Thousands of visitors flocked to the Tokyo Skytree today, hoping to be among the first people on the planet to catch a glimpse of the Japanese capital from the world’s tallest tower. The Tokyo Skytree climbs 2,080 feet above Tokyo. It was certified as the world’s tallest tower by Guinness World Records on November 17, [...]

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Chances are, if you went to your local grocery store and stumbled across some melons that were selling for $12,000, you would think someone had lost their minds. As it turns out, that would be a pretty cheap price if they were a couple of Japanese cantaloupes. Each year, top grade Yubari melons fetch astonishing [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Sunday morning, May 6, 2012: – Obama kicks off his re-election campaign – Guantanamo Bay hearing disrupted by accused terrorists – Japan turns off last nuclear plant – London fills Olympic stadium Mobile users: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNCeff9LWw

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Here are your top sports headlines for Thursday, April 26, 2012: – Creepy ceremonial first pitch in Japan – Nuggets beat Thunder to avoid number 8 seed – Steve Francis music video emerges Incoming search terms:creepy aprilCreepy Japanese First Pitchcreepy pitch

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What’s it like being the world’s oldest man? Jiroemon Kimura, a farmer from Kyoto, says it’s not so bad – and his secret is simple. Eat small portions. That’s it.  What, you were expecting more? Maybe there’s something to his advice.  After all, Kimura just turned 115 years old yesterday.  He is officially the world’s [...]

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Here are your top business and financial news headlines for Monday, April 16, 2012: – Chinese firms are increasing their acquisitions in Japan – Carlyle Group LP seeks to raise over $700M as company prepares for IPO – Singapore’s Temasek bought $2.3B worth of ICBC’s Hong Kong-listed shares from Goldman Sachs – Toyota to unveil [...]

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Leaders from the G8, or Group of Eight, major economies have just demanded that North Korea drop its plans to launch a rocket. They also want the communist state to abandon all nuclear weapons. “The ministers demand that the DPRK not conduct the launch,” said a strongly worded statement, referring to North Korea by its [...]

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It now seems as though North Korea’s controversial rocket launch may be imminent. As the first window of opportunity passed earlier today, neighbors kept a watchful eye on the region. As the launch window opened early this morning, the reclusive country’s neighbors were anxiously watching for any developments from the launch site, which is in [...]

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After being washed away by last year’s earthquake and tsunami, a Japanese fishing boat has drifted across the Pacific Ocean and is now located about 100 nautical miles off the coast of British Columbia in Canada. The 150-foot vessel was found adrift (right-side-up) approximately 140 nautical miles from Cape Saint James on the southern tip [...]

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Want to look like a giant, living doll? Venus Angelic will be more than happy to help you out. At 15, Venus, whose real name is Venus Palermo, has taken her doll obsession to the next level. Under the screen name Venus Angelic, the London-based teen posts YouTube tutorials on how to look like her. [...]

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A doctor in Japan who uploaded a video of himself taking a high-speed joy ride on public roads in his Ferrari 458 Italia is now facing jail time and a fine after police used the video to track him down. The video, which was shot in April 2011, shows the 50-year-old doctor pulling out of [...]

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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan today, causing the Japanese Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning. The temblor struck about 170 miles off the east coast of Japan. A spokesman for Tohoku Electric Power, which operates two nuclear power plants in the area, said they were unaffected. A tsunami warning was issues and, in [...]

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