Japanese abroad

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TOKYO, March 1 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama plans to ask his Vietnamese counterpart to consider seeking Japanese technological cooperation in building nuclear power plants in the country, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said Monday.

So far, the latest figures show that only the Japanese spent less on international tourism than the previous year. China is fast rising, spending 21% more on their global travels, and are likely set to grow even more. Meanwhile, it's the Germans who remain the world's biggest spending tourists, and there would have to be significant change for anyone else to catch up with them."

From a cloudless day in London to the glistening summit of Mount Fuji, astronaut Soichi Noguchi has captured them all.
And the Japanese engineer is sharing each wonderful image he has snapped from the International Space Station with his Twitter followers back on Earth.

A Japan Coast Guard investigation has found that the 2 fishing boats fired upon by a Russian border patrol last month "may have intentionally trespassed into Russian waters", and signs point to them having done it frequently.

Mirai Nagasu, Japanese American figure skater, became the second in 2010 US National Championships, which was also the qualification competition for Vancouver Olympics. She is now nominated to the Olympics along with Rachael Flatt, who won the competition.

I think japan could be a bit better this does not look very exciting. but building is quite pinky color.

In 1911, three expeditions set out to reach the South Pole. Amundsen and Scott succeeded and are internationally famous. The third group, a Japanese expedition led by Lieutenant Nobu Shirase, did not succeed, but Shirase and his men are celebrated heroes in their homeland.

The history of Japan’s Antarctic involvement goes back to 1910 when the “Kainan Maru” left Shibauru (Tokyo) on the 29th November bound for the Antarctic. A small team of 10 led by Lieutenant Shirase reached the Bay of Whales before returning to Japan.

The friendly relations, which started with the visit of Ottoman Empire's Ertugrul Frigate to Japan and the disaster following the visit, will reach its 120th anniversary in 2010.

Hashime Murayama was until 1941, just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the first artist and illustrator for the National Geographic. His work is the result of meticulous research and breathtaking accuracy. The picture below is from the very last article he contributed to entitled ”A Rogues Gallery of Imported Pests”.

Whaling wars between Japanese ships and environmental groups offshore Antartica

Hidden at the edge of the suburban village of Chapet, 18 miles northwest of Paris, Asafumi Yamashita’s garden produces the most sought after vegetables for Paris gourmet restaurants.

A Japanese mountaineer who just lost his title as the oldest man to climb Mount Everest to a Nepalese fellow septuagenarian vowed Tuesday to do one better and scale the peak aged 80.

A painting by Yoshitomo Nara, a contemporary Japanese pop artist known for sculptures and paintings of doe-eyed figures, fetched $434,500 at auction in New York Wednesday, Christie's said Thursday. The bid for "Runaway Baby," painted in 1995, was well above the estimated $200,000 to $300,000, the auction house said, adding the painting was sold to a private collector in the United States.