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Police to Refer Kobe Steel’s Data Scandal to Prosecutors

July 12, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese police plan to refer Kobe Steel Ltd.’s product data falsification to public prosecutors for possible indictment, informed sources said Wednesday. Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department suspects the company of violating the unfair competition prevention law. The police department and

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Abe Dismisses Criticism of Response to Heavy Rain

July 12, 2018

Okayama- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday brushed aside criticism of his government’s initial response to the recent torrential rain that struck western Japan. Abe indicated that he did not believe there was a problem with the speed in

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Cleanup Work Huge Burden for Locals in Flood-Hit Areas

July 12, 2018

Okayama- Amid the heat of the summer, local residents in the Mabi district of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, were busy removing mud-spattered furniture and other household items from their homes in the wake of a flood caused by downpours. A 58-year-old

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Executed Aum Founder’s 4th Daughter Plans to Scatter His Ashes in Pacific

July 12, 2018

Tokyo- Executed Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara’s fourth daughter plans to scatter his ashes in the Pacific Ocean, her lawyer, Taro Takimoto, said Wednesday. The doomsday cult’s guru, whose real name was Chizuo Matsumoto, said before his execution that she

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Retrial OK’d for Dead Man over 1984 Robbery, Murder

July 12, 2018

Otsu, Shiga Pref.- Otsu District Court granted a retrial on Wednesday for a man who was accused of robbery and murder in the town of Hino in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, in 1984 and died in prison in 2011. The

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Japan to Launch Ministerial Panel Soon on New Resident Status

July 12, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government plans to establish a ministerial council as early as this month to discuss specifics of a planned new resident status aimed at accepting more foreign workers. The council will be set up shortly, Chief Cabinet Secretary

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174 People Confirmed Dead in Heavy Rain in Western Japan, with 86 Still Missing

July 12, 2018

Tokyo- The death toll from torrential rain that severely damaged western Japan through the weekend rose to 174 in 12 prefectures on Wednesday, with 86 people still unaccounted for in six prefectures, authorities said. In stricken areas, where the mercury

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LDP’s Upper House Reform Bill Clears Committee Vote

July 11, 2018

Tokyo- A committee of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of Japan’s parliament, voted Wednesday to approve a bill sponsored by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to increase the number of Upper House seats by six from the current

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