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Japanese Govt, LDP Seek To Calm Uproar Over FSA Panel Report

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government and ruling parties are struggling to calm the furor over a report stating that an elderly couple will need savings of ¥20 million ($184,000) in addition to their pension benefits in order to cover their living expenses after retirement.
This figure was given in a r...

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Japan's King Of Comedy, Yoshimoto Kogyo's Hiroshi Osaki, Expands His Realm

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JAPAN TIMES
 
It has been 10 years since Hiroshi Osaki took the reins at Yoshimoto Kogyo, and in that time Japan’s oldest and arguably most influential entertainment agency has veered down several different paths. While comedy remains at the forefront of the company’s activities, as it has for ov...

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Golf - Ikeda Tames 8000-Yard Monster In Japan, Qualifies For British Open

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THE STAR
 
 (Reuters) - Yuta Ikeda qualified for next month's British Open by winning the Japan Tour's Mizuno Open on Sunday, a tournament where the monster length of the course raised eyebrows.
The Royal Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture north of Tokyo played to a distance of 8016 yards in the ...

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Fitness Boom In Cambodia And Vietnam Attracts Japan Inc Muscle

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NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW
 
TOKYO -- Bulging waistlines in Cambodia and Vietnam are luring Japanese companies looking to cash in on the growing demand for health-related products and services.
Sports-gear maker Mizuno and its lesser known compatriot, Gunze Sports, have already established footholds, as...

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Japan’s 1st Firefighting Robot Unit Deployed In Chiba Pref.

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
CHIBA — The country’s first firefighting robot system has been deployed to the Ichihara City Fire Department in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, home to industrial zones in coastal and other areas. The system will battle blazes in hazardous locations that are difficult for firefighter...

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Japan’s 1st Firefighting Robot Unit Deployed In Chiba Pref.

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
CHIBA — The country’s first firefighting robot system has been deployed to the Ichihara City Fire Department in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, home to industrial zones in coastal and other areas. The system will battle blazes in hazardous locations that are difficult for firefighter...

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Japan, U.S., S Korea Agree To Work For N Korea's Denuclearization

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JAPAN TODAY
 
SINGAPORE - Japanese, U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs on Sunday urged North Korea to take concrete steps to realize denuclearization, as talks between Washington and Pyongyang remain stalled following their summit in late February.
But the three nations apparently failed to rea...

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Imperial Couple Undertake 1st Official Duty Outside Tokyo

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ASAHI SHINBUN
 
With help from children, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plant trees at the national tree-planting ceremony at the Aichi Prefecture Forest Park in Owari-Asahi in Aichi Prefecture on June 2. (Kazuyoshi Sako)
OWARI-ASAHI, Aichi Prefecture--Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako att...

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Footage Of Kawasaki Knife Attack Recorded By School Bus Dashcam

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JAPAN TODAY
 
YOKOHAMA - Footage of a recent mass stabbing attack in Kawasaki that left a schoolgirl and a man dead and more than a dozen others injured has been recovered from a school bus dashcam, police said Thursday.
The video shows the assailant, Ryuichi Iwasaki, 51, approaching a group of C...

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18 Stabbed On Kawasaki Street, 2 Confirmed Dead

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KAWASAKI — Eighteen people, including 16 elementary school children, were stabbed on a street in Tama Ward, Kawasaki, at about 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
The police have confirmed that a 12-year-old elementary schoolgirl and a 39-year-old man have died. The suspect fatally stabbed him...

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