2005.05.05

Japan-Train Crash (Kyodo) Your company, just hours ago, was responsible for a fatal transportation accident nearby that killed more than 100 people. The national TV networks are on the scene with continuous live coverage of the frantic rescue effort underway. You and your colleagues should: a) Stay in the office and gather as much information as possible b) Rush to the crash site and assist your colleagues, while giving aid and comfort to the victims and their families c) Stand by for instructions from your superiors. d) Go bowling If you work at JR West, the correct answer was: d) Go bowling 2005.05.05

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Japan-Fugu [Mainichi] Dinner of fugu turns fatal. 2005.05.05

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Japan's Child Population Hits Postwar Low (AP). The number of Japanese children under 15 years old has hit a post-World War II low this year as the nation's birthrate continues to decline. 2005.05.05

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Beijing keeps lid on anti-Japan sentiment (Christian Science Monitor). A professor's cellphone buzzed in China 20 minutes into a discussion on Michel Foucault, the French deconstructionist: It was a text message from the Beijing police department, sent to hundreds of thousands of city residents, urging them in a cool and friendly tone to "be patriotic in a rational way," and not to join in any emotional or illegal gatherings over the national May 1 holiday week. 2005.05.05

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