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- DeNA recruit in disaster affected areas
- April 1st, 2011Category: Work Tips
- DeNA, which we have covered before as one of the Japanese companies leading the charge to internalization, has revealed that it will recruit between 50 to 100 people directly from disaster affected areas in northern Japan. The company will make a special point of rec ... » Continue Reading
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- Trouble at Tokyo Disneyland after quake
- March 29th, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Although the visitor parking area at Tokyo Disneyland suffered considerable liquefaction damage due to the March 11 earthquake, the rides and facilities in the park itself appear to have stood up to the temblor without major problems. J-Cast News (March 24) reports t ... » Continue Reading
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- Radiation in seawater from No. 2 reactor may be spreading further north
- March 28th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Highly radioactive iodine seeping from Japan’s damaged nuclear complex may be making its way into seawater further north of the plant than previously thought, officials said Monday, adding to radiation concerns as the crisis stretches into a third week. Mounting prob ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan Earthquake – Friday roundup
- March 25th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- To try and help you better sift through the news and understand what is going on and where in Japan as we approach the second week since the earthquake first struck off the coast of Miyagi ken, we have gathered together a collection of stories from the English-languag ... » Continue Reading
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- 2 weeks after disaster, 27,000 dead or missing; gov’t faces task of clearing rubble
- March 25th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- It has been two weeks since the devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunamis hit Japan, but around 250,000 people are still taking shelter across some 1,900 evacuation centers, while a nuclear emergency has yet to be resolved. More than 27,000 people have been confirm ... » Continue Reading
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- Economic news roundup
- March 24th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- As part of our roundup of ongoing events, we are pulling together news and information from across the web. Here we gathering some of the most relevant economic news. Japan's economy was hit hard in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. The Nikkei stock index ... » Continue Reading
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- Giving to Japan brings companies, stars and more
- March 24th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The response amongst all levels of society to the Japan earthquake has been astounding with seemingly anybody who had the means to help out, doing so. Almost immediately after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck some of the biggest corporate organizations in the worl ... » Continue Reading
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- Evening news roundup
- March 24th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- To try and help you better sift through the news and understand what is going on and where in Japan as we approach the second week since the earthquake first struck off the coast of Miyagi ken, we have gathered together a collection of stories from the English-languag ... » Continue Reading
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- More than 50% of foreigners living in Tokyo stay despite crisis: Japan Today poll
- March 24th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- More than 50% of foreigners living in Tokyo said they would stay in the city no matter what happens during the current crisis, according to a poll this week by our sister-site, online newspaper Japan Today (www.japantoday.com). Last week, after a number of embassies ... » Continue Reading
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- Saitama Super Arena overflows with volunteers
- March 24th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- More than 1,000 volunteers gathered Monday at Saitama Super Arena, usually a venue for big concerts and other events, but now an emergency shelter to help 2,300 evacuees from residential areas near Fukushima Daiichi power plant. However, the overwhelming number of vo ... » Continue Reading