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Wounded Abe grapples with tax jinx after BOJ easing move

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Back in April when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raised the consumption tax, he was betting he could break a jinx that has doomed leaders who took similar action to losing their jobs. (Japan Times)

Japan's whisky is named 'best in world'

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Japan has given the Scotch whisky industry a 'wake up call' - after a single malt from the Far East was named the best in the world. (dailymail.co.uk)

Dry cell-powered train travels 8.5 km

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A cardboard train powered by dry cell batteries on Sunday succeeded in traveling 8.5 kilometers in two hours with about 10 passengers aboard. (The Japan News)

Haneda flights over Tokyo nearer reality

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Progress is being made in plans that would allow flights of large aircraft to and from Haneda Airport to fly over the center of Tokyo. (The Japan News)

Panel warns of negative growth from 2040s

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Japan's economic growth rate may turn negative from the 2040s if the nation's birthrate does not recover and the productivity of its workers does not improve, according to a government panel on the aging and declining population. (The Japan News)

Yen's slide continues as BOJ ramps up easing

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The Japanese currency continued its decline against the dollar as the Bank of Japan's new round of stimulus pushed the yen to a seven-year low against the greenback. (Nikkei)

Fierce competition being waged among Tsukiji sushi restaurants

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Wielding a Japanese sword-like long kitchen knife, Kiyoshi Kimura slices a big bluefin tuna into delectable pieces in a sushi restaurant in the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo, delighting his customers. (Asahi)

92-year-old man arrested for attempting to kill 83-year-old wife

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Police in Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, said Monday they have arrested a 92-year-old man on a charge of attempted murder after he strangled his 83-year-old wife with a necktie. (Japan Today)

Man stabbed on Saitama street; suspect turns himself in at koban

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A 37-year-old man was stabbed in the back by a man who then turned himself in at a koban (police box) near JR Omiya Station in Saitama, police said Monday. (Japan Today)

Missing tourist, Atsumi Yoshikubo, could lessen visits from Japan

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Staff at the Northern Frontier Visitors Centre expect the news of a missing Japanese tourist will have an impact on future tourism from Japan. (cbc.ca)

Emperor bestows Order of Culture awards

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Japan's Emperor Akihito has awarded this year's Order of Culture, the nation's highest honor, to outstanding citizens. (NHK)

49 manhole covers blown into the air in Tokyo's Shinagawa

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Residents and passersby in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward got a fright Sunday afternoon after 49 manhole covers were blown up into the air by what police believe was a gasoline explosion. (Japan Today)

Canada ends search for missing Japanese woman, seen dead

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Canadian police said Tuesday that they have ended their search for a Japanese woman who went missing in Yellowknife late last month, believing she has been dead for some reasons. (Jiji Press)

Ex-yakuza bilked out of Y1 billion in Recruit listing

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On October 16, investors applauded the initial public offering of staffing company Recruit Holdings, raising its shares by more than seven percent on its first day of trading. (Tokyo Reporter)

Chiba police arrest cop on charges of theft

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A police officer has been arrested after breaking into an apartment in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, and stealing a video camera, cash and other items worth 130,000 yen. (Japan Today)

Kuroda voices resolve on 2% inflation target

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Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda on Wednesday expressed strong determination to achieve the central bank's inflation target of 2 percent as quickly as possible. (The Japan News)

Top court OKs sale of Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo

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The Supreme Court has approved the sale of the headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, to the real estate firm that won a court-led auction for the land and building in Tokyo, it was learned Wednesday. (Jiji Press)

Asahi Shimbun president to resign

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The president of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun says he will resign in mid-November to take responsibility for the recent retractions of articles as being false. (NHK)

Monkey with progeria discovered

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A research team of Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute announced it had discovered the world's first Japanese macaque monkey suffering from progeria, a disease that causes rapid, early aging. Until this discovery, humans were the only primates considered to suffer from this disease. (The Japan News)

Coast Guard on alert over Chinese boats

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Japan's Coast Guard is urging Chinese fishing boats near the Ogasawara Islands to stay away from the islands' ports. Chinese vessels have been suspected of poaching coral in Japanese waters. (NHK)
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