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Abe calls for pay hike for 5th year as wage growth remains tepid

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called for pay hikes through negotiations between management and labor unions next spring, making such a request for the fifth straight year to inject fresh momentum into wage growth. (Japan Today)

Pair of high-end persimmons fetch Y540,000 at season's 1st auction

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A pair of high-end persimmons harvested in central Japan fetched 540,000 yen at the season's first auction at a local wholesale market on Thursday. (Japan Today)

Daycare center teacher arrested for allegedly licking body of 5-year-old girl

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Police in Tokyo on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old male daycare center teacher on suspicion of indecent assault after he allegedly licked the lower part of the body of a five-year-old girl at the daycare center in Shimo, Kita Ward, where he is employed. (Japan Today)

Japan plans to ban before-and-after photos in ads for cosmetic surgery

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The health ministry will prohibit medical institutions from using before-and-after photos of patients in cosmetic-surgery advertisements, sources said Wednesday. (Japan Times)

Horse throws off priest during Shinto ritual

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A horse threw off its rider and ran off during a centuries-old Shinto ritual in Osaka. (NHK)

Tokyo cops bust 'happening bar' in Ueno for public obscenity

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a specialty bar in the Ueno area of Taito Ward that allows customers to engage in sex for obscenity, reports TBS News. (tokyoreporter.com)

Details released for Nankai quake info system

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Japan's Meteorological Agency has released details of a new system to provide information on a possible huge quake along the Nankai Trough. (NHK)

DP leader Maehara to resign; Oshima emerges as candidate to run Kibo no To

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Seiji Maehara, president of what was once the biggest opposition Democratic Party, announced Friday he will resign to take responsibility for his "lapse in judgment," which caused disarray among the opposition and helped Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition score a sweeping victory in Sunday's snap election. (Japan Times)

Emperor, Empress visit rain-hit northern Kyushu

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Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have visited victims of torrential rains in northern Kyushu, western Japan, where more than 1,000 people are still living in temporary housing 3 months after the disaster struck. (NHK)

Japanese girl says school forced her to dye hair black; sues Osaka gov't

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A Japanese teenager is suing the government of Osaka, saying her public high school repeatedly forced her to dye her naturally-brown hair black or be banned from attending school, local media reported on Friday. (Japan Today)

Subaru: Improper checks continued for years

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An executive at Japanese carmaker Subaru says its improper pre-shipment inspections may have continued for many years. (NHK)

Nikkei closes at 21-year high

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Japan's Nikkei share average rose more than 1% to a fresh 21-year high on Friday, led by banking shares as U.S. yields remained high and by tech shares after their U.S. counterparts posted strong earnings. (Japan Today)

No. of reported school bullying cases in Japan hit record high in 2016

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The number of reported bullying cases at Japanese schools hit a record high of more than 320,000 in the 2016 academic year due partly to efforts to detect early signs, the education ministry says. (Japan Today)

Party of Hope to choose Diet leader by late Nov

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The fledgling opposition Party of Hope, which performed poorly in the recent general election despite initially high expectations for the party led by Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike, decided Friday to choose the leader of its parliamentary operations by late November. (Japan Today)

Abe asks firms to provide 300 billion yen to raise nursery capacity

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday asked the business community to provide 300 billion yen to help reduce the number of children on nursery waiting lists. (Jiji)

France resumes foie gras exports to Japan

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French foie gras can grace Japanese dinner tables once more, two years after Tokyo banned it following outbreaks of bird flu, French agriculture minister Stephane Travert said Friday. (Japan Today)

Tokyo Motor Show opens to public

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The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the public on Saturday, with about 150 businesses and groups showcasing their latest technology. (NHK)

Man sought after skeletonized body of woman found on his apartment balcony

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Police in Osaka said Friday they are searching for a man after the skeletonized body of a woman was found on the balcony of his apartment in Abeno Ward. (Japan Today)

'1,000 days to go' event at Narita Airport

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People gathered at Narita Airport near Tokyo on Saturday to mark 1,000 days before the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. (NHK)

Man arrested for stabbing woman in supermarket parking lot

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Police in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, said Saturday they have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed a 49-year-old woman in the parking lot of a supermarket. (Japan Today)
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