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Osaka cops: Truck plows into yakuza-affiliated okonomiyaki shop

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Osaka Prefectural Police have launched an investigation after a truck rammed a savoury pancake shop affiliated with an organized crime group in Kishiwada City, an incident that might be related to an ongoing conflict, reports Mainichi Broadcasting System. (tokyoreporter.com)

Emperor, prince may trade homes

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The government is considering exchanging the residences of the Emperor and the crown prince if the Emperor abdicates, it has been learned. (the-japan-news.com)

Footage shows rare Amami rabbit killed by cat

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A team of researchers in Japan has succeeded in filming the moment when an Amami rabbit, a rare species, was preyed on by a feral cat. (NHK)

Tokyo cops nab man suspected in 100 bag thefts on Chuo Line

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested 41-year-old man suspected in about 100 thefts of bags on the Chuo Line, reports TV Asahi. (tokyoreporter.com)

8 presumed dead in Japanese avalanche

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Eight Japanese high school students are presumed dead after being caught in an avalanche while being trained in mountain climbing at a ski resort. (9news.com.au)

Speculators smell stronger yen ahead

Diet enacts FY17 budget

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The Diet enacted the government's fiscal 2017 general account budget worth a record ¥97,454.7 billion on Monday. (the-japan-news.com)

Discount travel agency declared bankrupt

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Japanese discount travel agency Tellmeclub has filed for bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court. The company has been flooded with complaints from customers unable to get the flight tickets they paid for. (NHK)

Residence of Shigeru Yoshida rebuilt as museum

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A ceremony was held on Sunday to celebrate the completion of work to reconstruct the old residence of former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida in the town of Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. (Jiji)

Ex-Tokyo ballet school student, 42, gets 4.5 years for lopping off his teacher's thumb

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A court sentenced a former ballet school student to four years and six months in prison on Monday for cutting off a female ballet instructor's thumb at a ballet studio in Tokyo last year. (Japan Times)

Japan not to join UN nuclear arms ban talks

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Japan has decided not to take part in talks aimed at drawing up a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons. (NHK)

JA Zen-Noh to expand direct sales of farm products

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Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, or JA Zen-Noh, will substantially expand direct sales of products made by member farmers, the group's business and reform plans showed on Tuesday. (Jiji)

Honda dreams big with plane in narrow private jet market

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After three decades building an airplane from scratch, Michimasa Fujino, 56, chief engineer of the HondaJet, might have to reach a ripe old age to see Honda Motor Co.'s pet aviation project recoup its development costs. (the-japan-news.com)

Japan's FamilyMart to offer 4-day workweek

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FamilyMart employees caring for relatives will be able to work a four-day week starting as early as September, as the Japanese convenience store operator looks to boost efficiency by embracing different styles of working. (Nikkei)

Workplace reform plan

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The Japanese government has drawn up a plan to overhaul working conditions and practices at firms and factories around the country. (NHK)

Narita Airport to introduce self-service baggage drop machines

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Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, unveiled Tuesday self-service baggage drop machines for international flights. (Jiji)

Soccer: Japan beats Thailand 4-0 in World Cup qualifier

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Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki celebrated his 50th international goal Tuesday as Japan brushed aside Thailand 4-0 to edge closer to a sixth successive World Cup. (Japan Today)

Avalanche victims not carrying beacons

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Authorities say high school students and teachers who were hit by an avalanche in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Monday were not carrying beacons. (NHK)

Hyogo cops: Sergeant molests teen girl on train

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Hyogo Prefectural Police have arrested a sergeant stationed in Himeji City for allegedly molesting a teenage girl inside a JR West train, reports the Sankei Shimbun. (tokyoreporter.com)

World's 1st transplant involving donor iPS cells

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Groups of Japanese researchers say they have successfully transplanted iPS cells derived from a donor into a patient suffering from a serious eye disease. (NHK)
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