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Number of flu patients tops alarm level in Japan

January 18, 2019

Tokyo–The number of influenza patients per medical institution in Japan exceeded the alarm level of 30, which suggests an outbreak of the disease, in the week through Sunday, the health ministry said Friday. The number grew by 22.24 from the

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Mitsubishi Motors alleges ex-boss Ghosn improperly paid by Dutch unit

January 18, 2019

Tokyo–Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Friday that former Chairman Carlos Ghosn secretly received improper remuneration worth about one billion yen from a joint venture set up with Nissan Motor Co. in the Netherlands. Details of the alleged improper pay were uncovered

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Japan to Convene Regular Diet Session on Jan. 28

January 18, 2019

Tokyo–The government on Friday announced a plan to convene this year’s regular session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Jan. 28 for a 150-day run through June 26. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga presented the plan at executive meetings of

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10th Antique “Hina” Doll Exhibition Starts in Tokyo

January 18, 2019

Tokyo–An annual antique “hina” doll exhibition, the 10th of its kind, began Friday at the Hyakudan Kaidan exhibition hall in Tokyo, with collections having been handed down in families over centuries. The exhibition in 2019 brings together a total of

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Number of suicides in Japan hits 37-Year Low in 2018

January 18, 2019

Tokyo–The number of people in Japan who committed suicide in 2018 came to 20,598, down by 723, or 3.4 pct, from the preceding year, falling for the ninth straight year, a preliminary government report showed on Friday. The annual number

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Ski jumping star Kobayashi happy with key competition victory

January 18, 2019

Val di Fiemme–Japanese ski jumping sensation Ryoyu Kobayashi, who became the third person ever to win an overall victory with a “grand slam” in the prestigious Four Hills Tournament, has expressed joy over the feat, in an exclusive interview with

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Japanese Court Backs Demolition of Building Hit by March 2011 Tsunami

January 18, 2019

Morioka, Iwate Pref.–A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed a request from residents to block the demolition of a former local government building in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, where many people were killed in the March 2011 tsunami. In

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Tokyo court rejects Ghosn’s bail request

January 15, 2019

Tokyo–Tokyo District Court on Tuesday dismissed a bail application for former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been in detention for nearly two months on charges of financial misconduct. The court decision came despite his defense’s claims in

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