorial ceremony was held in the JR Akita Station.

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1 trillion yen more than a week net buying foreign investors

2013-03-16 11:53:00
In the domestic stock market, it is a form that shows again that the amount of money by foreign investors of the week so-called "net buyers" topped one trillion yen for the first time, investing money overseas is pulling the stock price rise of this place has become.

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Earliest flowering cherry in the center of Tokyo

2013-03-16 11:22:00
Japan Meteorological Agency announced "Sakura was flowering in central Tokyo" 11 o'clock am on the 16th. Cherry blossom in Tokyo, became the fastest Along with 2002 and from the beginning the statistics in 1953.

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The appeal of Japanese railway in Thailand

2013-03-16 11:22:00
Event construction plan of high-speed rail has progressed, in Thailand the procedure of international bidding begins near, to appeal the railway of Japan such as Shinkansen began.

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Business meeting at the wood PR China of Japan

2013-03-16 09:08:00
In China, where economic development continues, the future, the expansion of markets such as housing using wood as expected, the person in charge from the wooden house manufacturer in Japan visited Beijing, and gave a business meeting against Chinese companies.

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Tohoku Shinkansen world's fastest 320 km start of operation

2013-03-16 08:46:00
It started commercial operation at 320 kilometers per hour, which of the Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayabusa" is the national maximum speed, between Tokyo and Shin Aomori is now connected by a 2-hour level for the first time.

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JR Yokosuka Line resume operation

2013-03-16 07:41:00
Because of the failure of the traffic signal, JR Yokosuka Line had suspended the operation of the upper and lower line between Tokyo and Shinagawa, but before 7:00 am, I have resumed operations.

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TPP LDP to consider promotion of agriculture

2013-03-16 07:06:00
Not only ask that receives that Prime Minister Abe has formally expressed the negotiating partners of TPP = Pacific Partnership Agreement, with the exception of the elimination of tariffs and agricultural and marine products such as wheat and rice, the Liberal Democratic Party is promoting exports of agricultural and marine products It has to be discussed in earnest promotion measures such as agriculture.

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Japan Atomic Power policy of rationalization

2013-03-16 07:06:00
To possess, such as Unit 2 Tsuruga nuclear power plant possibility of decommissioning has come out "Japan Atomic Power", power companies of the major shareholders decided to support, but expected revenue to recover is not standing, labor costs It is a policy to promote the rationalization and asset sale or reduction.

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Transit shortened wall removal of underground

2013-03-16 06:50:00
In Kudanshita Station in Tokyo's Chiyoda subway two of Toei Subway and Tokyo Metro roll up, the walls of the home, which has been a cause takes a long time to transit is removed, transit can now be in the same home.

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Foreign Minister to support Africa declared Description

2013-03-16 06:50:00
Visited Ethiopia from the 16th, at TICAD = Conference on African Development to be held in Yokohama in June to ministers of African countries, Kishida Foreign Minister "Yokohama a policy of Japan to support the essential, such as infrastructure development to the growth of Africa It has to be illustrative of the policy that come up as a declaration ".

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JR Yokosuka Line part suspended operation

2013-03-16 06:34:00
Because the signal has failed between Shinagawa Station and Shinbashi Station, JR Yokosuka Line had suspended the operation in the down line between the Ofuna and Shinbashi, but change the interval of suspended, currently, the top and bottom of between Tokyo and Shinagawa I have postponed the operation in line. When depends on the JR East, it is that the resumption of operation that is expected of around 7:30 am.

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Shibuya Station moving direct start of operation

2013-03-16 05:45:00
In Shibuya Station in Tokyo, the early morning of the 16th, the station of the Tokyu Toyoko Line, which has been popular over half a century, ended the business while being spared. Then, move to the new station through the night underground is carried out, direct operation has begun between the subway Fukutoshin line from the first train in the morning on the 16th.

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Extremely hot day, heavy rains increase predicted by the Japan Meteorological Agency warming

2013-03-16 04:10:00
Under the influence of global warming, new JMA maximum temperature will be 35 degrees or more "extremely hot day" is increased by the end of this century, the number of times the rain very intense of 50 mm or more in one hour would increase nationwide prediction result Na was unity.

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Blank period to challenge global warming government

2013-03-16 04:10:00
Government has a cabinet decision review of amendments to make a new plan of global warming. However, it takes time to develop the plan, it means that there is no concrete plan "window period" can be, it can make a big issue is whether you can continue the efforts that are effective In the meantime the government.

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One lap around Japan Russian bomber

2013-03-16 00:45:00
The 15th, two aircraft bombers of Russia is one lap around Japan from Okinawa to Hokkaido, SDF machine emergency start, we scrambled, but there was no overflight.

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Basic Energy Plan discussion Resume

2013-03-16 00:45:00
Towards the review of energy policy regime the previous summary, 15 day and night, the Council of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the first meeting of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy Research Group is opened, discussion towards the development of the year of the "Basic Energy Plan" But it has been resumed.

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