A hotel cleaner in Japan was crushed to death in front of her colleague when she stepped into a moving elevator, police say. (Times Live)
Elevator crushes hotel cleaner in Japan
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High turnover seen in education, food fields
Nearly 50 percent of employees in the education and food industries quit their jobs within three years of graduating from university, according to a government survey.
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Yahoo Japan to sell genetic test kit to general public
Internet giant Yahoo Japan Corp. will market to the general public a medical test kit intended to help individuals identify their genetic risk for contracting various diseases, officials said Thursday. (Japan Times)
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Japanese designers join Beijing fashion show
Leading designers from Japan, China and South Korea have taken part in a fashion show in Beijing.
China's Ministry of Culture sponsored the show on Wednesday to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the People's Republic of China and Japan and the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties with South Korea. (NHKReloaded)
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Reconstruction from Japan's disaster: A pile of pork
WHEN a huge emergency budget was enacted in June 2011, a few months after Japan's triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, at the last minute a line was jotted in, saying that the funds were not just for reconstruction. They were to "revitalise Japan". (The Economist)
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Mizuho transfer laid to 'phishing'
Money is suspected to have been transferred illegally from the account of a Mizuho Bank customer who was banking online, one of a growing number of "phishing" scams in Japan, bank officials said Thursday. (Japan Times)
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Aum carry-overs get routine security shakedown
Public Security Intelligence Agency officials Thursday began inspecting 21 facilities run by Aleph, the group formerly known as Aum Shinrikyo, whose founder and senior cultists face the gallows for the cult's 1995 sarin attack on Tokyo's subway system. (Japan Times)
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Toyota's China sales dive over isle row
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its sales in China nearly halved in October compared with the same month a year earlier, the second consecutive month it has suffered a steep fall. (Japan Times)
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9 gasoline stations hit during 4-hour robbery spree in Saitama
Police said Thursday they are looking for two men who are suspected of robbing nine gasoline stations in Saitama Prefecture during a 4-hour period on Wednesday morning. (Japan Today)
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Fast Retailing opens multi-brand store in Ginza
Clothing retail giant Fast Retailing on Friday opens its first multi-brand store, Uniqlo Marche Printemps Ginza. (Japan Today)
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Clinton warned of military danger in China-Japan dispute
The festering dispute between China and Japan over five uninhabited islands could spin out of control unless the countries improve their communication with each other, according to a confidential report submitted to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week by a delegation of former U.S. officials. (BusinessWeek)
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Japan kicks off winter energy-saving campaign
Japan began imploring people to wrap up for its "warmbiz" winter energy-saving campaign on Thursday, despite Tokyo basking in warm sunshine. (mysinchew.com)
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Japan man gives rare account of disaster
The operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that went into a tsunami-triggered meltdown knew the risks from highly radioactive water at the site but sent in crews without adequate protection or warnings, a worker says in a legal complaint. (news.com.au)
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Japan cable TV giant enters electricity biz
Cable television company Jupiter Telecommunications Company (JCOM) will start providing condominium residents with electricity from December, which it says will be up to 10 percent cheaper than those of regular power companies. (ZDNet)
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Japan machinery orders fall more than forecast on exports
Japan's machinery orders fell more than expected in September as slowing global demand hurts exports, while the nation's current account surplus narrowed to its lowest level for the month since at least 1985. (BusinessWeek)
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Japan's current account surplus shrinks by 68.7%
Japan's current account surplus shrank 68.7 percent in September from a year earlier, hit by lower exports and falling returns on overseas investment, official data showed Thursday. (The West)
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Sony's Japanese songs sold on iTunes
Sony said Thursday that music by its Japanese artists was now available on Apple's iTunes store, in an apparent strategy shift by the Japanese firm to cash in on soaring demand for online music. (The Standard)
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Mochi ice cream producer Frances Hashimoto dies
Frances Hashimoto, a Little Tokyo business and civic leader whose Los Angeles company popularized the Japanese-style treat known as mochi ice cream, has died. She was 69. (abcnews.go.com)
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Vogue Hommes Japan folds
Men's style bible Vogue Hommes Japan will cease publication following its autumn/winter 2012 issue. The magazine was launched in September 2008 as the Japanese counterpart to the long-running and highly-respected L'Uomo Vogue , the Italian Vogue for men. (telegraph.co.uk)
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Asia stocks drop as U.S. fiscal issues loom
Asia stocks dropped on Thursday, as the conclusion of the U.S. election stoked fears about upcoming fiscal challenges for Washington and potential fallout for Asian economies. (MarketWatch)
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