Tokyo police say 3 high school students under arrest in a telephone fraud case may have withdrawn from ATMs nearly 4 million dollars sent by victims. (NHK)
3 teenagers suspected in $4 million phone fraud
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Japan decides new energy policy that supports use of nuclear power
The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided on a national energy policy Friday that supports the use of nuclear power now and in the future, retracting a nuclear phase-out goal introduced by its predecessor after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster. (Kyodo)
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Tokyo shares end worst week since 2011 earthquake
Tokyo stocks ended their worst single week since the disastrous earthquake-induced fall of three years ago, hurt by a combination of Wall Street weakness, foreign selling and an earnings forecast cut by influential apparel seller Fast Retailing. (Wall Street Journal)
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Google Japan exposes airport security info
The Transport Ministry says that sensitive plans of 2 Japanese international airports, including areas off limits to the public, were posted on the Internet. (NHK)
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Cherry tree from space baffles Japan
A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected - and with very surprising flowers. (The Australian)
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Philip Morris, Lark brands to merge
Philip Morris Japan K.K. plans to integrate the Philip Morris cigarette brand into the Lark brand, informed sources have told Jiji Press. (The Japan News)
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Asao picked as new leader of Your Party
Japanese opposition Your Party picked Secretary-General Keiichiro Asao as its new leader on Friday, after Yoshimi Watanabe stepped down from the post earlier this month to take responsibility for a loan scandal. (Jiji Press)
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Lights dim for Japan's pachinko parlours
It is the familiar background music of every Japanese shopping street: a cacophony of mechanical bleeps and rattles, disgorged along with a plume of cigarette smoke each time the doors of a pachinko parlour open to admit another punter. (ft.com)
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G-20 warns Ukraine crisis will thwart economic growth goal
Group of 20 finance chiefs acknowledged Friday the tottering economic situation in Ukraine threatened by Russia's intervention and any fallout of it as a risk that could hamper their efforts to achieve the economic growth target they set just two months ago. (Kyodo)
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Google left train station blueprints unprotected
Following Google Japan Inc. employees' online leak of sensitive data on international airports, internal information such as the floor plans of JR Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations was similarly found to have been made publicly accessible on the Internet due to overlooked privacy settings, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. (The Japan News)
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Elderly households seen exceeding 40 pct in Japan in 2035
The percentage of households headed by people aged 65 or over is expected to exceed 40 pct in 41 of Japan's 47 prefectures in 2035, a research institute affiliated with the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry estimated Friday. (Jiji Press)
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Uniqlo opens outlet in Berlin
Japan's casual clothing giant Uniqlo has opened its first store in Germany as it makes further inroads into European markets. (NHK)
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G20 eyeing fallout from Ukraine; pushes U.S. on IMF reforms
The world's top economies are monitoring the economic situation in Ukraine for any fallout that may pose risks to economic and financial stability, the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers said on Friday in a final communique. (trust.org)
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Sony calls for unplugging laptops amid overheating
Sony Corp. said Friday that battery overheating has caused burns to three Vaio Fit 11A notebook personal computers. (The Japan News)
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'Galaxy train' aims to boost Tohoku area
East Japan Railway Co. launched a special train service on the JR Kamaishi Line in Iwate Prefecture on Saturday, using a restored C58 steam locomotive in a bid to help revive the local economy hit hard by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (The Japan News)
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600 million dreamers
Mickey Mouse and friends celebrate the 600 millionth visitor to Tokyo Disney Resort's two theme parks (The Japan News)
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Japan minister visits controversial war shrine
A Japanese cabinet minister visited a controversial war shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, in a move that sparked rebukes from South Korea and China, both of whom view it as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.
(The West)
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Anti-whaling ruling saves face for Japan
The international court ruling against Japanese whaling last week may have given the government a convenient political out. (AP)
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Abe, Kennedy ride on maglev train
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy on Saturday experienced a ride on a magnetic levitation train at the Yamanashi Maglev Test Center of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture. (The Japan News)
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Cop commits suicide after killing policewoman
Saitama prefectural police said Saturday that a police officer was found dead after he apparently killed a policewoman to whom he was engaged. (Japan Today)
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