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Japan festival renamed after fit-again maestro Ozawa

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Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, who overcame a battle with cancer, brushed aside the idea of his death Monday as a premier classical music festival was renamed after him. (Japan Today)

Japan's economy in recovery mode, says Suga

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says that Japan's economic recovery remained underway, citing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" economic policies as a major factor. (Japan Today)

Yamanaka team finds retroviruses' key roles in creating iPS cells

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Certain retroviruses play important roles in creating induced pluripotent stem cells, a team of researchers led by Kyoto University Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, a Nobel laureate for inventing iPS cells, has found. (Jiji Press)

Typhoon Nakri leaves one dead in Japan

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Typhoon Nakri left a man dead in the western Japan region of Shikoku, where over 500,000 residents were told to evacuate due to heavy rain, local authorities said Monday. (Jiji Press)

80 trees at risk of harming Nikko properties

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About 80 trees are at risk of falling down and damaging cultural properties in the UNESCO World Heritage-designated "Shrines and Temples of Nikko," due to rotten trunks or other problems, according to a recent survey. (The Japan News)

Japan to check domestic halal standards, compliance

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In response to a growing number of Muslim visitors, Japan will survey the nation's halal certification process to help ensure that halal food offered by domestic restaurants complies with Islamic tenets. (Nikkei)

Voluntary checks on airport staff

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The transport ministry has decided to request that airport business operators voluntarily run criminal background checks on employees before issuing entry permits to restricted areas at airports. (The Japan News)

Ex-Inagawa-kai members admit killing, cutting up fellow gangster 2 years ago

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Two former organized crime members serving prison terms for a number of thefts admitted to Tokyo Metropolitan Police that they had killed a fellow gang member and buried his body, it was revealed on Sunday, reports the Yomiuri Shimbun (Aug. 4). (Tokyo Reporter)

New Jersey City unveils 'comfort women' monument

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Union City of New Jersey on Monday unveiled a monument dedicated to so-called "comfort women," who were forced to serve as prostitutes for Japanese soldiers in the wartime. (Jiji Press)

Japan police panel calls for tougher penalties on stalking

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An expert panel commissioned by Japan's National Police Agency called Tuesday for tougher punishment on stalking and a ban on stalking behavior that uses social networking sites and on hanging around victims under the antistalking law. (Jiji Press)

Child abuse cases reach record 73,765

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A record 73,765 cases of child abuse were brought to the attention of 207 child consultation centers across the nation in fiscal 2013, according to a preliminary report released Monday by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry. (The Japan News)

Japan tests facial recognition system at airports

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Tests for a facial recognition system were launched at two international airports in the Tokyo area on Monday, as part of efforts to smooth immigration control procedures going into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Jiji Press)

DNA at Niigata murder scene links suspect to 2 other homicides

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Niigata prefectural police say that the suspect in the murder of a woman in Shibata, Niigata Prefecture, has been linked by DNA to two other murder cases. (Japan Today)

Woman's corpse found in box on Tochigi slope

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The body of a woman in her 20s or 30s was found in a corrugated carton placed on a slope in the city of Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, according to police. (Japan Times)

Is Toyota's new hydrogen car about to 'change society'?

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Increasingly stringent environmental regulations in major markets are spurring automakers to develop a new generation of green cars. Toyota Motor, which led the way in popularizing hybrids, is now positioning itself as the company that will bring hydrogen-fueled, zero-carbon-emission vehicles into the mainstream. (Nikkei)

Japan's shift to allow collective self-defense historic: white paper

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Japan's recent reinterpretation of its Constitution to enable it to engage in collective self-defense has historic significance as the country seeks to bolster its security role and deter emerging threats, a white paper on defense said Tuesday. (Kyodo)

Nikkei edges down as weak yen trend pauses; majors' earnings awaited

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Japan's Nikkei share average edged down in choppy trade on Tuesday morning, extending its declines into a fourth day as the weak yen trend paused, while the market awaited clues from Japanese corporate earnings such as Toyota Motor Corp. (Reuters)

Ceremony held on 70th anniversary of Cowra breakout

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A ceremony was held on Tuesday for the victims of the 1944 breakout of Japanese prisoners of war from a detention camp in Cowra, southeastern Australia. (Jiji Press)

McDonald's says China food scandal hurting regional results

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McDonald's Corp said its business has been hurt by China's latest food scare that forced restaurants in the region to temporarily pull meat items from menus. (Reuters)

Asahi Shimbun admits errors in past 'comfort women' stories

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The Asahi Shimbun admitted Tuesday to serious errors in many articles on the "comfort women" issue, retracting all stories going back decades that quoted a Japanese man who claimed he kidnapped about 200 Korean women and forced them to work at wartime Japanese military brothels. (Japan Times)
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