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Surreal often more real for author Haruki Murakami
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Haruki Murakami prefers to keep to himself, yet the Japanese author who is a regular favorite in Nobel literature prize predictions has been translated into more than 40 languages. Full Article
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Calling time on Japan's alcoholics
When Japanese civil servant Yoshiyuki Takeuchi started to lag his colleagues at work, he joined a growing number of his countrymen looking for solace from their problems in the bottom of a glass. Full Article
The new face of Koizumi
The practice of influential political families handing over power to the next generation is strong in Japan, where nearly one of every five parliamentarians is the child or grandchild of a politician. Full Article
Japan's election allergy on the Internet
Tech-savvy Japan is home to many high-tech companies and more than 70 percent of its people use the Internet. But politics on the Web falls far behind. Both politicians and voters can be found online. Lawmakers have ... Full Article | Comments [3]
