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EXCLUSIVE: Aum Inmate Has No Special Feelings on Asahara’s Execution

August 19, 2018

Tokyo- Makoto Hirata, an imprisoned former executive of Aum Shinrikyo, has stated that he has “no special feelings” about the execution last month of Shoko Asahara, the former guru of the now-defunct Japanese doomsday cult responsible for a number of

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Final Exercise Starts for Fuel Removal from Monju Reactor

August 19, 2018

Tokyo- The Japan Atomic Energy Agency started on Sunday a final exercise in preparation for work to remove fuel assemblies from its Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor, which is in the process of being decommissioned. The JAEA will launch the

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Ex-Nurse Served 3rd Arrest Warrant in Serial Murder Case

August 19, 2018

Yokohama- A former nurse at a hospital in Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, was served a third arrest warrant on Saturday in a serial poisoning murder case about two years ago. The suspect, Ayumi Kuboki, 31,

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Traditional Festivals in Japan Face Financing Difficulties

August 19, 2018

Tokyo- Traditional local festivals in Japan face difficulties securing financial resources to cover costs for the events. In the western city of Tokushima, the “Awa Odori” traditional local folk dance festival saw a record-low number of visitors this year, due

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Survey for Japan-Russia Joint Isle Activities Put Off

August 19, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that an on-site survey for planned joint economic activities by Japan and Russia on disputed northwestern Pacific islands has been put off. Russian officials in charge were unable to reach the islands due to

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Statue of Child in Radiation Protection Suit Drawing Criticism

August 19, 2018

Fukushima- A statue of a child in a radiation protection suit, installed by the municipal government of Fukushima in northeastern Japan, has been drawing criticism. Contemporary artist Kenji Yanobe, the creator of the 6.2-meter-high statue, “Sun Child,” issued a statement

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Illicit Payments Involved in Promotions to Highest Rank in Iaido

August 17, 2018

Tokyo- Applicants paid cash to judges when they took examinations for promotion to the highest rank of eighth dan in Iaido, a traditional Japanese martial art that emphasizes techniques for drawing a sword, it was learned Friday. The All Japan

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Japan Govt Agencies May Have Overstated Disabled Employment Results

August 17, 2018

Tokyo- Several central government ministries and agencies in Japan may have pretended they achieved the mandatory target for their employment of disabled people, it was learned Friday. Under the law to promote employment of people with disabilities, the government in

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