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Man arrested for 2004 murder of teenage girl in Japan

April 13, 2018

Yamaguchi- A 35-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old girl to death in 2004 in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. Fingerprints and DNA collected from the crime scene 13 and a half years ago matched those

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Gov’t to allow blocking of pirating websites

April 13, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government on Friday decided as an emergency measure to advise Internet service providers to block malicious pirating websites as part of efforts to enhance the protection of copyrights on manga and anime works. The steps were decided

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Abe Cabinet’s approval rate falls to 38.4% : Jiji poll

April 13, 2018

Tokyo- The approval rate of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet in April fell 0.9 percentage point from the previous month to 38.4 percent, according to the results of a Jiji Press public opinion poll released on Friday. The cabinet

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Population down for 7th year; elderly’s share at record high

April 13, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s population has dropped for the seventh consecutive year, while the share of people aged 65 or over hit a record high, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. As of Oct. 1, 2017, the country’s total population including foreign

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70% back Japan-N. Korea summit: Jiji poll

April 13, 2018

Tokyo- About 70 percent of Japanese people support the idea of holding a top-level meeting between Japan and North Korea, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Friday. According to the poll, conducted for four days through Monday, 70.2 percent said

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Philippine Navy welcomes Japanese ship Akizuki

April 13, 2018

The Philippine Navy welcomed the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessel Akizuki (DD-115) on Friday. Capt. Lued Lincuna, Philippine Navy spokesman, said DD-115, an Akizuki-class (general type) destroyer with one SH-60J helicopter and approximately 200 officers and crew on board

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US sees serious flaw in Japan’s implementation of Hague Treaty

April 12, 2018

Washington- The United States sees “a serious flaw” in Japan’s implementation of the Hague treaty to settle cross-border parental child abduction cases, a senior State Department official said Wednesday. When a taking parent refuses to comply with a return ordered

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Further increase in pension age proposed

April 12, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Finance Ministry put forward a proposal on Wednesday seeking to raise the starting age for receiving benefits under the country’s “kosei nenkin” public pension programs for corporate employees to 68. The proposal is designed to help improve the

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