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Continued surveillance sought for Aum-linked groups

November 20, 2017

Tokyo- Japan’s Public Security Intelligence Agency requested Monday an extension of the surveillance period for groups deriving from the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult for three more years. The agency filed the request with the Public Security Examination Commission, which is

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Japan to deploy toxic gas detectors for rugby World Cup, Olympics

November 20, 2017

Tokyo- Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy toxic gas detectors in major cities as part of antiterrorism measures for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, officials said. The device can track

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Discussions start on tuition waiver for private high schoolers

November 20, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government and ruling coalition started discussions on a proposal to make private high schools tuition-free on Monday, aiming to include the measure in an envisaged policy package for human resources development. The move comes in line with

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US Marine arrested over fatal vehicle crash in Okinawa

November 20, 2017

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Police arrested a US Marine who tested positive for alcohol following a fatal vehicle crash in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The 21-year-old serviceman stationed at the US Marine Corps’ Camp Kinser in the Okinawa city of Urasoe

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Japan logs trade surplus for 5th straight month

November 20, 2017

Tokyo- Japan’s customs-cleared trade balance was in the black for the fifth straight month in October, with a surplus of 285.4 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said Monday. The surplus, however, dropped 40.7 percent from a year earlier, as imports

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Tokyo to tighten refugee screening

November 19, 2017

Tokyo- Japan’s Justice Ministry plans to toughen its refugee status screening as early as this year in response to a surge in the number of fake refugees who are entering the country to find jobs, informed sources said Saturday. The

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Toshiba Corp., Western Digital remain apart over memory chip unit sale

November 19, 2017

Tokyo- Toshiba Corp. and U.S. partner Western Digital Corp. failed to resolve their dispute in their talks last week over the Japanese company’s plan to sell a memory chip unit, informed sources said Sunday. Toshiba asked Western Digital to drop

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Countries agree to accelerate work on climate pact program

November 19, 2017

Bonn, Germany- Countries agreed on Saturday to accelerate their work to complete a work program under the Paris climate pact in 2018. The agreement was included in a declaration adopted to wrap up an annual U.N. climate conference in Bonn,

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