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Abe wraps up 3-day visit to India

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has wrapped up a 3-day visit to India. (NHK)

Mystery of Japan sea's ghost ships points to North Korea

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The identities of the corpses found aboard a capsized fishing boat off the Japan sea coast last month will be forever shrouded in mystery. The remains have been cremated, the ashes unclaimed. Soon the rickety wooden vessel that took its occupants to their deaths will be destroyed too. (theguardian.com)

Japan's Oita Prefecture looks to woo tourists amid industry boom

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Japan's tourism industry is booming at the moment, but there are rural communities that have not seen the fruits of this growth. Tourism makes up less than 2 per cent of Japan's GDP. (channelnewsasia.com)

Parents are squishing their babies' faces and sharing photos

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A humble Japanese side dish has inspired parents to squash their babies' faces in a bizarre trend which is sweeping Instagram. (dailymail.co.uk)

Tokyo cops patrol Kabukicho in anti-yakuza campaign

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Friday evening initiated a patrol through Tokyo's largest red-light district to promote the exclusion of organized crime from the area during what is traditionally a busy period of the year, reports TBS News. (Tokyo Reporter)

Japan has exceptionally low crime rates. But there's a dark side to its justice system.

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Japan has exceptionally low levels of crime. In 2011, its intentional homicide rate was 0.3 per 100,000 people, while America's rate was 4.7 per 100,000 people. (vox.com)

Man who wounded two Kanagawa cops with sword is arrested after standoff at home

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A 54-year-old man was arrested on Monday after wounding two police officers apparently with a Japanese sword and holing himself up in his house for 5½ hours. (Japan Times)

Kyoto's geiko entertainers make New Year visits

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It's still mid-December, but in the ancient city of Kyoto, traditional female entertainers have already paid ritual visits to their teachers to offer New Year greetings. (NHK)

Japan big manufacturers' sentiment flat: BOJ Tankan

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Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan was flat in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" quarterly survey for December, released Monday. (Jiji Press)

Hayabusa2 heads to target after successful swing-by

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Japan's space agency says its asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2, is on its target orbit following a successful swing-by maneuver to change course. (NHK)

Nikkei falls to 6-week low as investors turn risk averse on weak oil prices

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Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled to a six-week low on Monday as global oil prices extended their decline, adding to nervousness ahead of an expected U.S. interest rate hike this week. (Reuters)

Abe's tax compromise raises odds of twin summer polls

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tax concession to his junior coalition partner raises the odds that he will call a rare double election this summer. (Japan Times)

Murder-suicide suspected in discovery of sisters' corpses in Shinagawa

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police are investigating what is believed to be a murder-suicide case after finding the bodies of two sisters inside a apartment they share in Shinagawa Ward, reports Nikkan Sports (Dec. 13). (Tokyo Reporter)

East Japan ski resorts at the mercy of El Nino

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The El Nino effect is playing havoc with ski resorts across eastern Japan and threatening to disrupt operations during the critical New Year holiday period. (Asahi)

Super-aged Japan taps benefits of its graying workforce

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Nowhere is the rapid aging of Japan more visible than in rural towns such as Kamikatsu, where 51 percent of local residents are over the age of 65. (usa.chinadaily.com.cn)

Abe keen to raise visitor target to 30 million

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed a willingness Monday to work for an annual target of 30 million visitors to Japan from abroad as the current target of 20 million is close to being achieved. (the-japan-news.com)

Japan's top court to rule on 19th-century family laws

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Japan's top court will rule this week on a pair of 19th century family laws that critics blast as sexist and out of touch. (AFP)

Tokyo new condo prices hit 24-year high

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The average price of a new condominium in the Tokyo metropolitan area in November was the highest in over 24 years. (NHK)

Plum trees already blossoming in Kagawa; earliest ever

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Plum trees have already started to blossom in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, due to the mild winter. It is the earliest that the plum trees have blossomed since the city started keeping records. (Japan Today)

Sagamihara child consultation center strip searched girls

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The government of Sagamihara City has issued an apology following revelations that staff members at a child consultation center conducted searches of nude girls over the summer, reports Nippon News Network (Dec. 14). (Tokyo Reporter)
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