Japan News This Week 16 April 2017

今週の日本

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Japan’s Sand Museum, a Home to Ephemeral Treasures
New York Times

Figure skating star Mao Asada stuns Japan with retirement
BBC

Japanese warships to join US fleet near North Korea as tensions rise
Guardian

Emperor’s abdication ceremony, the first in 200 years, likely to be held in December
Japan Times

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Japan Focus

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"Japan ranked No. 4 in official development assistance in 2016 among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an OECD report showed Tuesday.

Japan also ranked fourth in 2015. The United States topped the ODA rankings for 2016, followed by Germany and Britain.

Japan’s ODA spending increased 12.7 percent from the previous year to $10.37 billion, according to the report."

Source: Japan Times

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