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Oslo, Zurich and Tokyo make raking of world’s priciest cities

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Oslo, Zurich and Tokyo are the world’s most expensive cities, but it is in the Swiss financial capital that residents enjoy the strongest purchasing power, according to a study published Friday. These three cities are the most costly on the planet when comparing prices for 122 goods and services, according…

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Baby giant panda’s death in Tokyo sparks grief

Giant Panda Yang Guang (Sunshine) enjoys his meal of bamboo shoots (AFP)

The death of a baby panda in Japan stopped regular television programming and brought a Tokyo zoo director to tears on Wednesday, a week after its birth sent ripples of excitement across the nation. Newscasts had dedicated a nightly segment to the male cub’s daily activities since his birth on…

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Japan police arrest final Tokyo gas attack fugitive

Katsuya Takahashi via AFP

Japanese police on Friday arrested the final fugitive member of a religious cult that launched nerve gas attacks on Tokyo’s subway in 1995, killing 13 people and injuring thousands. The capture of Katsuya Takahashi brings to an end a police hunt for those behind the coordinated release of Nazi-developed sarin,…

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Tokyo named world’s most expensive city

Akihabara shopping area on April 12, 2012 in Tokyo via Tupungato / Shutterstock.com

Tokyo has regained the dubious honour of being the world’s most expensive city, where a cup of coffee will set you back £5.25, a newspaper £4 and a litre of milk £2. The Japanese capital topped the annual cost-of-living survey by the HR consultants Mercer, which ranks cities according to…

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Water supply cut near Tokyo due to toxin contamination

The Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo skyline is pictured (AFP)

The water supply to tens of thousands of households near Tokyowas cut off Saturday after local checks found it was contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical. The city of Noda, some 30 kilometres (20 miles) from central Tokyo, said it had stopped supplies to a major part of the city. Most of the neighbouring city of Kashiwa also has…

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Meltdowns may have occurred in two reactors: Japan

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s top government spokesman Yukio Edano said Sunday that radioactive meltdowns may have occurred in two reactors of the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant. Asked in a press conference whether meltdowns had occurred, Edano said “we are acting on the assumption that there is a high possibility that…

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Toshiba to launch first glasses-free 3D TV

TOKYO — Japanese electronics giant Toshiba plans to market the world’s first 3D television that does not need special glasses later this year, a report said on Tuesday. Toshiba will unveil three models of the television, which will cost several thousand dollars, before Christmas, the Yomiuri Shimbun said. The company…

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Apple iPod Nano may pose fire hazard, says Japan

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday. Overheating of the 2005 iPod Nano while charging has caused at least 27 incidents, including six fires that…

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