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Auto, electronics unions target pay scale hikes of at least 3,000 yen

December 3, 2017

Tokyo- The Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Unions and the Japan Electronics & Information Union plan to demand pay scale hikes of at least 3,000 yen a month in “shunto” wage negotiations next year, informed sources said Saturday. The groups

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Back taxes slapped on Softbank for concealing 140-m.-yen income

December 3, 2017

Tokyo- The National Tax Agency has ordered Softbank Corp. to pay some 45 million yen in back taxes including fines, alleging the subsidiary of Softbank Group Corp. concealed about 140 million yen in taxable income, informed sources said Sunday. According

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17 pct of Japanese see freedom of expression cover hate speech

December 3, 2017

Tokyo- Hate speech is viewed by 17 pct of audiences in Japan as falling within the scope of freedom of expression, a Cabinet Office survey revealed Saturday. Given the result in the public opinion survey on the protection of human

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Imperial Palace’s Inui street opened to public

December 3, 2017

Tokyo- Inui Street in the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo was opened to the public on Saturday, in time for the autumn foliage season. Visitors can walk on the road running from the Sakashita gate to the Inui gate between

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Enthronement ceremonies for new Emperor eyed for autumn 2019

December 3, 2017

Tokyo- The “sokui no rei” enthronement ceremonies for Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito are expected to take place in autumn 2019, about a half year after Emperor Akihito abdicates on April 30 and the Crown Prince accedes to the throne the

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Japan eyes higher age limit to promote special child adoption system

December 3, 2017

Tokyo-Japan’s Justice Ministry has decided to raise the age ceiling in the country’ special child adoption system to give more de facto orphans opportunities to grow up in a home-like environment, informed sources said Sunday. Currently, children whose real parents

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Supermoon

December 3, 2017

TOKYO- Visitors enjoy viewing the so-called ‘Supermoon’ from a gondola of a ferris wheel at an amusement park in Tokyo, Japan, 03 December 2017. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a series of three ‘Supermoons’ – dubbed

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Ex-US Marine given indefinite term for Okinawa murder

December 2, 2017

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Naha District Court on Friday gave an indefinite prison term to former U.S. Marine Kenneth Shinzato for the murder of a young woman in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in April 2016. The verdict on the case, which reignited

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