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Japan passes law banning possession of child pornography

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Japan has finally made the possession of child pornography a punishable offense. The country's upper house of parliament passed a bill Wednesday, which will see people found with explicit images of children jailed for up to year or fined up to $10,000. (CNN)

Shinkansen tops list of 100 Japan postwar innovative techs

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The Shinkansen bullet train system has topped the list of 100 innovative projects, technologies and products that contributed significantly to Japan's economic development in the post-World War II period, a nonprofit organization said Wednesday. (Jiji Press)

Japan Inc. continues to hoard cash despite recovery

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Has Abenomics restored animal spirits to corporate Japan? Not quite, at least according to one important measure. The total amount of cash held by companies in Japan continued to rise during the fiscal year ended March 31, reaching a record Y232 trillion, or about $2.3 trillion, according to data released Wednesday by the Bank of Japan. (Wall Street Journal)

Household assets rise for 5th year, up 3.3%

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Financial assets held by households as of March 31 rose 3.3 percent from a year earlier to Y1.63 quadrillion, hitting a record high for the end of a fiscal year, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday. (The Japan News)

Japan v Greece: World Cup 2014 match preview

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The bottom two sides in Group C meet on Thursday in Natal in a must-win game for both. Neither manager has any need to make changes, but both might want to tinker as they go in search of a win. (telegraph.co.uk)

Japan, N. Korea to hold abduction talks soon

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Japan will hold talks with North Korea soon on the issue of Pyongyang's abductions of Japanese nationals, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday. (Kyodo)

SoftBank unveils Android-like OS for robots

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Billionaire Masayoshi Son wants to create Android for robots. A unit of Son's SoftBank Corp. has unveiled an operating system that purports to offer a way to control robots just as Google Inc.'s software runs smartphones and tablets. (Japan Times)

Fukushima rice causes no internal radiation exposure: study

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Rice produced in Fukushima Prefecture has led to no measurable internal exposure to radiation in children, University of Tokyo Prof. Ryugo Hayano said Wednesday. (Jiji Press)

American man arrested over theft of car with children in back seat

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Police have arrested a 43-year-old American man on suspicion of stealing a car with two children in the back seat from the parking lot of a convenience store in Ome, Tokyo, on June 15. (Japan Today)

TEPCO to transfer unused fuel rods to new location

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The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant will alter its plan to transfer the fuel rods from the number 4 damaged reactor building. Some fuel rods will be stored at a new location in the plant. (NHK)

Nikkei ends at nearly 5-month high on hopes for economic recovery

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The Nikkei stock index rose for the third consecutive day to end at nearly a five-month high Thursday, bolstered by upbeat market sentiment amid speculation U.S. monetary easing will remain in place for some time to back an economic recovery. (Nikkei)

Japan, U.S. agree to cooperate over Iraq

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Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry agreed Thursday to cooperate in ensuring stability in the escalating sectarian conflict in Iraq, according to the Foreign Ministry. (Kyodo)

Minister retracts controversial comments on Fukushima nuclear crisis

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Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara retracted on Thursday controversial remarks he made earlier this week suggesting payments to local authorities would ultimately settle the issue of where to store nuclear-contaminated soil from crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture, after opposition parties demanded his resignation. (Kyodo)

S. Korea plans live-fire exercise off Takeshima: Suga

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South Korea has given Japan advance notice that it will carry out a live-fire exercise off Takeshima, a group of disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday. (Jiji Press)

Sony shareholders criticize executives

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Sony shareholders have criticized the company's executives after it announced losses for the second year in a row. The management promised to change Sony's money-losing structure. (NHK)

LDP scraps plan to regulate Bitcoin

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A special committee set up by Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided Thursday to scrap a plan to regulate the bitcoin virtual currency. (Jiji Press)

Anne Frank book vandalizer may not be charged

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Prosecutors may not indict a man arrested for vandalizing several hundred books related to Anne Frank in Tokyo. (NHK)

Japan held to a goalless draw by 10-man Greece

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Greece held on for a goalless draw against Japan in Natal on Thursday, ensuring Colombia will play in the round of 16 in Brazil. (Daily Star)

Line urges password changes as police probe hacking

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Smartphone messenger application Line, which has hundreds of millions of users across Asia, on Thursday urged people to change their passwords as Japanese police investigated the hacking of hundreds of accounts. (Japan Today)

Universal's new Harry Potter park: 1 ride, 7 shops

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Harry Potter fans helped increase attendance by 50 percent at Universal Orlando Resort in the past few years, and interest in a second Harry Potter park opening there July 8 could keep numbers going up. But even if the new park doesn't lead to the surge in visitors that accompanied the original Harry Potter park, Universal's cash registers will surely be ringing. (Japan Today)
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