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UN committee urges Japan to ban hate speech

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Members of a United Nations committee examining ethnic discrimination have urged Japan's government to impose legal restrictions on hate speech against Korean residents in Japan. (NHK)

Major banks to cut mortgage rates to lowest levels

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Major banks in Japan are set to cut fixed interest rates on home loans to their lowest levels ever in September. (NHK)

Heavy equipment falls into Fukushima reactor pool

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A 400-kilogram machine part fell into a nuclear fuel pool at Japan's crippled Fukushima plant Friday, the operator said. (Japan Today)

Japan fearing toilet paper panic urges public to stockpile

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Japan's bureaucrats don't want the nation to be caught with its pants down the next time toilet paper supplies run short after a natural disaster. (therakyatpost.com)

Japan councillor's drug trial in China ends

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The Chinese trial of a Japanese city politician for drug trafficking has ended with prosecutors asking for a sentence ranging from 15 years to death, reports said. (asiaone.com)

Japan executes yakuza boss behind three murders

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A yakuza boss convicted of three murders was executed by Japanese authorities Friday, a rare case of a member of the Japanese mafia receiving the death penalty. (Wall Street Journal)

Japan adopts guidelines on measures to reduce child poverty

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The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a set of guidelines for comprehensively promoting measures to reduce child poverty in Japan, which has grown into a serious problem in the advanced economy. (Jiji Press)

Novartis fails to report side effects, fatality

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Novartis Pharma K.K. said it has failed to report to the health ministry at least 2,579 cases of serious side effects, including a fatality, from its drugs for leukemia and other diseases even though its employees were aware of the problems. (The Japan News)

Search continues 10 days after Hiroshima mudslides

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The search continues for people missing in last week's devastating landslides in western Japan. Officials have identified 72 bodies, but 2 people remain missing. (NHK)

30 Okayama schools get postcards threatening to kidnap students

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Police in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, said Saturday that at least 30 elementary schools received postcards this week, in which the sender threatened to kidnap a child. (Japan Today)

Japanese man found dead in Hudson possibly shot in head

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The body of a Japanese man was found floating in the Hudson River last week and may have been shot in the head, according to the New York City Police Department and Consulate General of Japan in New York. (Japan Times)

Tohoku revival festival starts in Paris

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A two-day festival to highlight the charm of Japan's Tohoku region started in a park in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday morning to help reconstruction of the region devastated by the massive earthquake and tsunami some three years ago. (Jiji Press)

Tests of 4K, 8K broadcasts eyed for 2016

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The government plans to start ultrahigh-definition 4K and 8K television broadcasting on broadcast satellite TV channels on a trial basis in 2016 when the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and Paralympics will be held. (The Japan News)

World media rush to report 'Hello Kitty is not a cat'

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Media reports that Sanrio Co.'s popular character Hello Kitty is "not a cat" have swirled across the globe, following a U.S. newspaper story. (Jiji Press)

Abe has informal dinner meeting with India PM

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a 5-day tour of Japan on Saturday with an informal dinner in Kyoto with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (NHK)

High school baseball game lasts 50 innings

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A high school baseball game has ended in the 50th inning after being extended for 3 days. (NHK)

Hiroshima city partially lifts evacuation advisories, orders

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The Hiroshima city government on Sunday lifted evacuation advisories and orders issued for about 106,000 people in the mudslide-hit city. (Kyodo)

Japan porn queens raise thousands of dollars for Aids prevention at 'Boob Aid' charity event

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A group of Japanese porn actresses raised tens of thousands of dollars at the weekend by having their breasts squeezed by fans at a "Boob Aid" charity event for Aids prevention. (straitstimes.com)

Bad summer weather forcing consumers to pay more to eat their vegetables

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Vegetable prices are soaring due to the summer's heavy rains and a lack of sunshine across the nation, making for poorer growing and harvesting conditions than in usual years. (Asahi)

Fukushima No. 1 chief feared nuclear doom for eastern Japan

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The chief of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant said in testimony before his death that he feared the core meltdowns he was trying to contain in March 2011 would cause catastrophic damage to eastern Japan, government documents show. (Japan Times)
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