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Abe urges China to follow ruling on S. China Sea row

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Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that China should follow an arbitration court ruling that has rejected China's claims in its territorial row in the South China Sea with the Philippines. (Jiji Press)

Gov't to look into NHK's contracts with cell phone TV owners

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The communications ministry will conduct hearings soon with Japan's public broadcaster NHK to look into how the broadcaster is handling its contracts with owners of cell phones equipped with a mobile television device, ministry officials said Wednesday. (Japan Today)

Abe asks park for removal of comfort women statue

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday called on South Korean President Park Geun-hye to make efforts to remove a statue of a girl symbolizing so-called comfort women in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul. (Jiji Press)

Kuma to design new Yamanote Line station

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East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Tuesday that a planned new station on its Yamanote Line in central Tokyo will be designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, who designed the new National Stadium. (the-japan-news.com)

Japan home to 541,000 young recluses, survey finds

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An estimated 541,000 people aged between 15 and 39 in Japan avoid social contact and shut themselves in their homes, according to a government survey released Wednesday. (Japan Times)

Apple unveils iPhone 7, Apple Pay set for Japan from Oct.

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Apple Inc. on Wednesday took the wraps off the iPhone 7 and the larger iPhone 7 Plus, with its mobile payment service to be available in Japan in October. (Kyodo)

Tennis: Nishikori beats Murray in 5-set thriller to reach U.S. Open semis

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Kei Nishikori battled past world No. 2 Andy Murray 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in a nearly four-hour duel Wednesday to advance to the semifinals at the year's last Grand Slam event. (Kyodo)

Tokyo cops: Man admits to 100 home robberies in past year

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 54-year-old man who has admitted to robbing about 100 residences in the capital over the past year, reports TV Asahi (Sept. 8). (Tokyo Reporter)

Bank of Japan risk: Running out of bonds to buy

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Japan's central bank is facing a new problem: It could be running out of government bonds to buy. (wsj.com)

Japan second quarter GDP growth revised up slightly, momentum weak

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Japan's economy grew faster over April-June than initially estimated, the Cabinet Office said on Thursday, with upward revisions to capital expenditure and inventories, but the lack of a strong growth driver is seen undermining momentum for the rest of this year. (Reuters)

Table tennis star Ai-chan marries Taiwanese boyfriend

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Rio Games bronze medalist Ai Fukuhara, who is a national icon of Japan, has tied the knot with her Taiwanese boyfriend Chiang Hung-chieh, who is also an Olympic table tennis player, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. (Japan Times)

Homegrown 'Super Mario Run' likely to lift Nintendo earnings

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Japanese video game maker Nintendo said on Wednesday it will release a new game within the Apple universe called "Super Mario Run." (Nikkei)

BOJ official: Higher negative rate 'a possibility'

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The Bank of Japan's deputy governor has given another possible clue about the direction the bank will take at its next policy meeting. (NHK)

Woman charged for entering singer Fukuyama's home

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Tokyo prosecutors have demanded a one-year prison term for a condominium caretaker for entering the residence of popular singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama without his permission. (NHK)

East China Sea islands dispute threatens to become new flashpoint between Japan and China

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To Japan they're the Senkaku Islands. To China they're the Diaoyu Islands. They are a group of eight tiny uninhabited islets or rocks in the East China Sea, north-east of Taiwan and geographically closer to China than Japan. (abc.net.au)

Outrage over Japan's 'owl cafes'

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Animal rights activists in Japan have got their talons out for the latest variety of "pet cafe", where customers pay to stroke and play with owls. (telegraph.co.uk)

Sumo: Injured Hakuho to miss tourney

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Yokozuna Hakuho said Thursday he will not take part in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, which starts Sunday in Tokyo, because of injuries. (the-japan-news.com)

Tokyo cops: Fraud ring sent 100,000 fax sheets in loan scam

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a three-person fraud ring that sent roughly 100,000 fax sheets to prospective victims of a loan scam, reports the Sankei Shimbun. (Tokyo Reporter)

Rio Paralympic Games: Kamiji leads Japan into arena

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With a huge Hinomaru national flag attached to her wheelchair, 22-year-old wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji led the Japanese delegation into the Rio Paralympic Games opening ceremony on Wednesday. (the-japan-news.com)

Japan's sex problem is setting up a 'demographic time bomb' -- and it could be spreading

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Japan has a sex problem, and it might be contagious. For 25 years, the country has seen falling fertility rates coincide with widespread ageing, a worrisome trend that has now reached a critical mass known as a "demographic time bomb." (businessinsider.com.au)
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