Japan News for May 06, 2007

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    • Scientists in Japan have made a key step toward the development of a quantum computer – a still largely hypothetical device that would be dramatically more powerful than today’s supercomputers. [Link]
    • A woman died when the seats of the roller coaster she was riding in fell off at the Expoland amusement park in Osaka on Saturday afternoon. [Link]
    • U.S. Rep. Mike Honda said Thursday he wants a closer look at reports that American authorities allowed the operation of an official brothel system for soldiers occupying Japan in the aftermath of World War II. [Link]
    • Just why secret Aegis destroyer information was leaked from the Maritime Self-Defense Force remains a mystery, but a joint probe by the Kanagawa prefectural police and the MSDF’s Criminal Investigation Command over the past month has unveiled some details. [Link]
    • Dangerous oilfish is being sold as “white tuna” at sushi restaurants in Korea, according to Japanese media reports. [Link]
    • The world’s oldest yachtsman, a 77-year-old Japanese man who is attempting to travel around the world without a stopover, was injured in rough seas off Australia and has requested help, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) officials said Saturday. [Link]
    • The president of failed IP telephone company Kinmirai Tsuushin had planned to buy a high rise building in China and hoped to use profits gained on its sale to pay dividends to investors, sources have revealed. [Link]
    • Kago Ai, the former Morning Musume member who was recently fired from her talent agency, may be making a comeback after joining a smaller talent agency in Kansai. [Link]
    • The body of a cat whose head and legs had been severed have been found abandoned on the premises of a nursery school in Kofu. [Link]
    • Eighty-seven people who stayed at a hotel in Kusatsumachi, Gunma Prefecture, were infected with norovirus, the Gunma prefectural government said Saturday. [Link]
    • US Major League Baseball is negotiating to open next season in Japan and stage exhibition games next March in China. [Link]
    • JAPANESE parents should look into the eyes of their infants while singing them lullabies, breastfeeding them and teaching them the importance of “a beautiful Japanese mind”, new guidelines say. [Link]
    • Have no idea what was going on yesterday in Japan? PingMag has an excellent article about Children’s Day. [Link]
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