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Abe, Trump discuss N.Korea, trade, abductees

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is holding his sixth summit with US President Donald Trump. (NHK)

Huge crowds cerebrate Hanyu's consecutive Olympic win

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About 108,000 people cerebrated figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu during a parade in his hometown of Sendai, the capital of Miyagi Prefecture, on Sunday for winning the second consecutive Olympic gold medal, in the Pyeongchang Winter Games in February. (Jiji)

Member of comedy duo accused of illicit filming prior to breakup

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Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a member of a comedy duo over illicit filming of a woman at a subway station the day before the unit broke up, reports Nippon News Network. (tokyoreporter.com)

Volcanic alert raised at Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane

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The volcanic alert level for Mount Kusatsu-Shirane in central Japan have been raised due to increased activity. (NHK)

Japan's Nakamitsu makes Fortune's 50 Greatest Leaders list

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Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary-general and high representative for disarmament affairs, has been named one of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune. (Jiji)

World's oldest person, last born in 19th century, dies in Japan at 117

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The world’s oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital Saturday evening in Kikai, Kagoshima Prefecture, town official Susumu Yoshiyuki confirmed. (Japan Times)

More SDF's Iraq logs discovered

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Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has revealed that another batch of activity logs from Japan's Self-Defense Force mission in Iraq years ago has been found. (NHK)

Scandal-hit MOF official to get up to 53 million yen on retirement

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Up to 53 million yen will be paid in retirement allowance to Vice Minister of Finance Junichi Fukuda, who tendered his resignation last week following a media report accusing him of sexual harassment, it was learned Monday. (Jiji)

Sagawa questioned over document-tampering scandal

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NHK has learned that prosecutors have questioned a former senior Finance Ministry official about a document-tampering scandal in connection with the discounted sale of state-owned land. (NHK)

Emperor, Empress visit Linnaeus exhibition

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Japan's Emperor and Empress have joined Sweden's King and Queen in visiting an exhibition on the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in Tokyo. (NHK)

Couple arrested at Tokyo's Haneda airport for attempting to smuggle meth worth Y1.8 billion

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A 43-year-old man and his 34-year-old wife have been arrested at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine with an approximate street value of ¥1.8 billion ($16.7 million), police and customs officials said Monday. (Japan Times)

Construction robots in Japan weld, bolt, and lift to tackle worker shortage

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Robots that can weld, lift and bolt are being developed to help bridge labor shortages at domestic construction sites, though their use will be limited to night shifts when no human workers will be nearby due to safety and regulatory concerns. (Japan Times)

The brilliant blue flowers of Hitachi Seaside Park

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With sakura season done in the Tokyo area, it’s time to switch from pink to blue and the 4.5 million Nemophila flowers of this amazing park. (soranews24.com)

Rugby World Cup volunteers being recruited

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The organizer of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan has started recruiting about 10,000 volunteers. (NHK)

After escape, GPS monitoring eyed for open prisons in Japan

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Japan's Justice Ministry is considering a plan to utilize the Global Positioning System to monitor inmates serving sentences in so-called prisons without walls, amid a prolonged manhunt for a fugitive. (Jiji)

Swedish king hopes to keep ties with Emperor

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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has expressed his hope to maintain good relations with Emperor Akihito and the rest of the Japanese Imperial family after the Emperor abdicates. (NHK)

Hiroshima Carp's 'Iron Man' Kinugasa dies at 71

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Former Japanese professional baseball slugger Sachio Kinugasa of the Hiroshima Carp has died. He was 71. (NHK)

74-year-old woman arrested in fatal hit-and-run says she thought she hit a cardboard box

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A 74-year-old woman who was arrested over a fatal hit-and-run incident has told police that she thought her vehicle had hit a cardboard box. (Japan Today)

Tsuburaya Productions wins suit on overseas Ultraman rights

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Tsuburaya Productions Co.., the producer of the television series featuring Japanese superhero Ultraman, said Tuesday a California court has ruled that an alleged contract on the use rights of Ultraman outside Japan is not authentic. (Jiji)

Seven-Eleven to launch 24-hour automatic 'minpaku' check-in service from June

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Convenience store and retail chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co in a joint project with travel agency JTB Corp will launch an automated service for minpaku (private temporary rented lodging) that allows guests to check in, collect and leave room keys 24 hours a day at 7-Eleven convenience stores. (Japan Today)
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