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Defendant brandishes knives in Sendai court

June 16, 2017

SENDAI, MIYAGI PREF.- A defendant on trial at Sendai District Court in northeastern Japan on Friday suddenly took out knives, climbed over a barrier into the visitors’ gallery and attacked police officers. Two male officers of the Miyagi prefectural police

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Takata to file for bankruptcy protection

June 16, 2017

Tokyo- Takata Corp. hit by a massive global air bag recall, is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection under the Japanese civil rehabilitation law as early as this month, informed sources said Friday. Takata’s liabilities to be left following the possible

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Idea to scrap EU tariffs on Japanese cars in 7 yrs under study

June 16, 2017

Tokyo- Japan and the European Union are considering the idea of the EU’s 10 pct tariffs on Japanese passenger cars being eliminated in about seven years after their envisaged economic partnership agreement takes effect, Jiji Press has learned. The two sides

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Hiroshima mayor strongly calls for adoption of nuke ban treaty

June 16, 2017

NEW YORK- Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Thursday strongly called for the adoption of a treaty to legally ban nuclear weapons during the second session of a UN conference for negotiations on the pact that runs through July 7. “I

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Mothers more respected than fathers in Japan

June 16, 2017

Tokyo- More children in Japan respect their mothers than those who admire their fathers for the first time since 1997, according to a survey conducted by major Japanese ad agency Hakuhodo Inc. Ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday, the result comes

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Abe denies influence over Kake University plan

June 16, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday denied that he had exercised influence to allow the Kake Educational Institution, headed by a personal friend of his, to launch a university department of veterinary medicine in a national strategic deregulation zone

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Japan promulgates Emperor abdication law

June 16, 2017

Tokyo- A special Japanese law allowing the abdication of Emperor Akihito was promulgated on Friday. The legislation, enacted on June 9, stipulates that it will take effect within three years of its promulgation and that the Emperor will step down on

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Over 15,000 dementia sufferers go missing in 2016

June 15, 2017

TOKYO- The number of dementia sufferers who went missing in 2016 rose by 3,224 from the previous year to 15,432, police said Thursday. The figure hit a record high for the fourth straight year. The survey by the National Police Agency

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