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Four Workers Dead In Japan After Manhole Fall

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CNA
 
Four workers have died in Japan after falling into a manhole near Tokyo as they inspected sewage pipes, authorities said on Sunday (Aug 3).
The incident comes after a huge sinkhole swallowed a truck driver near the capital in January after a road collapsed because of corroded sewage pipes, ...

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Japanese Attacked in Suzhou, China, Again

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NIPPON
 
A Japanese national was attacked and injured in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, eastern China, on Thursday, officials at the Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai said Friday.
The person was hit with what appeared to be a rock inside a subway station, and was later treated at a hospital, the ...

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Japan to Discontinue SDF Annual Review Ceremony

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NIPPON
 
An annual Japanese Self-Defense Forces review ceremony will no longer be held in principle due to mounting SDF duties in an increasingly severe security environment, according to the Defense Ministry.
On Wednesday, the ministry said that it has become difficult to continue the event, whi...

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LFC And Kodansha Create Unique Shirts For Pre-Season Fixture In Japan

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LIVER POOL FC
 
Liverpool’s players will wear unique, special-edition shirts for Wednesday’s pre-season fixture with Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan.
Created alongside the club’s official publication partner, Kodansha, the Reds’ jerseys for the game at Nissan Stadium will include names and numbers o...

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Japanese Police Seek Info On French Woman Who Vanished 7 Years Ago

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japanese police on Monday renewed calls for information about a French woman who disappeared seven years ago during a trip to a tourist spot north of Tokyo.
Officers distributed flyers around Tobu Nikko Station and JR Nikko Station in Tochigi Prefecture, seeking details on the wherea...

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Vietnamese Technical Intern Arrested Over Saga Murder

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Police have arrested a 24-year-old Vietnamese man on suspicion of murdering a woman at a house in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture.
In the incident, which occurred on Saturday, 40-year-old Japanese language instructor Maiko Mukumoto, a resident of the house, and her mother were st...

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Various Measures Taken in Japan to Reduce Food Waste

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 NIPPON
 
Restaurants, manufacturers and retailers in Japan are taking new measures to reduce food waste, including the use of leftovers to generate electricity.
 
Akindo Sushiro Co., which runs conveyor-belt sushi chain Sushiro, and five other major restaurant operators have launched a project t...

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Japan To Mull Steps To Ensure Resident Tax Collection From Foreigners

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The internal affairs ministry plans to survey municipalities about uncollected resident tax from foreigners who leave Japan without paying, in order to consider countermeasures, a government source said Friday.
Workers living in Japan as of Jan. 1 are subject to resident tax for tha...

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Japan Ties With South Korea For Second Most Powerful Passport

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has the world’s second most powerful passport — tied with South Korea — according to the latest Henley Passport Index ranking, which ranks passports on visa-free access to other countries.
Japanese and South Korean passport holders have visa-free access to 190 destinations out...

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Trump Announces ‘Massive’ Trade Agreement With Japan

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CNN
 
President Donald Trump announced a long-awaited trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday night, a framework between allies and major trading partners that appeared elusive just weeks ago.
“I just signed the largest trade deal in history; I think maybe the largest deal in history with Japan,” T...

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