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Pakistan mangoes exported to Japan after 16 years

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Pakistan has successfully exported mangoes to Japan for commercial purpose after 16 years, said sources. (thenews.com.pk)

Osaka taxi driver found dead at home

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Police said Thursday they are investigating the death of a taxi driver whose body was found at his home in Osaka. (Japan Today)

Emperor applauds Seiji Ozawa concert

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The Japanese Emperor and Empress have applauded a performance of conductor Seiji Ozawa at a concert in Matsumoto City, central Japan. (NHK)

Japan to support 3D printer development

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The Japanese government plans to support domestic makers to develop cost-effective 3D printers. (NHK)

Tepco radioactive flow raises alarm over seafood safety

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Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s revelation that massive amounts of radioactive water are flowing into the Pacific further raised fears about the harm to marine life. (Japan Times)

Japan woman ties herself up to skip work

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A young Tokyo businesswoman tied herself up at home because she did not want to go to work, Japanese media reported Friday. The woman in her 20s was found with her hands and legs bound with ropes and belts at her apartment in the capital's west on Monday, the Sankei Shimbun said. (arabnews.com)

Abe to lead group at Olympic vote

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will lead Tokyo's delegation to Argentina for the Sept. 7 vote on the host city of the 2020 Olympics. (newser.com)

Suzuka to host Japanese Grand Prix until 2018

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Suzuka will continue to host the Japanese Grand Prix until 2018, organizers said on Friday after reaching a deal with Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone. (Japan Today)

Test digging of tainted soil begins at Fukushima N-plant

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Tokyo Electric Power Co. started Friday the test digging of soil contaminated with highly radioactive water that leaked from a storage tank at the utility's disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in northeastern Japan. (Jiji Press)

Japan selects candidate site for linear collider

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A site evaluation committee has recommended a location for the proposed International Linear Collider, if it is built in Japan. (symmetrymagazine.org)

Man falls to death from roof of building; second body found in car

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Police in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, said Friday that a man committed suicide by jumping from the roof of an apartment block, following which officers found another man's body in his car parked nearby. (Japan Today)

Street solicitation to be banned in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward from September

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Shinjuku Ward in Tokyo, home to one of the country's largest nightlife districts, is set to ban any kind of soliciting in the street not only for sex clubs but also karaoke parlors, pubs and bars from September. (Japan Times)

Japan pays final tribute to man who led Fukushima Fifty

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Japan's great and good, prime ministers old and new, joined Yoshida's family and colleagues yesterday in paying a final tribute to the man who died last month after leading the fight against the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the country's worst since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 68 years ago. (Bloomberg)

Glitch identified in aborted Epsilon launch

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Japan's science minister says botched data transmission has been identified as the cause of the aborted launch earlier this week of the new Epsilon rocket. (NHK)

TPP negotiators end Brunei talks

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Chief negotiators from 12 Pacific Rim countries effectively ended their Brunei round of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks on Friday, hailing progress on many issues. (Jiji Press)

Man shows visiting caseworker skeletal remains in closet

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A caseworker visiting a man's home in Tokyo's Edogawa was shown a dead body that he had been hiding in his apartment, police said Friday. (Japan Today)

Asakusa Samba Carnival 2013

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Teams of elaborately attired dancers shake their tail feathers to the beat of Samba, parading down the streets of Tokyo's downtown Asakusa during an annual carnival on Saturday, August 31, 2013. (nipponnews.net)

Kishida, Kerry reaffirm cooperation over Syria

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Top government officials from Japan and the US have agreed to work together to improve the situation in Syria. (NHK)

Bird poop disables 25,000 traffic signals in Nagano

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Police and motorists in Shiojiri and Matsumoto cities in Nagano Prefecture had to deal with nearly a half an hour of dead traffic lights on Aug 28. The cause of this menace was none other than mankind's greatest airborne threat - bird droppings. (Japan Today)

Body of missing school girl found in Mie

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Police have discovered a female body in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, and identified it as that of a missing 15-year-old girl who lost contact with her family on Sunday. (Jiji Press)
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