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Centenarians in Japan hit record high for 44th straight year

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Japan's population of centenarians increased by 4,423 from last year to 58,820, hitting a new record for the 44th consecutive year, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Friday. (Jiji Press)

Tokyo dengue outbreak prompts blood donation advisory; 113 infected

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In a move that could exacerbate the already shrinking pool of blood donors, the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRC) is asking people who recently visited Yoyogi Park and other Tokyo parks where mosquitoes are spreading dengue fever to refrain from donating, an official said Friday. (Japan Times)

Makiko Esumi's ex-manager says he acted on his own when spray painting actor's home

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Police say the former manager of actress Makiko Esumi, 47, claims he was not acting on her orders when he spray painted graffiti on the home of former baseball star and actor Kazushige Nagashima, 48. (Japan Today)

Man injures woman with scissors in failed robbery attempt

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Police in Saitama said Friday they have charged a 67-year-old man with assault after he cut a 41-year-old woman with a pair of scissors during a failed robbery attempt in a building parking lot. (Japan Today)

Japan hosts intl. conference on empowering women

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A conference on empowering women opened in Tokyo on Friday with more than 100 female leaders from around the world taking part. (NHK)

Japan to grant long-stay visas for wealthy visitors

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Japan will open its doors wider to wealthy travelers from all over the world starting next April, allowing them to stay for up to one year on a special long-term visa. (Nikkei)

Ex Aum member plans to plea not guilty

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A former member of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, Katsuya Takahashi, plans to plead not guilty to charges related to the deadly 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. (NHK)

Abe: New space development plan within year-end

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has instructed relevant Cabinet ministers to compile a new basic space development program by the end of this year, in the backdrop of a rapidly changing national security environment. (NHK)

ASEM ministers concerned over fragile global growth

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Finance ministers from Asian and European nations on Friday expressed concerns over weak growth of the world economy. (Jiji Press)

World's 1st transplant surgery using iPS cells conducted

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A Japanese research team on Friday successfully transplanted retinal cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells to a woman in her 70s, marking the first time iPS-derived cells have been introduced into a human body through surgery. (Kyodo)

6-year-old girl missing in Kobe

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Hyogo prefectural police on Saturday mobilized 120 officers to search for a 6-year-old girl who has been missing for two days in Kobe. (Japan Today)

Police questioning man over kicking of visually-impaired girl

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Police in Saitama Prefecture said Saturday they are questioning a 44-year-old man over an incident on Sept 8 in which a visually-impaired high school girl was kicked in the leg from behind near JR Kawagoe Station. (Japan Today)

Man arrested for fatally abusing 4-year-old daughter

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Police in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 43-year-old man for fatally abusing his 4-year-old daughter. (Japan Today)

IWC braces for clash over Japanese whale hunts

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Nations will square off in Slovenia this week over the fate of hundreds of whales in the cross hairs of Japanese and Greenland hunters accused of sidestepping a commercial culling ban. (Japan Times)

Danjiri Festival begins in Kishiwada, Osaka

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A centuries-old festival has begun in Osaka, western Japan, with spectators flocking to see massive carts being pulled through the streets at breakneck speeds. (NHK)

Bullet train hits top speed on new line

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Rail officials in Japan are conducting final tests on a new Shinkansen bullet train route before it opens in March. (NHK)

No.2 gang boss surrenders over 1998 murder

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Japanese police have arrested a deputy leader of a major "yakuza" criminal syndicate for his alleged involvement in a murder 16 years ago. (NHK)

S. Korean Foreign Minister Yun meets Japan envoy for 1st time

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South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se and Japanese Ambassador to Seoul Koro Bessho held talks Sunday at a cultural exchange event in Seoul as the two countries struggle to mend strained relations. (Kyodo)

US filmmakers receive 'Cool Japan' awards

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A ceremony for the second "Cool Japan" awards was held at the Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles on Saturday. (NHK)

Sumo: Hakuho collects win on first day of basho

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Yokozuna Hakuho kick-started his bid for a third consecutive Emperor's Cup by smashing Chiyotairyu, but Goeido's debut at ozeki was marked with a defeat on the opening day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sunday. (Japan Times)
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