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Actor Shu Nakajima dies after falling off stage during live performance

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Japanese actor Shu Nakajima, 69, has died after falling off the stage during a live performance in Tokyo, media reported Friday. (Japan Today)

Saitama woman turned away by Tokyo police 3 times in confessing to killing husband

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Thursday revealed that a woman in Saitama Prefecture had visited police stations in the capital multiple times to confess to killing her husband, but was turned away each time, reports the Tokyo Shimbun. (tokyoreporter.com)

Rescuers race against time Kyushu as flood death toll hits 16

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Rescuers raced against time Saturday in Kyushu to find those who disappeared in the aftermath of days of torrential rain that triggered deadly floods and mudslides across the island. (Japan Times)

Abe, Xi agree to strengthen dialogue

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to strengthen their dialogue to improve bilateral ties. (NHK)

Rare video footage of 'comfort women' released by South Korea

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The South Korean government has released rare video footage of Korean women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II, the first time moving images have been shown of the "comfort women." (Japan Times)

World Heritage assessment expected on Sunday

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People in Japan will have to wait one more day for a UNESCO committee to decide whether to register a group of ancient monuments in southwestern Japan as a World Heritage site. (NHK)

43-year-old woman arrested for stripping down to her underwear outside Shizuoka Station

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Police in Shizuoka have arrested an unemployed 43-year-old woman for committing an indecent act after she stripped down to her underwear outside JR Shizuoka Station on Saturday. (Japan Today)

Man detained at koban suddenly collapses and dies

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A man in his 50s, who was detained at a koban (police box) in Ota Ward, Tokyo, suddenly collapsed and died, police said Sunday. (Japan Today)

MtGox CEO heads to trial in Japan over missing Bitcoins

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The former CEO of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox heads to trial in Tokyo next week on charges stemming from the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the virtual currency from its digital vaults. (Japan Today)

UNESCO adds Okinoshima to World Heritage list

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A UNESCO committee has decided to register a group of monuments in western Japan as a World Cultural Heritage Site. (NHK)

Shizuoka police find 4 knives after stabbing leaves 1 dead in Mishima

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Shizuoka Prefectural Police have discovered a total of four knives in the possession of a male suspect and at the scene of a stabbing last week in Mishima City that left one person dead, reports the Jiji Press. (tokyoreporter.com)

Man found with head, chest injuries later dies

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Chiba Prefectural Police have launched an investigation after a man who was found collapsed in Katori City on Sunday later died, reports Nippon News Network (tokyoreporter.com)

Abe says to reshuffle Cabinet in early August

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday he will reshuffle members of his cabinet and executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in early August. (Jiji)

Foreigners are shoring up Japan's shrinking population

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While the latest data shows that the number of Japanese shrank by a record in 2016, the demographic picture isn’t quite so bleak when you include the growing ranks of foreigners. (Bloomberg)

Japan Inc.'s vast pool of cash is growing stagnant

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Japanese companies have never been in better financial shape. Their sky-high ratio of capital to assets testifies to that fact, with the average figure topping 40% for the first time last fiscal year. There's a catch, however: They are inveterate hoarders, which critics say points to a corporate governance problem. (Nikkei)

Abe's support dips to lowest level: polls

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Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has fallen to the lowest level of his premiership, opinion polls showed Monday, after scandals and a historic defeat of his ruling party in Tokyo elections. (Japan Today)

Koike kicks off free lightbulb-switching campaign with Pikotaro

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Monday kicked off a campaign to encourage residents to replace their incandescent lightbulbs with energy-efficient LED lighting for free. (Japan Times)

22 confirmed dead in record downpour in Kyushu

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The death toll from the record rainfall in northern Kyushu reached 22 on Monday, with dozens still unaccounted for. (NHK)

Japan's alleged 'black widow' admits killing husband

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A 70-year-old woman dubbed the “black widow” admitted Monday to fatally poisoning her husband. (Japan Times)

Kagoike requests Osaka Assembly special panel over school plan

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asunori Kagoike, the former chief of scandal-tainted school operator Moritomo Gakuen, on Monday requested the Osaka prefectural assembly set up a powerful special investigation committee over a scrapped plan to open an elementary school. (Jiji)
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