Holidaymakers crammed bullet trains, flights and highways bound for Tokyo and other cities Sunday as the Golden Week holidays began to wrap up. (Japan Times)
Transport packed as Golden Week U-turn begins
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Can Japan turn to foreign workers?
Japan is the only developed industrial democracy to have become rich without heavily relying on foreign workers during its period of advanced economic growth. The government has followed two basic immigration principles: it welcomed specialised and technical labour while examining carefully the admission of unskilled labour. In practice, this meant Japan welcomed relatively few immigrants. (East Asia Forum)
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Soccer: Socceroos commence preparations for Japan
The Socceroos have commenced preparations for next month's crucial World Cup qualifier against Asian heavyweights Japan as they attempt to rebound from their poor showing against Oman. (watoday.com.au)
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Drunk U.S. serviceman arrested for trespassing in private residence
Police said Monday that a U.S. serviceman stationed at the Yokosuka naval base has been arrested for trespassing after he illegally entered the grounds of a private residence while drunk. (Japan Today)
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Japan, China, S. Korea to launch panel to address PM2.5 air pollution
Japan, China and South Korea basically agreed Sunday to create a trilateral panel of high-ranking officials to address cross-border air pollution, including hazardous particulate matter measuring below 2.5 microns, a Japanese government source said. (Kyodo)
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'Worse than AIDS' - sex 'superbug' discovered in Japan called disaster in waiting
Doctors are warning that a drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea could be more deadly than AIDS, and are urging members of US Congress to spend $54 million for the development of a drug that would fight it. (rt.com)
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Japan, Indonesia support FTA in broader Asia-Pacific
Japanese agriculture minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Indonesian counterpart Suswono on Monday confirmed the two countries' cooperation in establishing a proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP. (Jiji Press)
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Three climbers die in mountaineering accidents
Three climbers were confirmed dead Monday in accidents that occurred over the Golden Week holidays on multiple mountains in Nagano Prefecture, according to police. (Japan Times)
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Author Murakami makes first Japan public appearance in 18 years
Japanese author Haruki Murakami made his first public appearance in his homeland in 18 years on Monday, describing his newest novel, which was an instant-best seller, as a story that takes place in the real world, unlike many of his other novels. (Reuters)
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Nikkei surges almost 3%, tops 14,000 on robust U.S. data, weaker yen
The Nikkei stock index surged almost 3 percent Tuesday morning to top the 14,000 mark and hit its highest level in nearly five years, as investors took heart from better-than-expected U.S. jobs data for April and the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar. (Kyodo)
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Saving Fukuoka's street food
While street food is enjoying a revival in the West thanks to the rise of gourmet food trucks, it's fighting to stay alive in Fukuoka, a city on Japan's Kyushu island. (Wall Street Journal)
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8 year return for snow in Hokkaido city
Snow has settled in the city of Obihiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido for the first time in May in eight years. (NHK)
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Japan reinforces measures against H7N9 bird flu
Japan's health ministry has designated the H7N9 strain of bird flu as an infectious disease to be watched under two relevant laws. (NHK)
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N. Korea moves missiles away from launch site: reports
North Korea has taken two Musudan missiles off launch-ready status and moved them from their position in the eastern part of the country, news media reported Monday. (Kyodo)
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Japanese submersible finds possible signs of legendary Atlantis off Brazil
A large mass of granite has been found on the seabed off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, suggesting a continent may have existed in the Atlantic Ocean, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and the Brazilian government announced. (Japan Times)
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Nikkei jumps 3.6 percent to five-year high led by exporters
The Nikkei average jumped 3.6 percent on Tuesday to break above 14,000 for the first time in nearly five years, with exporters leading the gains after last week's strong U.S. jobs data eased concerns over the health of Japan's major export market. (Reuters)
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Whitebait fishing resumed after nuclear disaster
Fisheries cooperatives in Ibaraki Prefecture have resumed full-scale fishing of whitebait for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011. (NHK)
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Food makers targeting senior citizens
Some Japanese makers of baby food are switching to products for senior citizens. The companies want to tap growing demand amid Japan's declining birthrate and aging population. (NHK)
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Japan to boost farm exports to Indonesia
Japanese officials are looking to export more farm products -- and they're starting with Indonesia. (NHK)
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Ishiba: Japan must still stay vigilant
The secretary general of Japan's ruling party says it is too early to conclude that Pyongyang has abandoned its policy of diplomatic brinkmanship. (NHK)
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