Image copyright Getty Images/Composite Image caption Tsunehisa Katsumata (L), Ichiro Takekuro and Sakae Muto are found not guiltyMore than eight years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a Japanese…

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(CNN) The only criminal prosecution stemming from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has ended in not guilty verdicts, in a blow to families displaced by the meltdown, as the fallout promises to hau…

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Prosecutors had accused the former executives of failing to act on information that showed the risks to the plant from a major tsunami.
“It is difficult to deal with issues that are uncertain and obs…

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Ginza, Tokyo, April 2014, from the series Sorry, You’ll Never Walk Alone Shin says: ‘In this project, I try to show a piece of Japan through unusual objects that people are carrying.
Snapping somethi…

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(From left, Sakae Muto, Tsunehisa Katsumata and Ichiro Takekuro entering the Tokyo District Court.)
The panel's decision came after Tokyo prosecutors twice decided not to charge the men over the worl…

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"The players played here last year against the All Blacks, so there are no problems about being too nervous playing Russia.
"Ever since I have known Japan would be the host nation, I have been lookin…

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KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 15:20 | Sports, Rugby2019, AllAs the Rugby World Cup gets under way in Japan, fans and tourists will have a choice of specialty local fare at restaurants and bars to commem…

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With the government actively encouraging people to have second jobs or work multiple part-time jobs, if you’re open to finding a side hustle in Japan now is the time to start looking.
Here are some o…

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Hotel highlightPhoto: Global Agents Enjoy the view and sexy mood lighting.
Right in the heart of party city, OsakaPhoto: Global Agents Very chic.
With its multilingual staff and international atmosph…

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Japanese artist Atsuko Yukawa runs a small studio called Trill where she primarily spends her time illustrating birds.
But recently, in her spare time, she’s been experimenting with simple wire sculp…

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