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Kwansei Gakuin Rejects Nihon Univ. Explanation over Ugly Tackle

May 17, 2018

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref.- Kwansei Gakuin University on Thursday rejected a written response by Nihon University to its complaint about a dangerous tackle on one of its players by a Nihon University player in a recent American football match that pitted

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Yamanote Line Trains with Security Cameras to Run from Sat.

May 17, 2018

Tokyo- East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, unveiled to the media on Thursday train cars equipped with security cameras for its Yamanote Line, which runs in the center of Tokyo. It will be the first time for the loop

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan Eyes Cost-Sharing System for Breeding of Fugu Fish

May 17, 2018

Tokyo- As part of its efforts to increase catches of fugu puffer fish, popular in Japan for eating after their poisonous parts are removed, the Fisheries Agency is considering a system to share costs for breeding and releasing young fugu

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Japan House Sao Paulo Welcomes 770,000 Visitors in 1st Year

May 17, 2018

Sao Paulo, Brazil- -The cumulative number of visitors to Japan House in Sao Paulo, the first government-run public relations base abroad, totaled 769,502 on May 6, the first anniversary of its launch, attracting five times more visitors than its target.

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Popular Japanese Singer Hideki Saijo Dies at 63

May 17, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese singer Hideki Saijo, who grabbed the hearts of young women and many other fans mainly in the 1970s with hit songs including “Kizudarake no Lola” (Scarred Lola), died of acute heart failure at a hospital in Yokohama, Kanagawa

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Man Arrested over Sale of Tokyo Olympic Coin Imitations

May 17, 2018

Tokyo- Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a man over the alleged sale of imitations of 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic commemorative coins. Yasuhiro Kotani, 43, a corporate worker of Osaka, western Japan, was arrested on suspicion of violating the

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Man Died from Overwork after Switch to Discretionary Work

May 17, 2018

Tokyo- A worker at a Tokyo-based system development company died from overwork in August 2017, about a month after he began to work under a discretionary work system, informed sources have said. Tokyo’s Ikebukuro labor standard inspection office has determined

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Japan’s Trade Actions May Hinder U.S. Dairy Exports: Industry Group

May 17, 2018

Chicago- Japan’s support measures for the domestic cheese industry and its new trade pacts may hinder U.S. dairy exports to the Asian country, a U.S. industry group said Wednesday. The International Dairy Foods Association expressed concern over the impacts of

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