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Rugby serving as symbol of reconstruction

March 8, 2018

Kamaishi, Iwate Pref.- The construction of a rugby stadium is under way as a symbol of reconstruction in a northeastern Japan city devastated by a massive tsunami seven years ago. The new stadium is being built in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture,

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Suspected child abuse victims top 65,000 in 2017

March 8, 2018

Tokyo- The number of children suspected to have been abused in Japan in 2017 topped 65,000 in 2017, hitting another record high, police data showed Thursday. Police referred 65,431 suspected abuse victims under 18 to child consultation centers, up some

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Oct.-Dec. GDP growth revised up to 1.6%

March 8, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s economy grew a revised 1.6 percent in October-December last year on an annual basis in real terms, faster than the preliminary reading of 0.5 percent, the Cabinet Office said Thursday. Quarter on quarter, the country’s seasonally adjusted real

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Current account surplus grew sixfold in Jan.

March 8, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s current account surplus in January jumped sixfold from a year before due mainly to brisk exports to China and other Asian nations, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. The surplus in the current account, the broadest measure of the

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Lawmakers create group for forced sterilization victims

March 7, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese lawmakers have created a non-partisan group to discuss assistance measures for people who were forced to undergo sterilization operations under the now-defunct eugenic protection law. The group held its inaugural meeting in an office building for the House

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Japan urges North Korea to act toward denuclearization

March 7, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government urged North Korea Wednesday to act toward denuclearization, following Tuesday’s announcement of an agreement to hold an inter-Korean summit next month. “For meaningful dialogue to happen, it’s extremely important that North Korea takes concrete steps toward

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Dollar slips below 106 yen as Trump economic adviser resigns

March 7, 2018

Tokyo- The dollar dropped below 106 yen in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, dampened by the resignation of White House National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn on the heels of President Donald Trump’s announcement of new import tariff plans last week.

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Exit from easing should be very gradual: BOJ Kuroda

March 7, 2018

Tokyo- Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Tuesday that the process of the central bank’s future exit from its ultraeasy monetary policy should be extremely gradual. “We’ll pursue (the exit) very gradually and in a most appropriate way so

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