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April 14, 2011 Source: Japan Today TV network Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) said this week that the rights to broadcast season two of the popular Japanese time-travel drama “Jin” have been bought by as many as 80 countries around the world. The drama stars Takao Osawa, 43, as a brain surgeon named Jin Minakata, [...]

April 14, 2011 Source: Shoganai Japan The disasters here in Japan have been devastating but it is really showing how strong Japan as a country is. Celebrities have given millions in donations to the relief fund. There has been countless support video from celebrities. Many visited shelters and gave supplies. But there has also been [...]

April 9, 2011 Source: Shoganai Japan Popular idol, SMAP member Masahiro Nakai secretly visited the shelter in Fukushima Prefecture on November 7. According to reports from Fuji Television, Nakai arrived at the shelter in a mask, hat, and sunglasses to hide his identity, but made sure to greet everyone by at least taking off his [...]

Updated: April 9, 2011 Source: Shoganai Japan Tokyo Electric Power on Tuesday imposed further power outages affecting around five million Japanese households, including in parts of the capital, following last week’s massive earthquake. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the rolling blackouts, the first ever in Japan, will happen between 6:20 a.m. and 10 p.m. The [...]

April 5, 2011 Source: The Japan Times Online Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Monday began releasing 10,000 tons of low-level radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Monday evening to help accelerate the process of bringing the crippled complex under control. The radical step was taken to make [...]

April 4, 2011 Source: Kyodo News A dog rescued from a roof drifting on the sea off earthquake and tsunami-hit Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, was returned to its owner Monday. After watching a TV news report on the rescue, the owner of the female dog visited the animal care center where she was being looked after, [...]

April 2, 2011 By Xiang Bin Source: China.org.cn A ‘grandpa’ slow pitch softball team has become the focal point of the ongoing 2011 International Slow Pitch Softball Tournament. The Izu team from Japan is the oldest team in the tournament with most of its players over 60. After losing 0-13 in their first match, captain [...]

April 01, 2011, 5:34 AM EDT Source: Bloomberg.com Japan may consider adopting daylight saving in the summer to conserve electricity after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami crippled a nuclear power plant, a measure that experts say might not have the desired effect. “We should take the opportunity to do a basic review of electricity [...]