Justin McCurry

Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian, Christian Science Monitor, GlobalPost, The Observer

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Japan and Korea correspondent for the Guardian & Observer; Christian Science Monitor, the Lancet, France 24 TV. Chair of Foreign Press in Japan. Wolves fan.

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Justin McCurry Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian @justinmccurry
@HstryOrg Thank you. I think this is @burke_jason's territory. Good luck with the reenactment. @Everest1953
Justin McCurry Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian @justinmccurry
RT @rickwallaceoz: #Japan govt denies PM's residence haunted by ghosts in response to opposition query about why Abe hasn't moved in yet ht…

Gov't not aware of any ghosts at PM's residence

english.kyodonews.jp — The government said Friday it is "not aware" of any ghosts rumored to haunt the prime minister's official residence, in response to a written inquiry submitted by an opposition lawmaker.
Justin McCurry Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian @justinmccurry
@miocoxon Should be "interesting". ;)
Justin McCurry Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian @justinmccurry
@viajoshhunt Yes, I'm not that surprised.
Justin McCurry Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian @justinmccurry
Task force to prep Hashimoto for foreign media ajw.asahi.com/article/behind…

Task force to prep Hashimoto for foreign media

ajw.asahi.com — Lawmakers have formed a task force to prepare Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto for foreign journalists next week when he explains his "comfort women" remarks that sparked international outrage. The Diet members of the Japan Restoration Party expect party co-leader Hashimoto to face a barrage of questions at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on May 27.
Justin McCurry Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian @justinmccurry
Two former Korean sex slaves cancel meeting with Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto; say meeting would have been "worthless".
Justin McCurry Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian @justinmccurry
Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California - US Geological Survey
Justin McCurry Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian @justinmccurry
@yasuharu1 Thanks. I heard about this from friend at JT who asked the question. Strange attitude towards media; glad he changed his mind.
Justin McCurry Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian @justinmccurry
Japan's weak currency means tourism csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pac…

Japan's weak currency means tourism

By Justin McCurry
csmonitor.com — The number of tourists coming to Japan dropped dramatically after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. But between the weak currency and fading memories of the disaster, tourism saw a record high last month.
Justin McCurry Japan and Koreas Correspondent, Guardian @justinmccurry
Those bloody Brits, going over there, taking their jobs ... gu.com/p/3g3j4/tw via @guardian

UK net migration shrinks further, official figures show

By Alan Travis
guardian.co.uk — Net migration to Britain has shrunk by a further 10,000 people to 153,000 in the 12 months to September 2012 compared with the previous quarter, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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