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On the occasion of her 83rd birthday Friday, Empress Michiko welcomed the award this year of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons as a meaningful development in efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons. (Japan Times)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested six street touts over the alleged aggressive solicitation of pedestrians in the Ueno area of Taito Ward, reports the Sankei Shimbun. (tokyoreporter.com)

Dressed entirely in black and quick on his feet, he eluded Osaka's finest for nearly a decade. And then, to their surprise, they discovered upon his arrest that he is an elderly man. (tokyoreporter.com)

The Tokyo metropolitan government said Friday it will issue 10 billion yen in "green bonds" for institutional investors on Oct. 31. (Jiji)

Miyazaki Prefectural Police have arrested a 62-year-old man in the murder of the manager of a diner in Miyazaki City last month, reports Jiji Press (tokyoreporter.com)

An elderly driver has run over pedestrians in Tokyo's busy district of Kichijoji, reportedly injuring 7 people. (NHK)

Typhoon Lan is expected to reach waters near Okinawa Prefecture's Daitojima region at dawn on Sunday. (NHK)

A 44-year-old man held for alleged shoplifting at a shopping mall snatched a gun from a police officer during questioning and fired two shots, the police said. No one was injured. (Japan Times)

A three-year-old boy was killed and his 31-year-old mother seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Friday. (Japan Today)

Tochigi Prefectural Police have arrested a 26-year-old man suspected in the theft of over 150 nameplates for landmarks from as many as three prefectures. (tokyoreporter.com)

Amazon Japan K.K. is running a bar in Tokyo's posh Ginza district for 10 days through Oct. 29, with the aim of promoting a broad lineup of alcohol products the online shopping giant offers, in addition to its traditional business of books and commodity goods. (Kyodo)

A giant panda cub at a Tokyo zoo continues to grow steadily about 4 months after her birth. Xiang Xiang was seen walking behind her mother, Shin Shin, during a recent checkup. (NHK)

A man who has been arrested for assault could be tied to the body of a woman discovered inside a love hotel Tuesday in Mito City, police said on Friday, reports TV Asahi (tokyoreporter.com)

Law enforcement here on Friday revealed the arrest of a garbage collector over the cultivation of marijuana in Higashiyodogawa Ward, reports the Sankei Shimbun (tokyoreporter.com)

NHK's decision desk projects a victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's election for the Lower House of the Diet. (NHK)

After political parties in support of constitutional revision cleared a key threshold of presence in the Japan's House of Representatives in the key election on Sunday, discussions on rewriting the national charter are expected to begin in full swing. (Jiji)

Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata has obtained another shining treasure. (Japan Times)

Two activists were arrested Sunday on suspicion of obstructing a dolphin show by diving into a pool during the performance at a zoological theme park in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, police said. (Japan Today)

Hope President Yuriko Koike has conceded defeat and said she has a lot to regret over her party's failure. (NHK)

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his ruling camp's big victory in the general election the previous day. (Japan Today)

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