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Bank of Japan nominees mix bold policies with caution

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The Japanese government's nominees for the Bank of Japan's two deputy governors offered contrasting policy views on Tuesday, as one described a bold path to meet an inflation target and the other often declined to commit to unconventional policy steps. (Reuters)

World's oldest woman turns 115 in Japan

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The world's oldest woman celebrated her 115th birthday on Tuesday in a Japanese nursing home with her favorite mackerel sushi dish on the menu. (inquirer.net)

Online archive for March 2011 disasters to open Thursday

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The Japanese internal affairs ministry said Tuesday that it will open a Web site Thursday to allow people to search for photos and video clips related to the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters. (Jiji Press)

Japan coastguards arrest Chinese fishing boat captain in territorial row

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Coastguards in Japan on Tuesday arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat in a region involved in an increasingly bitter territorial dispute between the two countries. (telegraph.co.uk)

Tokyo real estate tycoon arrested for tax evasion

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Public prosecutors arrested Tokyo real estate tycoon Genshiro Kawamoto on Tuesday on charges of evading some 800 million yen in corporate taxes. (Jiji Press)

Tokyo 2020: Olympic committee checks out Japan's bid

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed IOC inspectors to Tokyo on Monday, March 4, and said the Japanese capital's bid to host the 2020 Olympics was "second to none." (twincities.com)

Japan man dies after hospitals reject him 36 times

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A 75-year-old Japanese man died after 25 hospitals refused to admit him to their emergency rooms 36 times over two hours, citing lack of beds or doctors to treat him, an official said Tuesday. (AFP)

Kumamoto 1st in Japan to issue PM2.5 warning

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The Kumamoto prefectural government has become Japan's first municipality to issue a warning over air pollution caused by PM2.5 under provisional state guidelines introduced last week. (Jiji Press)

Iwakuni residents protest Osprey drills

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Residents of Iwakuni City in western Japan have protested planned low-altitude flight drills of Osprey transport aircraft. (NHK)

Panasonic selling Tokyo building as part of turnaround

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Panasonic Corp. is selling a building in Tokyo for about 50 billion yen ($537 million) as the electronics maker tries to recover from losses of more than 1.3 trillion yen in the past two years. (BusinessWeek)

Onodera: China defense budget needs transparency

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Japan's defense minister has urged China to disclose the contents of its defense budget and increase transparency. (NHK)

Crown prince leaves for New York for UN conference

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has left for New York to attend a UN conference on water and disasters. He is to become the first member of Japan's imperial family to take part in a meeting at the United Nations headquarters. (NHK)

Samsung set to buy 3% stake in Sharp: report

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South Korean electronics giant Samsung is set to buy a three-percent stake in struggling Japanese rival Sharp via a capital increase, a press report said Tuesday, a deal that would give Samsung greater access to smartphone and tablet computer screens. (AFP)

Man stabs neighbor in leg, slashes face over noise dispute

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A 48-year-old man in Kawasaki has been arrested for the attempted murder of his 51-year-old neighbor over a noise disturbance, police said Tuesday. (Japan Today)

Radiation in Fukushima 80km zone falls by 40%

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Government officials say radiation levels within 80 kilometers of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant decreased by 40 percent in the 12 months leading up to November, 2012. (NHK)

Toyota i-Road city concept revealed ahead of Geneva

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Toyota has unveiled a new three-wheeled i-ROAD city concept EV at the Geneva Motor Show this week. Billed as a Personal Mobility Vehicle (PMV), the i-ROAD features a tandem two seat configuration similar to Renault's Twizzy EV production model. (themotorreport.com.au)

Tokyo court says vote disparity in 2012 election unconstitutional

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The Tokyo High Court ruled Wednesday that the 2.34 times disparity in the weight of votes seen in a single-seat constituency in Tokyo in a House of Representatives election last December is unconstitutional. (Kyodo)

Japan and US agree on auto exemptions in free trade pact

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Tokyo and Washington have agreed on exemptions for the auto industry in a mooted Pacific-wide free trade pact, as Japan readies to announce its entry into negotiations, reports said on Wednesday. (israelnationalnews.com)

Monument to 'miracle' pine tree unveiled in Japan

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A monument to the so-called miracle pine tree, the only one to remain standing among tens of thousands on a beach inundated by the 2011 tsunami, was unveiled in the Japanese city of Rikuzentakata on Wednesday. (Voice of Russia)

Japan, S.Korea leaders affirm cooperation over N.Korea

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South Korea's new president Park Geun-Hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held telephone talks Wednesday and agreed to co-operate on their reaction to North Korea's latest nuclear test last month. (Channel NewsAsia)
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