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Jun Hongo

@junhongoWSJ

Translator for The Wall Street Journal @WSJ, @WSJJapan

 Tokyo, Japan
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Joined April 2014
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By holding news conference about karoshi at 7 p.m., Dentsu ensures Jpn reporters will work lots of unpaid overtime till late at night.
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Happy Father’s Day. A dad who lived to be 102tells his son the secret to a long life: No left... fb.me/7V5jwzzem
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Kenta Maeda gave a strong pitching performance and hit his first MLB Home Run in the 7-0 win against the Padres tonight! #Dodgers
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Support for same-sex couples increasing in Japan. Latest: life insurer recognizes same-sex couples on.wsj.com/1k9DGTs
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I think I have a new favourite @BlueJays #Kawasaki
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Twittersphere reacts to Nobel committee snubbing Haruki Murakami…again on.wsj.com/1JWcAUg via @wsjasia
Fans Build Tradition of Watching Haruki Murakami Miss Out on Nobel

Fans Build Tradition of Watching Haruki Murakami Miss Out on Nobel

The Swedish Academy on Thursday awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in literature to Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich, again overlooking Japan’s Haruki Murakami.

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Drunk on the train platform? Cameras installed by JR West can detect it. on.wsj.com/1TtAEbW
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Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s former office in Tokyo, now (and then) in the Dai-ichi life headquarters, opens to public on.wsj.com/1LSkxi7
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McDonald’s Rolls Out the White Linen buff.ly/1OlLtWM
Image from Megumi Fujikawa (@megumifujikawa)
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Japanese salarymen have the least pocket money since 1982. on.wsj.com/1IIsdP7
Image from Eleanor Warnock (@misssaxbys)
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Shinkansen Cleaning Video Goes Viral on.wsj.com/1ItglQK via @wsjasia
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Tried my first Cronut from @DominiqueAnsel ! The croissant/donut hybrid comes to Japan on.wsj.com/1IQ5TWc
Image from Eleanor Warnock (@misssaxbys)
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Tokyo Falls Out of Global Top 10 of Most Expensive Cities @junhongoWSJ on.wsj.com/1GR2nLK
Image from Yuka Hayashi (@TokyoWoods)
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Toyota’s new type of share, and why it’s controversial on.wsj.com/1BhZDqt
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Fanuc aims to enhance factory robots with "deep learning" with Tokyo-venture Preferred Networks: on.wsj.com/1I3e0Mf
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University of Tokyo Chosen Best in Asia, but China Rises on Top 100 List because of more investments into research. on.wsj.com/1e4za5C
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Mitsuru Obe@mit_obe8 Jun 2015
Japan GDP growth was aided by cheap oil. But its benefits could be offset by the continued slide of the yen on.wsj.com/1eXjQb8
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Guess I know which one is for me: Air Fresheners Target Odors of Teen Boys, Middle-Aged Men on.wsj.com/1LZzn4j
Image from Peter Landers (@LandersWSJ)
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A blast from the past, literally. Japan's Narita airport in 1978, when it opened. on.wsj.com/1M3hNfJ
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This StarTrek-style chair by Sharp measures many health metrics. Price? $12,300. on.wsj.com/1GzKqSc
Image from Takashi Mochizuki (@6d6f636869)
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