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Japan bans use of foreign trainees for nuclear decontamination work

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The government on Friday announced a total ban on technical trainees from abroad carrying out work to decontaminate areas tainted with radioactive material. (Japan Times)

GoPro on sushi conveyor belt accidentally gives beautiful peek into normal Japanese life

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YouTuber TkyoSam recently uploaded a video where he put his go-pro on an empty plate at Sushiro, a conveyor belt sushi chain restaurant. (soranews24.com)

Shachihoko ornament on Inuyama Castle replaced

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Workers have replaced a lightning-damaged shachihoko roof ornament on a castle in Inuyama City, central Japan. (NHK)

Obama to visit Japan on March 25

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Barack Obama's office says the former US President will arrive in Japan on March 25. It will be Obama's first trip to the country since his presidency ended. (NHK)

Tokyo cherry trees start to bloom

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Japan's Meteorological Agency announced on Saturday the official start of Tokyo's annual cherry blossom season. (NHK)

Locals remember 9-year-old Vietnamese girl murdered last March

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Residents of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Saturday offered flowers in remembrance of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl who was murdered allegedly by a neighbor nearly one year ago. (Japan Today)

Illegal drugs found in Meguro residence of AV actress Nozomi Aso

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Investigative sources with law enforcement revealed on Saturday that popular adult video (AV) actress Nozomi Aso has been arrested again on drug-related charges, reports the Sankei Sports. (tokyoreporter.com)

Man claiming to be ex-boyfriend of woman found slain in Tama surrenders to police

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police plan to arrest a man claiming to be the former boyfriend of a woman found stabbed to death in Tama City on Friday, reports the Mainichi Shimbun (tokyoreporter.com)

Japan struggles to overcome its groping problem

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A group of men boarded the women-only car of the Chiyoda Line subway in Tokyo during the morning commute on Feb. 16 as a form of protest, saying that excluding men was a form of discrimination. (Japan Times)

Tokyo police arrest man over murder of girlfriend in Tama

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 29-year-old man over the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend in Tama City on Friday, reports Nippon News Network. (tokyoreporter.com)

Small bluefin tuna quotas to be slashed / Hokkaido, Kagoshima to be hit hardest

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The Fisheries Agency plans to reduce next season's quota for small Pacific bluefin tuna that can be caught off Hokkaido and Kagoshima Prefecture effectively to zero, and greatly reduce the quotas for Iwate and Kochi prefectures, as these prefectures have significantly exceeded their quotas for this season. (the-japan-news.com)

Aum spinoffs persist two decades after sarin attack

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More than two decades after Japan's Aum Shinrikyo cult plunged Tokyo into terror by releasing a nerve agent on rush-hour subway trains, its spinoffs continue to attract new followers. (Japan Today)

Naomi Osaka claims Indian Wells title

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Women's tennis has a new star in 20-year-old Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka, who just landed her first top-level title at Indian Wells, California. (NHK)

Low inflation drops Tokyo out of world's top 10 most expensive cities and into tie with Osaka for 11th

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Singapore remains the world's most expensive city for the fifth consecutive year, with Paris, Zurich and Hong Kong following closely behind, according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey published on Thursday. (Japan Times)

Japan to face Romania in 2019 Rugby World Cup opener

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Spain's surprise 18-10 defeat at the hands of Belgium in the Rugby Europe Championship on Sunday allowed Romania to qualify for the 2019 World Cup, setting up a tournament-opening match against host Japan. (Japan Times)

Japanese man gets life term for murdering two Kitakyushu women

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A 44-year-old man was sentenced on Monday to life in prison for the murders of two women at his apartment in Kitakyushu. (Japan Times)

World's biggest Muji store to serve up high-end eats

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The world's largest Muji store, slated to open in Osaka on Tuesday, will prominently feature pricey seafood, such as freshly caught sea bream and Japanese spiny lobster, part of a strategy aimed at promoting a high-quality image. (Nikkei)

Crown Prince Naruhito visits farm research center in Brazil

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Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito on Sunday visited an agricultural research center in the Cerrado, a savanna region in midwestern Brazil. (Jiji)

Japan exchange introduces AI for market surveillance

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Japan Exchange Group Inc. said Monday it has introduced artificial intelligence systems for market surveillance operations to detect price manipulations and other misconduct. (Jiji)

Japan to fuel space startups with nearly $1bn funding pool

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Japan aims to speed space startups toward the final frontier by offering monetary aid from a pool of 100 billion yen ($940 million), as well as creating a human resource hub and weighing a legal path for commercial development on the moon. (Nikkei)
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