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One person dead, 10 hurt in expressway tunnel pileups in Shizuoka Prefecture

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A woman on a motorcycle was killed and 10 people were injured in a pair of multiple-vehicle collisions Thursday in an expressway tunnel in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, police said. (Japan Times)

Sekisui House swindled in land deal

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Homebuilder Sekisui House was swindled in a land deal valued at more than 6 billion yen earlier this year, the company revealed on Wednesday, reports TV Asahi (tokyoreporter.com)

Ex-yokozuna Asashoryu named as presidential envoy

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Sumo's former yokozuna Asashoryu has been named as a Mongolian presidential envoy in charge of boosting relations with Japan. (NHK)

Groundwater level plunges near Fukushima reactor

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The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the groundwater level briefly plummeted near a building that houses one of the crippled reactors. (NHK)

Abe looks for rebound with make-or-break Cabinet reshuffle

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In a bid to put the brakes on his tumbling popularity, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe engineered a make-or-break reshuffle of his scandal-tainted Cabinet on Thursday, gravitating toward veterans to avoid further trouble. (Japan Times)

Abe pledges pushing policies forward

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Japan's prime minister says he has formed a new cabinet to regain the people's trust and push forward his policies. (NHK)

Fire breaks out at Tokyo's Tsukiji outer market

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A fire broke out at the outer market of the famed Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday, burning seven buildings covering 935 square meters. (Jiji)

Average wage marks first decline in 13 months

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Japan's labor ministry says the average wage has declined for the first time in 13 months. (NHK)

Abe faces host of economic challenges

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe still faces a host of tough economic challenges after he shuffled his cabinet on Thursday. (Jiji)

Gov't eyes submitting bill to Diet to lower legal age of adulthood to 18

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New Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa said Friday that the ministry is considering submitting a bill to lower Japan's legal age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in the extraordinary Diet session likely be convened this fall. (Japan Today)

Parts of woman's body dumped by police officer by mistake

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A police officer dumped a plastic bag containing parts of the body of a woman in her 80s at a garbage collection point at a Tokyo police station in July by mistake and some of them remain unrecovered, the police said Friday. (Kyodo)

Former exec of Tobu Railway subsidiary in embezzlement probe

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Tokyo-based rail operator Tobu Railway has announced that the results of an internal investigation has revealed an alleged embezzlement of more than 100 million yen over a 24-year period by a former executive of a subsidiary, reports Fuji News Network (tokyoreporter.com)

Tokyo police renew call for help from public in Hachioji triple murder

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On the 22nd anniversary of a triple murder at a supermarket in Hachioji City, law enforcement renewed a request for help from the public in solving the brutal crime, reports NHK (July 30). (tokyoreporter.com)

Chinese woman missing in Hokkaido traced to Kushiro shop

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In the search for a Chinese woman who went missing in Hokkaido last month, prefectural police have largely relied on security camera footage in determining her movements. (tokyoreporter.com)

Female lawmakers in Japan still face 'maternity harassment'

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While allowing female employees to take maternity leave is becoming increasingly the norm in Japan's private sector, women in politics can still face a storm of criticism even for getting pregnant. (Kyodo)

Actress Yuki Saito denies affair with married doctor

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Actress-singer Yuki Saito, 50, on Thursday denied a report in a weekly magazine that says she is engaged in an extra-marital affair with a married family doctor, describing her alleged partner as more of a “background mainstay,” reports the Sankei Shimbun (Aug. 4). (tokyoreporter.com)

BOJ to link system with foreign central bank

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The Bank of Japan and the Hong Kong central bank plan to link their settlement systems, informed sources said Thursday. (the-japan-news.com)

PPAP star Piko Taro gets married to model Yasueda

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YouTube star Piko Taro, best known for his viral hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," announced Friday he has tied the knot with model girlfriend Hitomi Yasueda. (Kyodo)

Hosono leaving main opposition DP to create new party

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Former Democratic Party Deputy President Goshi Hosono informed fellow party members on Friday that he intends to leave the top Japanese opposition party and aims to form a new political party. (Jiji)

Actress Mariko Ishihara not likely to be indicted over shoplifting

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Actress Mariko Ishihara is not expected to be indicted for allegedly shoplifting food at a Tokyo supermarket after investigators referred her to prosecutors Friday with a recommendation of leniency, police said. (Japan Today)
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