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• You never know when something like this can happen, such as being involved in an accident.

  Quote of the Day › 04:12 AM JST - 22nd November

  Hiroko Togawa, whose organization My Face, My Style (MFMS), a Tokyo-based NPO, will be publishing the My Face quarterly magazine from April to help those…

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• It’s a new challenge for me.

  Quote of the Day › 03:42 AM JST - 20th November

  Sydney Olympic marathon gold medalist Naoko Takahashi, 37. Q-chan, as Takahashi is popularly known, has decided to become a vegetable farmer. (Reuters)

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• We have requested that the South African FA cut that noise out.

  Quote of the Day › 04:36 AM JST - 19th November

  Japan Football Association (JFA) president Motoaki Inukai, joining in the chorus of protesters wanting the noisy vuvuzela trumpet to be banned from next year's World…

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• Behind Hatoyama's flip-flops is contradictory advice from top aides.

  Quote of the Day › 04:52 AM JST - 18th November

  Richard Katz, editor of The Oriental Economist Report and author of "Japanese Phoenix." He says the DPJ government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is finding…

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• I decided to write the letter as I felt sorry for the parents, who have a favorable impression of Japan. Friendly relations between Japan and Britain mustn't be spoiled by the incident.

  Quote of the Day › 04:10 AM JST - 17th November

  Chiba Gov Kensaku Morita, who recently sent a condolence letter to the parents of Lindsay Hawker, the 22-year-old English-language teacher who was found murdered in…

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• I still want to look him in the eye, yes I do. I wouldn't go peacefully to my own resting place if I'd not seen him. I want to look him in the face and tell him what a bastard he is.

  Quote of the Day › 02:00 AM JST - 16th November

  Bill Hawker, father of murdered British language school teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, referring to Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man suspected of killing her. (Mail)

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• Given the pace of economic growth, luxury-goods makers are starting to give up on Tokyo, as they shift their focus to other Asian markets like China and Singapore.

  Quote of the Day › 05:22 AM JST - 14th November

  Naoki Iizuka, a senior economist at Mizuho Securities Co in Tokyo. (Bloomberg)

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• It is good for Japan to discuss this thoroughly and squarely, rather than being a yes-man, as it used to be.

  Quote of the Day › 04:54 AM JST - 12th November

  Kenzo Fujisue, a senior member of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's party and an expert on relations with the U.S. He acknowledged that Hatoyama's position on…

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• We have to ask whether it's good to let machines be caregivers, and many say that people should be looking after other people. But the fact is that there will be more people who need care, and less people to provide it.

  Quote of the Day › 03:44 AM JST - 11th November

  Shoichi Hamada, a spokesman for the Japan Robot Association. (USA Today)

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• It's important to offer attentive care to people who have difficulties with life, such as parents who are exhausted by child rearing and families in economic distress.

  Quote of the Day › 03:28 AM JST - 10th November

  Tadashi Takeshima, who heads the Center for Suicide Prevention at the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, on measures to prevent suicide. (Asahi Shimbun)

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• Robberies carried out to get money for spare cash have decreased, while those spurred by dire poverty have increased. It's this year's trend.

  Quote of the Day › 03:27 AM JST - 9th November

  A senior investigator for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The number of convenience store robberies as of the end of September had more than doubled…

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• Taking our inspiration from the Far East makes perfect sense as the Japanese have perfected the art of managing large numbers of people through good design and engineering.

  Quote of the Day › 03:55 AM JST - 6th November

  Westminster City Council leader Colin Barrow. Oxford Circus, the heart of London's West End shopping and entertainment district, got a makeover this week with a…

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• I'm frustrated by comments made by ministers. I wonder if they are toying with our feelings.

  Quote of the Day › 03:51 AM JST - 5th November

  Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, the mayor of Nago city, site of the Camp Schwab relocation facility, in Okinawa. He denied the city was reconsidering its previous offer…

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• It may be difficult for gals and young people to start farming instantly. But if the agro-industry becomes more exciting by young people joining it, then Japan's farming will definitely change.

  Quote of the Day › 03:21 AM JST - 2nd November

  Shiho Fujita, a 24-year-old singer, music producer and model, who is leading a squad of "gal" farmers who have cultivated rice in the countryside, and…

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• To survive, Japanese companies have to succeed overseas, rather than reminisce about the good old days.

  Quote of the Day › 03:31 AM JST - 30th October

  Tadashi Yanai, founder of clothing store operator Fast Retailing, speaking at the Nikkei Global Management Forum in Tokyo. (Forbes.com)

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• It's a policy top swimming countries like Australia and the Americans follow.

  Quote of the Day › 03:19 AM JST - 28th October

  Japan Swimming Federation executive director Masafumi Izumi. Japan's swimmers could face lifetime bans if they dye their hair, wear an earring, have brightly decorated fingernails…

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• Manga has been taken lightly in the past and there has been no solid archive for serious study. We want to help academic studies on manga as part of Japanese culture.

  Quote of the Day › 03:02 AM JST - 27th October

  Library official Susumi Shibao, referring to the Tokyo International Manga Library being planned for the campus of Meiji University. It will be open to scholars,…

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• Not only does hiking help women get in touch with nature, it also lets them indulge in colorful, fun outfits that they wouldn't normally wear, just as golf does.

  Quote of the Day › 04:33 AM JST - 26th October

  Hiroyuki Aoyama, editor of anan magazine, referring to a number of stories in women's fashion magazines recently that recommend hiking as a cool way to…

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• I've never seen so many people gravitate to the ukulele and they love Hawaiian music, and it's just so great to come here and be embraced by so many people that want to learn to play this instrument.

  Quote of the Day › 04:08 AM JST - 24th October

  Hawaii ukulele master Roy Sakuma, during a visit to Japan. (KHNL News)

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• We want to improve the environment for sex crime victims, so they feel more comfortable about filing a complaint.

  Quote of the Day › 05:54 AM JST - 23rd October

  A National Police Agency official. The NPA plans to set up "one-stop" support centers where victims of sex crimes can receive care and file a…

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