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Visa requirements for Chinese to be eased

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Japan will ease requirements for issuing multiple-entry visas for Chinese people from Jan. 19, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. (The Japan News)

Japan to set FY 2015 general-account budget at around 96.9 trillion yen

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The Japanese government and ruling coalition are in the final stage of talks to set the scale of general-account spending at around 96.9 trillion yen in the initial budget proposal for fiscal 2015, informed sources said Thursday. (Jiji Press)

Court again rejects death-row inmate's plea for retrial over 1961 wine poisoning case

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A court dismissed again Friday a plea by a death-row inmate for a retrial on a wine poisoning case in which five women were killed in Nabari in the central prefecture of Mie in 1961. (The Japan News)

Why did Japanese people stop performing seppuku?

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Seppuku, a highly ritualized form of suicide that involved cutting one's own stomach, was once part of the bushido samurai code, and considered an honorable way to die and, until the 20th century, was quite common. So what happened? Why did this practice die out? (io9.com)

Japan launches cyber-security task force

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Japan's government has launched a cyber-security task force. Hacking attacks are a key concern as Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. (NHK)

Young adults prepare for Coming-of-Age Day on Monday

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On Monday, if you are out and about in Japan, you'll see many young people dressed in their best; the girls especially will look pretty in their kimono. That's because Monday is Coming-of-Age Day (成人の日) - when young Japanese who turned 20 during the previous year or will do so before March 31 this year are officially recognized as adults. (Japan Today)

College athlete wins 'luckiest man' shrine race

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A college athlete has won the annual "luckiest man" race at a shrine in Nishinomiya, western Japan. (NHK)

No. of 110 calls not for emergencies topped 2 mil in 2014, NPA says

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The National Police Agency says that there were more than 2 million calls made to 110 last year across Japan, which were not categorized as being an emergency. (Japan Today)

Japan to help India construct new state capital

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Sumitomo Corp. and other Japanese corporations, with support from the government of Japan, will finance and build infrastructure for the new capital city that the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh aims to build by 2024. (Nikkei)

Skymark occupancy rate hits 4-year low

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Skymark Airlines said its overall seat occupancy rate in December fell to 54.5 percent, down 5.6 percentage points from a year before. The figure was the lowest level for the month since 2010. (The Japan News)

Sumo: Hakuho impresses on opening day

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Yokozuna Hakuho launched his bid to seize sole possession of the record for all-time championships with a technically sound if not dominant win over Tochiozan on the first day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. (Japan Times)

Ruling bloc-backed candidate beaten in Saga governor election

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A candidate supported by the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition was defeated in Sunday's closely contested gubernatorial election in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, possibly dealing a blow to the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Jiji Press)

Haneda's Y1 bil. bird strike prevention system a failure

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A Y1 billion radar-equipped system set up by the transport ministry as a "surefire" way to prevent bird strikes at Haneda Airport in Tokyo is doing little to achieve its intended aim, it has been found. (The Japan News)

Foreign capital pouring into Japanese real estate market

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Foreign companies roughly tripled purchases of real estate in Japan last year, driven by the weaker yen and expectations of a market recovery on the back of higher corporate earnings and the 2020 Olympic Games. (Nikkei)

Giant kite flown to celebrate coming-of-age

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Today, January 12th, is a national holiday in Japan... Coming-of -Age Day. One day earlier, young men and women who turn 20 flew a giant kite in Higashiomi City, in the central part of the country. (NHK)

Government projects 1.5% real GDP growth for FY15

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The government adopted economic projections for fiscal 2015 from April at a Cabinet meeting Monday, estimating year-on-year real growth of 1.5 percent in the nation's gross domestic product. (The Japan News)

Park says she is open to 'meaningful' summit with Abe

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South Korean President Park Geun Hye said Monday she is open to a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe but that an environment should be created to make the summit "successful and meaningful." (Kyodo)

76-year-old man arrested for beating wife to death

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Police in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Monday arrested a 76-year-old man on suspicion of beating his 73-year-old wife to death at their home. (Japan Today)

Swimmer Tomita appears in S Korean court on camera theft charge

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Disgraced Japanese swimmer Naoya Tomita appeared in a South Korean court Monday on charges of stealing a journalist's camera at the Asian Games in September. (Japan Today)

Cabinet finalizes FY2015 draft budget

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Cabinet ministers have finalized the draft budget for fiscal 2015, which begins in April. It amounts to a record 96.34 trillion yen, or about 814 billion dollars. (NHK)
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