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Strong Quake Hits Central Japan

May 27, 2018

Tokyo- A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 jolted Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, Friday night. The quake measured upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the Nagano village of Sakae and 4 in the

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Indicted Ex-Moritomo Head, Wife Released on Bail

May 27, 2018

Osaka- Yasunori Kagoike, former head of school operator Moritomo Gakuen, and his wife, Junko, were released on bail on Friday, about 10 months after their arrest for alleged subsidy fraud. Osaka District Court on Wednesday decided to release on bail

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Emperor, Empress Grieved over Reports on Princess Mako’s Marriage

May 27, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Imperial Household Agency said Friday that Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are grieved over speculation in magazines about their thoughts about Princess Mako’s planned marriage. In February, the agency announced a delay in her marriage with Kei Komuro,

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Many Metal Fragments Collected after JAL Plane Trouble

May 27, 2018

Kumamoto- Transport authorities said Friday that 98 metal fragments were collected after engine trouble of a Japan Airlines jet flying over the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto the previous day. Most of the pieces, discovered in the Kumamoto town of

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LDP Calls for Multipurpose Aircraft “Mother Ship”

May 27, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday set proposals that the government introduce a multipurpose “mother ship” enabling takeoffs and landings by fighter jets. The LDP also called on the government to increase its defense budget from around one

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Imabari Mayor Suggests Abe-Kake Meeting in Feb. 2015

May 27, 2018

Imabari, Ehime Pref.- The mayor of a western Japan city said Friday an official of the city has reported to him that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the head of a private school operator at the center of alleged central

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Some 98,000 Disabled People Find Jobs in FY 2017

May 27, 2018

Tokyo- The number of disabled people who found jobs through Hello Work public job placement offices in Japan in fiscal 2017 stood at 97,814, up 4.9 pct from the previous year, government data showed Friday. The figure rose for the

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Japan to Mint Memorial Coin for 150th Anniversary of Meiji Era

May 27, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Finance Ministry said Friday that it will issue a silver coin to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 1868 start of the country’s Meiji era, which ended in 1912. The front of the coin will depict a train

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