Inside Japan - Japan won't stop research whaling

Tokyo police to try smoking
ban for interrogations

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan said Tuesday that it will not accept any proposal at upcoming international whaling talks forcing it to end its lethal research programme.

Offering suspects a cigarette during police questioning may become a thing of the past if a Tokyo police experiment with a ban on smoking in interrogation rooms works out.
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Call for cell phone ban at school rings hollow

International Whaling Commission chairman William Hogarth has proposed that Japan scale down or stop its whaling in the Antarctic Ocean over the next five years.

In return, some Japanese towns with a tradition of whaling would be allowed to catch a limited number of minke whales in coastal waters, according to the IWC website.

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With problems involving students' usage of cell phones being reported one after another, the Education, Science and Technology Ministry on Friday finally moved to tackle the situation.
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In Japan, you are what your blood type is

After Google Earth comes Google Ocean

The search engine Google launched a new service that enables internet users to explore the depths of the world's oceans from the comfort of their homes on dry land.
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In Japan, "What's your type?" is much more than small talk; it can be a paramount question in everything from matchmaking to getting a job.
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