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Child victims of SNS-linked crimes hit record high

April 26, 2018

Tokyo- A record number of children under 18 years old in Japan were victimized by crimes such as indecent assaults committed by perpetrators they came to know through the use of social networking services last year, the National Police Agency

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Protesters rally one year after start of Henoko coastal work

April 26, 2018

Nago, Okinawa Pref.- Protesters on Wednesday held a rally near US Camp Schwab in Okinawa Prefecture on the first anniversary of the start of coastal protection work for a planned US military base at the Henoko coastal area in the

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Ruling bloc aims for work reform debates at Diet from Fri.

April 26, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s ruling parties agreed Wednesday to start Diet deliberations on a bill to overhaul labor regulations on Friday, although opposition parties are continuing to boycott parliamentary debates. The agreement was reached at a meeting of senior officials of the

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Pay hikes at major Japanese firms average 2.54%: Keidanren

April 26, 2018

Tokyo- Major Japanese companies have agreed to raise monthly employee pay by 8,621 yen, or 2.54 percent, on average so far during this year’s “shunto” spring labor-management negotiations, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said Wednesday. The result of the

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Russia to invite Japanese for tour of disputed islands

April 26, 2018

Moscow- Russia plans to invite Japanese people this summer for a sightseeing tour of four disputed northwestern Pacific islands, the Interfax news agency quoted a Sakhalin provincial official as saying Tuesday. The tour is being considered as part of planned

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Ex-comfort women supporters to seek gov’t official stance not to demolish Manila statue

April 25, 2018

Supporters of former Filipino sex slaves during World War II by Japanese soldiers would formally ask  concerned government agencies to come out with their official position not to demolish the controversial statute of a “comfort woman” in Manila. In a

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Women to make up half of FamilyMart’s new recruits for 2019

April 25, 2018

Tokyo- FamilyMart Co. aims to have women account for 50 percent of new graduates to be hired in the next spring, according to company officials. The major Japanese convenience store chain hopes to adopt more women’s viewpoints in developing new

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Kobe Steel under police probe over data manipulation

April 25, 2018

Tokyo- Tokyo prosecutors and police have launched a joint investigation into Kobe Steel Ltd.’s product quality data manipulation scandal, over suspicions that the major steelmaker violated the unfair competition prevention law through fraudulent labeling, investigative sources said Wednesday. The Tokyo

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