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Police confirm 114 “JK” biz outlets featuring schoolgirls

September 28, 2017

TOKYO- At least 114 outlets of so-called JK business, in which high school and other girls dressed in school uniforms, swimsuits and other costumes treat customers, were in operation as of the end of June, it was learned Thursday. A

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Abe vows to keep tackling North Korea abduction issue

September 28, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stressed on Thursday his determination to keep up efforts to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea. At a meeting with Shigeo Iizuka, the 79-year-old leader of the Association of Families

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Japan mulling 1,000-yen departure tax

September 28, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s government and ruling camp are considering charging a tax of 1,000 yen per head to all people leaving the country, in order to secure financial resources for tourism, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The new departure tax will likely

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Top court finds 2016 Upper House poll constitutional

September 28, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the House of Councillors election in July 2016 was constitutional in terms of the maximum vote-value disparity. In the election for the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, the value of one

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Lower House dissolved for general election

September 28, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s House of Representatives was dissolved Thursday for a general election in which voters will decide whether to allow Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to stay on after nearly five years since his return to power. At a cabinet meeting,

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Eating fish reduces risk of depression: research

September 27, 2017

TOKYO- People who often eat fish, including so-called blue-backed fish such as saury, face a lower risk of suffering depression than those consuming less, a team of researchers from institutes including Japan’s National Cancer Center has said. In its research

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S. Korea backs plan to build comfort women monument

September 27, 2017

SEOUL- A spokesman of South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday defended the government’s plan to build a monument for so-called comfort women at a national cemetery in Cheonan in the central part of the country. The South Korean government’s stance

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New guidelines for quake disaster management unveiled

September 27, 2017

TOKYO- The Japanese government on Tuesday unveiled new guidelines for disaster management measures on a possible powerful earthquake along the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast from central to southwestern Japan. Under the new guidelines, the Japan Meteorological Agency will

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