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May 12 Strong typhoon heads towards Japan (Sydney Morning Herald) May 12 Storm forecasts to get aerial lift (Asahi) May 11 Hi-tech tombstones in Japan let mourners link to images, videos of deceased (Mainichi) May 11 Latest swan death confirms H5N1 in Hokkaido (Japan Times) May 11 M5.0, 4.1 quakes rock Hokkaido, Miyazaki early Sunday (Kyodo) May 08 Green sea turtle migrates over 2,000 km from Guam to Okinawa (Kyodo) May 08 Strong quake jolts east Japan, no damage reported (Reuters) May 06 Chunky monkeys put on diet at Japanese park (Telegraph.co.uk) May 05 Turning garbage mountains into goldmines (nzherald.co.nz) May 02 From Japan, observations about wine, carbon and classrooms (Dr Vino) May 02 Japan's Space Station Laboratory Ready to Fly (space.com) May 01 Tama Zoo celebrates its 50th anniversary, opens giant bird cages (Kyodo) May 01 Govts act to contain bird flu / All Akita Pref. chicken farms inspected to counter outbreak (Yomiuri) Apr 30 M4.5 quake hits Chiba Pref. east of Tokyo (Kyodo) Apr 30 Japan's oldest giant panda dies (AP) Apr 30 Japan confirms H5N1 bird flu strain in swans (Reuters) Apr 29 M5.5 quake hits Hokkaido, Aomori (Kyodo) Apr 27 Safety fears sidelined in Japan's new energy dawn (The Age) Apr 23 Praise as good as cash to brain: study (Reuters) Apr 23 Japan approves J-Power MOX-fuel reactor construction (Reuters) Apr 23 Hospital took 80 of 84 kids off life support (Yomiuri) Apr 23 Japan to send cherry seeds into space (AFP) Apr 22 Cultural differences found in pee (MSNBC) Apr 21 Emergency care: It's grim and getting worse (Asahi) Apr 20 Cigarette vending machines to accept driving licenses for age checks (Kyodo) Apr 19 Amber find a 1st for Japan (Asahi) Apr 17 M5.7 quake jolts Iwate and other eastern Japan regions (Kyodo) Apr 15 Are bulging waistlines really a threat to health? (Asahi) Apr 15 Japanese Moon Mission Returns Detailed Maps of the Lunar Surface (Universe Today) Apr 15 Scientist on trail of mysterious 'Planet X' (Yomiuri) Apr 14 Suspended nuke facility eats up 350 mil. yen in maintenance in 8 yrs (Kyodo) Apr 14 Japan's Arctic methane hydrate haul raises environment fears (Times Online) Apr 14 Insects Evolved Radically Different Strategy To Smell (Science Daily) Apr 14 Japan's Underwater Pyramid (Wired News) Apr 12 JAXA to give satellites urgent health checks (Yomiuri) Apr 11 Monju reactor's future uncertain (Yomiuri) Apr 09 Japan develops brain and eye pills for gaming fans (Reuters) Apr 08 Robots seen doing work of 3.5 million people in Japan (Reuters) Apr 07 JAXA to launch space-linked brand (Yomiuri) Apr 06 Public hospitals suspend work due to shortage of doctors (Yomiuri) Apr 05 Bear in Japan twirls log like baton (tampabays10.com) Apr 05 Japan day care scans visitors' palm veins for safety (Reuters) Apr 03 Aging N-reactors face crisis over structural integrity (Yomiuri) Apr 03 Japan's post-war cedar trees bring allergy misery (Bloomberg) Apr 02 Health ministry seeks cloned meat ruling (Yomiuri) Apr 02 Japan recruits astronauts for first time in decade (AFP) Mar 31 Man-made molecules reverse liver cirrhosis in rats (Reuters) Mar 30 Europe tops Japan in solar batteries (Japan Times) Mar 28 Govt moves to protect newly found beetle (Yomiuri) Mar 27 Japan aims to launch paper plane in space (CNN)