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Japan Executes Aum Shinrikyo Guru Chizuo Matsumoto

July 6, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Justice Ministry on Friday executed Chizuo Matsumoto, mastermind of a series of deadly crimes committed by the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, including the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo’s subway system, according to informed sources. As well

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Japan Seen Enacting Bill to Tackle Gambling Addiction Friday

July 6, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Diet is expected to enact a bill to tackle gambling addiction at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, on Friday. On Thursday, the Upper House Cabinet Committee passed the bill, cosponsored

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Abe Reiterates Intention to Hold Summit with Kim Jong Un

July 6, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday reiterated his intention to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with the aim of resolving the issue of Japanese abductees in North Korea. “We should settle the issue

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Japan Starts Talks on Proposed Local Govt Cooperation Law

July 6, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese government panel on Thursday started discussions on proposed legislation to facilitate cooperation among municipalities to maintain their services for local residents amid population drops. The Local Government System Research Council, which advises the prime minister, will also

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Ceremonies Held to Mourn Victims in Northern Kyushu Deluge

July 6, 2018

Asakura/Toho, Fukuoka Pref.- Ceremonies were held on Thursday to mourn the victims of torrential rain and flooding that hit northern areas of the Kyushu southwestern Japan region a year ago. Victims’ families and other people attended the ceremonies, held in

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Education Ministry Official’s Arrest Rocks Trust in Govt: Suga

July 6, 2018

Tokyo- The arrest of a senior education ministry official for alleged bribe-taking is a serious problem that can fundamentally shake public confidence in Japan’s education administration, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday. Calling the scandal a “grave problem,”

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Tokyo Medical Univ. Fails to Win Grants before Bribery Scandal

July 6, 2018

Tokyo- Tokyo Medical University’s initial failure to be selected for a support program of the education ministry may be the starting point for the high-profile bribery case involving a senior official of the ministry, informed sources said Thursday. In fiscal

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Japan’s Emperor Resumes Official Duties at Palace

July 6, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Emperor Akihito resumed his official duties on Thursday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after feeling unwell earlier this week. The Emperor attended a ceremony to receive letters of credence from newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Japan in

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