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Organizers blamed for deadly snow mountain accident in March

October 16, 2017

UTSUNOMIYA, TOCHIGI PREF.- A snow mountain accident that killed high school students during mountaineering training in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, in March resulted from a lack of a sense of crisis among organizers, an investigation panel has said. On March 27,

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Ruling coalition to win over 300 seats: Jiji forecast

October 16, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition is poised to win over 300 of the 465 seats in the House of Representatives in the Oct. 22 general election, Jiji Press forecasts showed. Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition

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Kobe Steel scandal may widen as group has over 6,000 partners

October 16, 2017

TOKYO- Kobe Steel Ltd.’s data fraud scandal may ensnare more companies as the group does business with 6,123 companies in Japan, according to a Teikoku Databank Ltd. survey released Monday. On Friday, Kobe Steel said its falsely certified products are

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Parties laying emphasis on online media campaigns

October 16, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese political parties are placing emphasis on online media campaigns in the run-up to Sunday’s election of the House of Representatives, posting campaign videos on their websites and social networking sites to publicize their policy pledges. The Lower House

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New Japanese ambassador arrives in the Philippines

October 15, 2017

Koji Haneda, Ambassador-designate of Japan to the Republic of the Philippines, arrived in Manila on Saturday,  the Japanese Embassy said in a statement. In a brief statement upon his arrival, Haneda pledged to make every effort to promote and enhance

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China formally arrests 2 alleged Japanese spies

October 15, 2017

Beijing- Chinese authorities last month formally arrested two Japanese men who had been detained in the country in March on suspicion of violating antiespionage and national security laws, Japanese diplomats said Friday. The two were among the six Japanese men captured

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Japan bracing for tight supply of flu vaccines

October 15, 2017

Tokyo- Japan may face a shortage of influenza vaccines this winter due to a production delay. The supply volume is currently projected at some 25.28 million units, equivalent to 50.56 million doses, about 1.14 million units lower than the estimated

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Facial recognition gates at Haneda on Wednesday

October 15, 2017

Tokyo- The Justice Ministry on Friday unveiled unmanned facial recognition gates that will be introduced at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on Wednesday to speed up immigration control procedures for the Japanese. The recognition system is capable of judging whether face photographs

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