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Abe vows to make progress in Constitutional debate

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stressed his resolve to advance Diet debate aimed at amending the Constitution this year, which marks 70 years since it went into force on Wednesday. (NHK)

SDF escort of U.S. warships involves risk of being drawn into combat

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The Self-Defense Forces' new operation to escort U.S. warships, aimed at promoting Japanese collaboration with the U.S. military, involves the risk of embroiling the SDF in combat, experts say. (Jiji)

13 people injured after car rams into Oita hospital

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A car driven by a woman in her 70s rammed into a hospital on Tuesday morning in Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, leaving at least 12 people and the driver slightly injured, police said. (Japan Today)

Student who committed suicide was bullied at least 5 times, principal says

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The principal of a junior high school in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, whose student committed suicide on April 26 by jumping off an apartment building near his home, admitted to a meeting with parents and guardians on Monday night that five cases of bullying concerning the boy had been reported before the teenager took his life. (Japan Today)

Man drops lawsuit seeking deletion of arrest history from Google

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A Japanese man has dropped a lawsuit seeking removal of his arrest history for child prostitution from Google Inc's search engine. (Japan Today)

Japan steps up push to attract foreign investments

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Japan will actively court foreign businesses for investments by appointing special advisers to select companies and boosting circulation of English information on the country's up-and-coming industries. (Nikkei)

Music label Avex failed to pay hundreds of millions of yen in overtime

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Japanese music label Avex Group Holdings Inc said Tuesday it failed to pay its employees several hundred million yen collectively in overtime pay over an eight-month period through January. (Japan Today)

Japan calls for nuclear nonproliferation efforts

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Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has called on nuclear powers and non-nuclear powers to work together toward a world without nuclear arms. (NHK)

Kirin recalls 3.7mil. bottles of Volvic

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Japan's Kirin Beverage has recalled about 3.7 million bottles of Volvic mineral water. Some of the products may contain broken pieces of plastic. (NHK)

Train delayed twice in Saitama after rock, brick placed on tracks in two places

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A train on the JR Takasaki Line was forced to stop twice on Tuesday morning after running over a small rock on one crossing and then running over a brick at another crossing a few kilometres away. (Japan Today)

Japan's largest Ise-ebi lobster goes on show at aquarium in Mie

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An aquarium in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture, put on exhibit on Tuesday a male "Ise-ebi" Japanese spiny lobster 10 times heavier than normal. (Jiji)

MSDF ends U.S. ship escort mission

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The Maritime Self-Defense Force's mission of "U.S. military ship protection," implemented for the first time based on the security-related laws, ended on Wednesday, according to sources related to the matter. (the-japan-news.com)

Yamato to hire 9,000 more workers to reduce overtime

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Leading Japanese parcel delivery service provider Yamato Holdings Co is hiring about 9,200 more workers within its group in the current year through next March to reduce overtime work among its delivery personnel, company sources said Wednesday. (Japan Today)

China crowding Japan out of avocado market

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Japanese avocado lovers are feeling the pinch. Prices for the guacamole fruit are hitting record levels due to reduced harvests in Mexico and other major producers. Swelling demand in China and the U.S. is also at play. (Nikkei)

Asahi Shimbun marks 30 years of deadly attack on Hanshin bureau

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The Asahi Shimbun on Wednesday marked the 30th anniversary of a gun attack on the major Japanese daily's Hanshin bureau in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, that killed one journalist and seriously injured another. (Jiji)

Abe eyes Ishin alliance over free education

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is also president of the Liberal Democratic Party, expressed his intention to prioritize free education - from schooling for infants to higher education, such as university - in envisioned constitutional amendments, in a recent interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun. (the-japan-news.com)

Abe reveals plan to amend Constitution

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he wants to put a revised Constitution into force in 2020. (NHK)

Wildfire spreads in Fukushima no-go zone

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Firefighters are battling a forest fire in a no-go zone in a town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (NHK)

Japan's child population falls for 36th straight year

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The estimated number of children aged under 15 in Japan as of April 1 fell by 170,000 from a year before, marking the 36th consecutive year of decrease, the government said Thursday. (Jiji)

Kurobe Gorge trolley train resumes services

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A sightseeing trolley that runs through a picturesque gorge in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, has begun operating for the season. (NHK)
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