Richard Smart in Japan (Registered on 2011/03/15)
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I'm a Japan based freelance writer, industry website correspondent and analyst. With every other waking minute, I work as the editor of this site. Drop me a line on Twitter with story ideas, comments, tips or just to say hello.

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Government undecided on nuclear evacue...
Some residents evacuated from around Japan's stricken nuclear power plant may...
Tue 08/23
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Looking to reimagine a nation
At 14:46 on March 11, 2011, McKinsey and Company were getting ready for the pr...
Thu 07/28
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Breivik looked up to Japanese 'monocul...
In the aftermath of Norway's worst violence since World War II, documents are...
Mon 07/25
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Net cafe private booths to be banned?
Causing a sensation on Twitter today in Japan is a story from the Tokyo Shimbu...
Wed 06/22
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Minamisoma: ‘This is not politics, it’...
“Sorry.” “Sorry is not enough. Speak the truth.” “I can’t. It’s a matter of pr...
Thu 06/16
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Mystery TEPCO investor likely China
The list of TEPCO's major shareholders has undergone some changes in recent we...
Wed 06/08
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Government doubles estimate on radiati...
The government has doubled its estimate for the amount of radioactivity releas...
Mon 06/06
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Kan survives no confidence vote
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan survived a no confidence motion Thursday afte...
Thu 06/02
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Japan's Kan offers to resign, at some...
Embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday said that he would resign after...
Thu 06/02
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Japan rising: Fertility rate on the up
Japan's fertility rate posted an increase in 2010, bringing good news to a cou...
Thu 06/02
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Oops: Kan calls opposition leader prim...
Japanese politicians are not known for their eloquence, and the country has a...
Wed 06/01
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Aso appears at G-8 meeting, in cartoon...
An article in the German newspaper Die Zeit asks the question: Among the G-8 l...
Tue 05/31
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'Shadow shogun' Ichiro Ozawa set for r...
It was only a matter of time: Ichiro Ozawa, a scandal-tainted lawmaker who is...
Fri 05/27
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Japan's prices up for first time since...
Japan on Friday posted its first increase on the consumer price index (CPI) in...
Fri 05/27
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DeNA CEO Namba resigns
The CEO of mobile gaming company DeNA, Tomoko Namba, has announced she will st...
Thu 05/26
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Japan ranks third on global peace inde...
Japan is the third most peaceful country in the world, according to the Global...
Wed 05/25
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Lumine president dies in apparent suic...
The president of Japan department store chain Lumine was found dead in Tokyo o...
Wed 05/25
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Another problem for quake victims: Par...
The list of troubles suffered by the victims of the March 11 tsunami and earth...
Wed 05/18
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My Japan: Crowdsourced photography for...
Books, music and now photography have all been used to harness the power of th...
Fri 05/13
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Japan: Snapshot May 11
EARTHQUAKE As a consequence of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, 14,981 hav...
Wed 05/11
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Crowdsourcing: After Quakebook, We Pra...
The trend to use crowdsourcing for charity is one of the most interesting and...
Wed 05/11
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Japan: Snaphot May 10
EARTHQUAKE As a consequence of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, 14,949 hav...
Wed 05/11
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Japan: Snapshot May 9
NEWS The Hamaoka nuclear facility is to be closed over until new sea walls can...
Mon 05/09
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UFOs spotted over Shinjuku
Unidentified Flying Objects were spotted, and videoed, over Shinjuku in Tokyo...
Mon 05/09
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Saturday's antinuclear demonstration i...
Thousands gathered in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward yesterday to demonstrate against Ja...
Sun 05/08
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Japan: Snapshot May 5
NEWS A fourth person has died of food poisoning after eating food in a Japanes...
Thu 05/05
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Japan: Snapshot May 4
NEWS North Korea confirms it has detained two Japanese in the country, and acc...
Wed 05/04
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