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Tue., Jan. 15, 2013
Market Moves: 89.03-89.08 yen/dollar [2 p.m. JST Tue.]
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TOKYO WINTER WONDERLAND
A young woman in kimono makes her way to a Coming of Age ceremony in Tokyo, where heavy snow fell for the first time in 2013. Snowmen take JapanMonday was a big day for snowmen in Japan. Some of our favorite photos: 
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Worker: Decontamination shoddy
The people being hired to decontaminate areas tainted by the Fukushima nuclear disaster lack the knowhow or manpower to handle the unprecedented work, one of them reveals. Overly weak yen would hit import prices: Amari
Economic policy minister Akira Amari warns that an excessively weak yen will jack up the cost of imports and calls the ¥89 range "a fairly good level" against the dollar. Ministry may base F-15s near Miyakojima to counter Chinese intrusions faster
The Defense Ministry is thinking of stationing F-15 fighter jets at a remote airport halfway from Naha to Taiwan to speed up its response to airspace incursions by China near the disputed Senkaku Islands, government sources said Monday. Disaster-relief volunteers surge to 4.3 million in 2011 survey |
TOKYO (2 p.m.)  5°C Partly sunny Humidity: 49% Winds: N at 29 kph Pressure: 1015 hpa 
Special Supplements帰国生の学力を育み、伸ばしていける学校ガイド 企業研修、スクール、セミナーの詳細はこちら Japanese Language Schools where students gather from all over the world ジャパンタイムズが勧める安心して学べる日本語学校特集 What drives a person to become a true professional in his or her field? We find out in this new series. いま求められるのはグローバル人材。「これからの世界と仕事」を考える、きっかけフリーペーパー。 Learn about innovative strategies and successful business philosophies from Japanese executives in our series, Wisdom of Entrepreneurs 通訳・翻訳業界の総合ガイドブック2013年度版が誕生！一部コンテンツをウェブで公開中。 Learn about foreign countries with our National Day specials and see which world leaders have visited Japan. 外資・グローバル企業の求人が満載。英語を活かして転職するならジャパンタイムズジョブ！ International Reports
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