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1 juillet 2008

Gas prices surge past 180 yen per liter in Tokyo

Gas stations started boosting petrol prices on Tuesday after petroleum distributors increased wholesale prices for July, increasing the cost of regular gas to over 180 yen per liter at some stations in Tokyo.The increase, sparked by surging crude oil...

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1 juillet 2008

Bullet train service suspended over graffiti attack on carriage

Graffiti found on a Shinkansen bullet train carriage parked at a depot in Tokyo led to the suspension of the train's planned operation, affecting hundreds of passengers, railway officials said. Police began investigating the case on suspicion of destruction...

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17 juin 2008

Services on new Fukutoshin Subway Line disrupted for fourth-straight day

Services on the newly opened Fukutoshin (Subcenter) Subway Line in downtown Tokyo have been disrupted for four consecutive days since its inauguration on Saturday due to technical problems and errors, its operator said. "A series of problems were caused...

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13 juin 2008

New subway line connecting Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya districts ready to roll

A new subway line connecting the Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya districts of Tokyo is to begin operations on Saturday. The 20.2-kilometer Fukutoshin (Subcenter) Line comprises of the newly constructed 8.9-kilometer section between Shibuya and Ikebukuro...

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20 mai 2008

Heavy rains, strong winds cause chaos for commuters in Tokyo

Torrential rains and strong winds wreaked havoc on transportation services in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Tuesday morning, affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters. The Meteorological Agency said the amount of rainfall over the past 24 hours until...

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15 mai 2008

2 men gas themselves to death in hotel, guests and workers forced to flee

FUNABASHI, Chiba -- Two men apparently gassed themselves to death by producing toxic hydrogen sulfide in a hotel room, forcing 16 other guests and employees to flee, police said. At around 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, an employee at the Sun White hotel in...

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15 mai 2008

Naughty schoolgirls serve up 'espressos' to go at 'encounter cafes'

"Encounter cafes," manga shops where men and women -- or more likely, girls, can meet and satisfy their mutual needs are rapidly increasing across Japan, according to AERA (5/19). The women's weekly visits a Nagoya "deai kissa," literally an "encounter...

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13 mai 2008

Death toll from hydrogen sulfide suicides this year hits 34 in Tokyo

As many as 34 people have committed suicide in central Tokyo by generating deadly hydrogen sulfide gas since January, with roughly 60 percent of them in their 20s, local government officials said. The latest finding has prompted the Tokyo Metropolitan...

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13 mai 2008

Pair of melons fetch record price of 2.5 million yen

SAPPORO -- Two prized local melons fetched a record price of 2.5 million yen for the pair during the season's first auction at a wholesale market on Tuesday. "I had expected Yubari melons would fetch a high price, but I didn't expect the figure to be...

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12 mai 2008

3 Japanese found dead in car; police suspect lethal gas made from detergent

TOKYO (AP) -- Three Japanese men were found dead in a car Monday in what police suspect is the latest in a string of suicides using lethal gas made from household detergent. The three, in their 20s and 30s, were found by a passer-by in Tomioka north of...

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