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Tokyo police to try smoking ban for interrogations |
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TOKYO (AFP) – Japan Airlines on Friday carried out the world's first successful test flight of a Boeing aeroplane run on biofuel made primarily of a non-food energy crop called camelina. |
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| 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. // FULL ARTICLE |
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Call for cell phone ban at school rings hollow |
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In a joint project with the United States' Boeing and engine maker Pratt and Whitney, JAL -- Asia's largest carrier -- conducted a demonstration flight of about 90 minutes. One engine on the Boeing 747-300 aircraft, which took off from Tokyo's Haneda airport, was powered by biofuel mixed with conventional kerosene jet oil, the company said. |
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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. // FULL ARTICLE |
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Sumo wrestler submits resignation Sewage yields more gold than mines Paint made in Japan blocks Wi-Fi Output dives, unemployment rises JAPANiCAN to discount Tours Visiting tourists plunge 24.1% in Dec Mt. Asma Erupts, ash warnings more... |
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In Japan, you are what your blood type is |
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Petrol tanker blast in Kenya kills 111 |
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| At least 111 people died in Kenya when an overturned petrol tanker exploded as people swarmed over it to scoop up leaking fuel in one of the country's worst accidents, officials said on Sunday. // FULL ARTICLE |
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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. // FULL ARTICLE |
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