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Police to probe 60 suspected poll offenses

October 22, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese police are ready to start probes into some 60 cases of suspected public offices election law violations after Sunday’s House of Representatives election, the National Police Agency has said. The police will investigate about 100 people in the

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Early voters in election hit record high

October 22, 2017

Tokyo- The number of voters who cast early ballots in Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japan’s parliament, in the 11 days through Saturday totaled 21,378,400, hitting a record high for a national election, the

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Huge Typhoon Lan seen to hit Honshu main island

October 22, 2017

Tokyo- Huge Typhoon Lan is seen hitting Japan’s Honshu main island Monday after causing heavy rain and strong winds in many parts of the country amid the general election on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The 21st typhoon

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Ruling camp seen winning “absolute majority” in Lower House

October 22, 2017

Tokyo- Japan’s ruling camp looks certain to have won a so-called “absolute stable majority” of 261 or more seats in Sunday’s crucial election for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of parliament, according to Jiji Press exit polls.

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FSA to inspect struggling regional banks

October 21, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s Financial Services Agency is considering launching inspections of regional and second-tier regional banks that are struggling to raise profits from their lending and other core operations and facing difficulties promoting management reforms, it was learned Friday. The business

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7 hurt as car runs into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Kichijoji

October 21, 2017

TOKYO- A car driven by an 85-year-old man ran into pedestrians on a crosswalk in the Kichijoji district of Musashino, Tokyo, on Friday afternoon, injuring seven of them, including a two-year-old boy. The seven were sent to hospital. None of

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Japan developing snow removal vehicles using self-driving techs

October 21, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s transport ministry will speed up work to develop snow removal vehicles using self-driving technologies for trials on expressways starting this winter, officials have said. The ministry plans to test the vehicles on other public roads from fiscal 2018,

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Mothers hail proposed free education, with a pinch of salt

October 21, 2017

TOKYO- One of the key issues for Sunday’s House of Representatives election is whether the consumption tax rate, which stands at 8 pct, should be raised to 10 pct in two years as planned. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe-led Liberal Democratic

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