The Mt. Aso volcano area in Kumamoto Prefecture was designated a Global Geopark, a site with geological heritage of world significance, on Tuesday. (The Japan News)
Mt. Aso area named Global Geopark
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Suica to become usable on ANA domestic flights
All Nippon Airways said Monday that passengers using its domestic routes will be able to pay for their in-flight purchases with East Japan Railway Co.'s Suica electronic money from Oct. 1. (The Japan News)
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Bus driver arrested for attempting to kiss female passenger
Police have arrested a 54-year-old bus driver in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, after he attempted to kiss a female passenger on her forehead against her will. (Japan Today)
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Plane stupid? Japan's air force's scooter gimmick to toast birthday
Japan has produced a novel twist on the traditional flypast - a 'squadron' of plane-shaped scooters whizzing around in formation. (euronews.com)
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Japan, U.S. fail to clinch bilateral TPP deal
Japan and the United States have failed to clinch a much-awaited bilateral agreement seen as crucial for working out a multilateral Pacific Rim free trade deal, both sides said Wednesday. (Kyodo)
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Japan warns US over Boeing 787 battery overheat
Japan Transport Safety Board experts are recommending that US authorities bolster safety inspections following their probe into a battery failure in a US-manufactured passenger jet. (NHK)
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Nikkei rises to fresh 7-year high as weak yen lifts risk appetite
Japan's Nikkei share average rose
to a fresh seven-year high on Thursday as strong U.S. economic
data and continuing yen weakness buoyed investors' risk
appetite, with buying extending beyond exporters to lift all
sectors. (Reuters)
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Guam man sentenced to life for rampage that killed 3 Japanese tourists
A Guam man convicted of killing three Japanese tourists in a crash and stabbing rampage in 2013 was sentenced on Sept. 25 to life in prison. (Asahi)
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Kobe murder suspect says he was too drunk to remember his actions
The man arrested in connection with the murder of a 6-year-old girl in Kobe told police he could not confirm security camera footage that appeared to show him near the girl around the time she disappeared, as he had been drinking, investigative sources said Thursday. (Japan Times)
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Kyushu Electric shuts off renewable suppliers from grid
Kyushu Electric Power Co said on Thursday it would cut access to its grid for renewable energy suppliers, the third of Japan's 10 regional monopolies to place limits on their cleaner energy intake because of network limitations. (Japan Today)
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New rice prices down sharply in Japan
This year's first rice crop has fetched prices sharply lower than last year in Japan, as demand keeps falling while this year's harvest looks better than usual. (Jiji Press)
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Buson painting found after 92 years in limbo
A masterpiece by Yosa Buson (1716-1783), a famous haiku poet and painter in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), has been found 92 years after it went missing. Titled "Shokusando-zu," the work was painted by the artist late in his life. (The Japan News)
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Neighbors call Kobe suspect troublesome
Yasuhiro Kimino, a 47-year-old man arrested Wednesday on suspicion of abandoning the body of a 6-year-old Kobe girl in the city's Nagata Ward, frequently had trouble with neighbors. (The Japan News)
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Japan pledges nearly 10-fold boost in aid for Ebola fight to $45 mil.
Japan will increase its aid to help West African countries fight the Ebola outbreak nearly tenfold to $45 million while also providing more protective equipment, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday. (Kyodo)
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JTSB asks for review of cockpit switch similarity
A resemblance between 2 cockpit switches may have contributed to the upside-down flight of a Boeing 737 passenger jet in Japan 3 years ago. (NHK)
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Chiba woman kills 13-year-old daughter
Police in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 43-year-old woman on suspicion of strangling her 13-year-old daughter. (Japan Today)
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Heavy rain floods Nagoya station
Fire department personnel examine the Higashiyama subway line's Nagoya Station, which was flooded due to heavy rain early Thursday. (The Japan News)
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Abe pledges $50 mil. in humanitarian aid to stem Islamic State crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged $50 million in emergency aid for the Islamic State-induced humanitarian crisis in the Middle East in his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday. (Kyodo)
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Nikkei falls on Wall St weakness, but pension reform hopes limit losses
jJapanese stocks dropped on Friday
as steep falls on Wall Street depressed risk appetite, though it
recovered from session lows as the government reiterated its
commitment to reform the nation's pension fund. (Reuters)
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Dengue fever case suspected in Tokyo's Sumida Ward
The health ministry says that a case of dengue fever is now suspected in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, relatively far from the suspected epicenter of a recent outbreak of the disease. (Japan Times)
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