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Dublin: 15 °C Sunday 19 May, 2013

Tokyo

# tokyo - Tuesday 14 May, 2013

Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were ‘necessary’

The controversial mayor claimed that the forced prostitution of approximately 200,000 women during World War II was necessary to “maintain discipline” in the ranks.

# tokyo - Thursday 11 April, 2013

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Seventy years on Japan looks for WWII remains

The remains of some 1.13 million Japanese soldiers still lie in a vast area somewhere between Russia and remote southern Pacific islands.

# tokyo - Tuesday 2 April, 2013

Caroline Kennedy rumoured to be next US ambassador to Japan

Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of John F Kennedy, has long been a supporter of Barack Obama and is believed to be in the advanced stages of the selection process.

# tokyo - Friday 22 March, 2013

The Evening Fix… now with added chicks sniffing daffodils

The things we learned, loved and shared today…

# tokyo - Tuesday 19 March, 2013

Nicola Furlong murder trial: Richard Hinds found guilty

The 20-year-old has been sentenced to between five and 10 years in a Japanese prison.

# tokyo - Monday 18 March, 2013

From The Daily Edge Pic Of The Day

# tokyo - Tuesday 12 March, 2013

Nicola Furlong’s sister tells court of her ‘hatred’

The family of the murdered Irish student delivered victim impact statements in the Tokyo court today.

# tokyo - Monday 11 March, 2013

‘It’s very, very hard. No parent should have to go through it’

Nicola Furlong’s father Andrew speaks out after the man accused of his daughter’s murder gives evidence in court.

# tokyo - Friday 8 March, 2013

‘I hope it will get easier for us’ – father of Nicola Furlong

The father of the Wexford student who was killed in Tokyo last year has spoken about the first week of the trial of the man accused of Nicola’s murder.

# tokyo - Tuesday 5 March, 2013

# tokyo - Monday 4 March, 2013

The 9 at 9: Monday

Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Monday.

Nicola Furlong murder trial begins in Tokyo

US citizen Richard Hinds is accused of killing the 19-year-old Irish student.

# tokyo - Thursday 28 February, 2013

VIDEO: Japanese skyscraper is torn down… one floor at a time

The slow, barely noticeable demolition is an attempt to minimise environmental disruption – with 90 per cent less dust.

# tokyo - Monday 25 February, 2013

The 9 at 9: Monday

Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.

Quake shakes buildings in Tokyo

No risk of a tsunami, says Japan’s meteorological agency.

# tokyo - Tuesday 15 January, 2013

One dead, 900 hurt in heavy Japan snowfall

A “bomb cyclone” has dumped eight centimetres of snow in nine hours in Tokyo – leading to multiple injuries and one fatality.

# tokyo - Wednesday 12 December, 2012

From The Score Japan This post contains videos

Club World Cup: Corinthians through to final, awaiting Chelsea

The Brazilian side narrowly edged out Al Ahly thanks to a goal from Paolo Guerrero.

# tokyo - Friday 7 December, 2012

Japan hit by series of earthquakes and 1-metre tsunami

No reports of injuries although the location of quake, off the coast of Sendai and Miyaki prefecture, raised ghost of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

# tokyo - Sunday 2 December, 2012

At least five dead after busy traffic tunnel collapses in Japan

The people died after being trapped inside a burning vehicle after the tunnel collapsed, 80km outside Tokyo.

# tokyo - Monday 10 September, 2012

‘Fake’ Tokyo doctor treated over 2,300 patients

A Tokyo hospital is checking the qualifications of all staff after it emerged an unqualified bluffer had dealt with thousands of patients.

# tokyo - Friday 31 August, 2012

Japan court rejects Apple patent claims against Samsung

The decision follows a $1 billion win by Apple in a US court last week.

# tokyo - Friday 27 July, 2012

Nicola Furlong death: US teenager to face trial as adult

A Japanese court has ruled that a 19-year-old suspected of killing DCU student Nicola Furling will be tried as an adult.

# tokyo - Sunday 22 July, 2012

Property Porn This post contains images

Here’s what the world’s most expensive one-bedroom apartment looks like

Got a spare €18.6 million? Not a fan of having to share that with a lot of people? This may be the place for you.

# tokyo - Thursday 12 July, 2012

Baby panda dies of pneumonia at Tokyo zoo

Less than half of newborn pandas survive more than one week according to the zoo’s chief panda keeper.

# tokyo - Sunday 1 July, 2012

Nuclear plant goes online for first time since Japan’s tsunami

The Ohi plant’s reactor No 3 is returning to operation despite divided public opinion on the use of nuclear power.

# tokyo - Tuesday 26 June, 2012

Investigation underway into cooking, serving of artist’s genitals

Five Tokyo diners paid around €200 apiece for a portion of the genitals which were surgically removed in March.

# tokyo - Friday 15 June, 2012

‘No justice will bring her back’ – Nicola Furlong’s mother speaks of devastation

The family of the student found dead in a Tokyo hotel room three weeks ago have spoken of their grief as a 19-year-old American was arrested in connection with her death.

Last fugitive arrested over deadly Tokyo metro gas attack

A doomsday cult released sarin gas into the Tokyo subway system in 1995, killing 13 people and injured more than 6,000.

# tokyo - Sunday 3 June, 2012

Hundreds gather for funeral of Nicola Furlong in Wexford

The 21-year-old student who was found dead in a Tokyo hotel room two weeks ago was laid to rest in her hometown of Curracloe today.

# tokyo - Friday 1 June, 2012

Singer Nicki Minaj pays tribute to fan as body of Nicola Furlong arrives home

The rapper also clarified that the two men being held in connection with the death are not part of her entourage.

# tokyo - Thursday 31 May, 2012

The 9 at 9: Thursday

Every morning, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine things you need to know as you kick off your day.

Body of student Nicola Furlong to be flown home from Japan

The 21-year-old student was found dead in a hotel room in Tokyo after attending a Nicki Minaj concert in the city. She is believed to have been strangled.

# tokyo - Monday 28 May, 2012

Two men charged with assaulting friend of dead Wexford student in Tokyo

Nicola Furlong, 21, died in Tokyo on Thursday morning. A friend she was with that night is alleged to have been assaulted by two American men.

# tokyo - Sunday 27 May, 2012

Two American men arrested following Tokyo death of Irish student

Local reports say two American men have been arrested in Japan, and that Nicola Furlong, 21, died of suffocation.

# tokyo - Friday 25 May, 2012

The 5 at 5: Friday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

DCU student found dead in Tokyo hotel room after concert

Twenty-one-year-old Nicola Furlong was living in Japan as part of her studies. Her body was found yesterday morning.

# tokyo - Thursday 24 May, 2012

From The Score Road To...?

Olympic bidding race down to three

Where do you want to go in 2020 – Tokyo, Madrid or Istanbul?

# tokyo - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

Peckish? This post contains videos

Considering a holiday? Use the Club Sandwich Index to pick a destination

Dublin is the seventh cheapest of all the cities surveyed by Hotels.com with an average club sandwich price of €12.

# tokyo - Tuesday 3 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge Blowfish

New blowfish law anger Tokyo’s chefs

Poison… poison… tasty fish.

# tokyo - Sunday 1 April, 2012

Another Japanese earthquake could trigger 34-metre tsunami: report

Government reports say if the tide was right, a similar earthquake to last year’s could result in even greater havoc.

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