Japan's farm ministry said Thursday that four major domestic dairy companies will increase production of home-use butter in December by 33 pct from November to 1,846 tons in response to a shortage. (Jiji Press)
Japan dairy firms to increase butter production to cover shortage
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Japan greenhouse gas emissions hit record on N-Plant halts
Greenhouse gas emissions in Japan in fiscal 2013 rose 1.6 pct from the previous year to the equivalent of 1,395 million tons of carbon dioxide, hitting a record high since the statistics began in fiscal 1990, the government said Thursday. (Jiji Press)
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Taxi passenger flees after cutting driver with knife
Police in Hino, Tokyo, are looking for a man who slashed a taxi driver and then fled on Thursday night. (Japan Today)
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Yen weakens against major currencies
The yen turned sharply weaker against major currencies after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to power in late 2012. (NHK)
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Matsuzaka returns to Japan to pitch for Softbank
Daisuke Matsuzaka has signed a contract with the Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League after eight years in Major League Baseball. (Japan Today)
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NTV's Asami Miura ranked most popular female announcer
NTV announcer Asami Miura, 27, has been ranked the most popular female announcer in Japan for the second year in a row according to Oricon Style. (Japan Today)
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Weak yen broadening rift between large and small, rich and poor
The yen's incessant slide is widening the gap between large corporations, which benefit from a soft currency, and smaller businesses and households that will see their finances squeezed. (Nikkei)
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Nobel committee chair hails blue LED success
Prof. Per Delsing of Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics, praised the invention of the blue light-emitting diode, for which the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded this year. (The Japan News)
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Coincident economic index up slightly in Oct.
The composite index of coincident economic indicators for October rose 0.4 point from September, up for the second straight month, thanks to a pickup in production, the Cabinet Office said Friday. (The Japan News)
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JAXA: Asteroid probe flying smoothly
Japan's space agency says its asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 is flying smoothly, completing a critical operation phase that followed the launch. (NHK)
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Cuddly mascots out in force encouraging citizens to vote in Lower House poll
In Okayama Prefecture's push to get voters to the polls, it has enlisted Uracchi, the prefecture's mascot in the image of a demon girl, to conjure up interest in the Dec. 14 Lower House election. (Asahi)
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Wood paddles highlight Japanese, others who made a smash hit in 2014
Tennis star Kei Nishikori just missed out on his first major title in 2014, but he earned another honor, along with three Japanese Nobel laureates, sumo standout Ichinojo from Mongolia, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. (Asahi)
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Children return to Canada, 2nd departure from Japan under Hague pact
Two children who were brought to Japan by their Japanese mother returned to their home in Canada last month under a treaty settling cross-border custody disputes, Foreign Ministry officials said Friday. (Kyodo)
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Asahi shareholders OK resignation of president
Shareholders of The Asahi Shimbun, which came under fire for its reporting on the Yoshida file and so-called comfort women, approved the resignation of Tadakazu Kimura as president of the newspaper during an extraordinary shareholders meeting on Friday. (The Japan News)
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Outgoing Okinawa governor OKs changes to base relocation work
Outgoing Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima approved Friday two of three applications to change construction methods relating to the planned relocation of a key U.S. base within the southernmost Japan prefecture. (Jiji Press)
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Japanese town axes milk from school lunches, debate likely to wage until cows come home
Many Japanese people associate the drink with their childhood, since it’s been served in elementary schools for decades. (rocketnews24.com)
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Osaka yakuza used Google Street View to plan string of thefts
Police from five administrative districts, including Osaka, on Thursday announced the arrest of an organized crime member who utilized a computer mapping application to assist in nearly 200 thefts of brand items, reports the Asahi Shimbun (Dec. 5). (Tokyo Reporter)
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Imperial Household Agency loosens up on access to Osaka burial mound
As part of measured steps toward greater openness, a department of the Imperial Household Agency on Friday guided academics and reporters around a hitherto off-limits megalithic burial mound near Osaka Bay. (Japan Times)
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Airlift to ease Japan french fry shortage
Restaurants in Japan are rushing to secure supplies of french fries after shipment delays from the U.S., with one chain readying to airlift 200 tons of chips. (Japan Today)
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'Black widow' potted plants show traces of cyanide
Japanese police investigating a so-called "Black Widow" who could be behind the deaths of six partners have found traces of cyanide in soil from her potted plants, reports said Friday. (Japan Today)
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