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From the Mayor’s Desk: Lots of stuff
Starting next week on Aug. 4, I will start having regular office hours on Tuesday mornings from 8:30 until noon and Thursday afternoons from 1:0…
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Nieuws uit Japan
Laatste berichten en historisch nieuws uit Japan. Hoofdstad: Tokyo.
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Nagasaki mayor presses Koizumi to learn about nuclear weapons
Nagasaki mayor presses Koizumi to learn about nuclear weapons' cruelty
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Japan’s rescuers battle ‘cruel heat’ after major earthquake - The Boston Globe
Rescue workers have been navigating aftershocks as well as temperatures nearing 100 degrees to reach any remaining survivors.
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Wetenschap
In 1968, an engineer proposed building Manhattan-sized solar farms 36,000 km above Earth and beaming their electricity down by microwave
In November 1968, aerospace engineer Peter E. Glaser published a proposal in Science that described enormous solar power stations placed in geos…
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Gezondheid
Dogs Allowed! Animal Hospital Opens Doors to Japan Quake Survivors and their Pets
When a powerful earthquake jolted southern Japan this week, rattling homes and knocking out water and electricity, Tomoko Takaoka bundled up he…
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Reizen
Opinion: Are algorithms actually making our trips better – or are they optimizing the serendipity out of travel?
The internet has fundamentally reshaped our travel ambitions, changing the way we view destinations. A holiday becomes social capital; a picture…
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Japanese Female Diarist and Poet during Heian Court – Modern Tokyo Times
The Japanese diarist and waka poet Michitsuna no Haha (935–995) occupies a unique place in the cultural and literary world of the Heian court. A…
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Veiligheid & defensie
How Japanese militarism opened the door to war via intelligence first
Japan's political leaders must never allow the intelligence apparatus to become the spearhead of military expansion and preparations for war.
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Veiligheid & defensie
New intelligence body to meet in 'den of spies' Japan
JAPAN - Japan's National Intelligence Bureau held its first meeting Friday, a body aimed at centralising information-gathering following claims…
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Princess Aiko Arrives in Mie for Historic Ise Jingu Ritual
Princess Aiko, the only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, arrived in Mie Prefecture on August 1 to attend a traditional event con…
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Paul Townend Slates Ban Handed Down By Galway Races Stewards
Paul Townend has criticised the decision to ban over a dozen jockeys for start issues at the Galway Races on Friday afternoon
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Klimaat & energie
Japan pumps millions into rare earths project
The Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (Jogmec) will invest up to N$565 million into its rare earths project in the Kunene region…
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BACK WHEN: Ghost ship: Terrible ideas lead to tragedy at sea
THROUGHOUT HISTORY WE have stories of tragic events. Sometimes it is a tragic series of events. Sometimes people’s poor decisions lead to terrib…
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Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep in the Box’ a fascinating journey
“Sheep in the Box” is the story of a grieving couple, Otone (Haruka Ayase) and Kensuke (Daigo Yamamoto), struggling to move forward after the lo…
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When my phone started judging me
I never bought an Oura Ring. I did not need to. My Samsung was already in my handbag, quietly keeping score. I cannot remember the exact moment…