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Government adopts safety plan for children

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The government on Friday adopted a basic policy on safety education at schools for the next five years, with the goal of minimizing harm to children in the event of natural disasters and other situations. (Yomiuri)

3 crested ibis chicks confirmed safe by ministry

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The Environment Ministry has confirmed that the three newly hatched crested ibis chicks in Niigata Prefecture, are in good condition even after the recent approach of a predatory crow. (Yomiuri)

Japan sea sediments tell of past 'Tohoku quakes'

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Previous earthquakes that rivalled the March 2011 Tohoku tremor in size may be recorded in sediment samples just recovered from the seafloor off Japan. A German-led scientific cruise obtained the cores from 16 different locations, some of them at a water depth of 7.5km. (BBC)

Putting a number on Japan's happiness

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Last November, Japan got a visit from the King and Queen of Bhutan, a nation known for its index of gross national happiness, or GNH. Not to be outdone, Japan's Minister of National Strategy, Economic and Fiscal Policy, Motohisa Furukawa, announced soon after that Japan would develop its own GNH index, the results of which might be used to boost another three-letter standard of a country's health - GNP. (Wall Street Journal)

High court OK's sale of drugs online

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The Tokyo High Court has ruled illegal a health ministry ordinance regulating online drug sales, abandoning an earlier ruling by the Tokyo District Court and recognizing two plaintiff companies' right to sell drugs on the Internet. One of the plaintiffs is kenko.com Inc., the nation's leading online drug retailer. (Yomiuri)

Foreign buyers snap up land / Survey shows many people use Japanese names to hide acquisitions

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At least 1,100 hectares of mountain forest and other land have been acquired by foreigners, with Hokkaido providing the lion's share, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey. The survey discovered 63 land transactions involving foreign purchasers, but Japanese names were apparently used to disguise many of the deals, a subterfuge not recognized by local governments. (Yomiuri)

Law to amend postal privatization enacted; share sales deadline removed

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The Diet on Friday enacted a bill to amend the law on privatizing the nation's postal services. The law previously required Japan Post Holdings Co. to sell all equity stakes in its two wholly owned financial units--Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance Co.--by the end of September 2017. (Yomiuri)

U.N. OKs Japan's claim to extend continental shelf in Pacific

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The U.N. commission on seabed claims has adopted a recommendation allowing Japan to extend its continental shelf areas in the western Pacific, government officials said Saturday. The U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has recognized around 310,000 square kilometers as part of Japan's continental shelf, equivalent to about 82 percent of the country's total land area, the officials said. (Mainichi)

City official accused of forcing teen girls to send obscene photos

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Under suspicion of violating the law against juvenile porno, Ochiai Koji, a staff member of Narashi city in Chiba Prefecture who works at an elementary school within the city, was arrested. He is also suspected of forcing a 15 year old girl in who lives in Kanagawa prefecture to take 4 naked and other obscene pictures and send it to his mobile phone which he saved. (tbsnews)

Manager arrested for forcing elementary students to recruit customers

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The manager at a girls bar in Minami Osaka was arrested for forcing a 6th year elementary student to work for him. He was arrested for suspicion of violating the Labor standards act. (tbsnews)

Yakuza boss arrested in Philippines

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The boss of a yakuza gang and his wives were arrested for suspicions of operating a Philippine pub without a license. The 3 accused, Yakuza gang boss Ito Ukatsuhiko and his wives Maria Ito and Koldova Mercedes, were suspected of running a Philippine pub in the Adachi ward of Tokyo without a license. (FNN)

Japan, ASEAN vow to complete trade 'roadmap'

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Ministers from Japan and Southeast Asia agreed to complete a "roadmap" in August to double trade in 10 years between the world's third largest economy and the rapidly developing region. (AFP)

Massive landslide in Hokkaido leaves railway tracks hanging in midair

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Services on a train line here have been seriously disrupted after a massive landslide along a railway embankment, probably due to snowmelt, left part of the line's tracks hanging in the air. (Mainichi)

Baseball: 'Rock star' Yu Darvish set to make Toronto debut

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After Yu Darvish's first three major-league starts, Blue Jays fans would be forgiven for smugly dreaming up words that rhymed with "BUST" to write on the handmade signs they planned to bring to the Rogers Centre this week. (The Star)

As Japan strains to care for elderly, sacrifices begin

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The ominous demographics of this aging nation have long been seen by Japanese as a distant concern, not a present-day one. But that mind-set is being called into question by a prime minister who says that a crisis requiring immediate sacrifices has already begun. (Washington Post)

Olympics: Japan hammer champ relishes Olympic challenge

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Japan's world hammer throw champion Koji Murofushi has said he is thrilled at the chance of competing for a second Olympic gold this year, and may even continue his career until the next Games. (Bangkok Post)

Obama to discuss security, economy with Japanese leader

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President Barack Obama will host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda this weekend in Washington, DC, where they will discuss a variety of issues ranging from regional and international security concerns to the global economy. (rttnews.com)

Ozawa prosecution mulls appeal

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Following the not-guilty ruling in the trial against former Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa, the focus has shifted to whether lawyers serving as prosecutors in the case will appeal the outcome. (Yomiuri)

Rainy season kicks off in Okinawa

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Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday became the first area in the nation to enter the rainy season, the weather agency said. The season began 11 days earlier than average and two days earlier than last year, the Meteorological Agency said, adding that the stretch of heavy precipitation usually ends around June 23. (Japan Times)

Foreigners to start getting notices for new registry system

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Foreign residents will start receiving government notices in May asking them to confirm their identities before the residence registration system for foreigners is merged with the national one in July, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said. (Japan Times)
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