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14-year-old from Assam to represent India at International Karate Championship in Tokyo
14-year-old Ramanuj Bora will be representing India at the International Karate Championship in Tokyo in October this year. A resident of Desoi Nagar in Assam's Jorhat District, Ramanuj has got ...
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Japan plans to raise limit on weekly working hours
The Japanese government is planning to amend labour laws to allow the limit of 40 working hours per week to be exceeded in certain professions without overtime pay. This has sparked off a strong ...
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Japan depart for Florida for final World Cup preparations
Japan' s national football team dubbed the "Samurai Blue" departed for Florida for their final preparations before their first World Cup match against the Cote d'Ivoire, June 14. Manager Alberto ...
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US urges China to avoid mid-air tensions with Japan
The US told China to avoid creating tensions in international airspace after Japan accused China of ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ above disputed waters. US State Department spokeswoman Jen ...
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Japan plans more proactive role in Asian security
Singapore (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Friday that his country would play a larger role in promoting peace in Asia, and called for the rule of law to be upheld in the ...
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Japan April Housing Starts Fall Less Than Expected
Japan housing starts declined less-than-expected level in April, data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism showed Friday.Housing starts fell 3.3 percent year-over-year in ...
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Japan Industrial Output Dips 2.5 In April
Industrial production in Japan was down 2.5 percent on month in April, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Friday.That missed forecasts for a decline of 2.0 percent following the 0.7 ...
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Japan Core Inflation Rises To 3.2 In April
Nationwide core inflation in Japan was up 3.2 percent on year in April, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.That topped forecasts for 3.1 percent and was up sharply ...
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Yen Advances After Better-than-expected Japan Inflation Data
The Japanese yen climbed against the other major currencies in Asian deals on Friday, as nation's consumer price inflation advanced in April, diminishing chances for further easing by the Bank ...
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WORLD CUP 2014 Former AC Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni is a good fit for ambitious Japan
TOKYO (AP) -- When hiring Alberto Zaccheroni, the Japan Football Association was convinced the Italian coach's calm demeanor and European know-how was the perfect combination to take the ...
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Japan beats Samoa 33-14 for 7th straight win
Japan erased a 7-0 deficit to beat Samoa 33-14 on Friday for a record seventh straight test-match win.Fujita ran in to reduce Samoa's lead to 7-5 in the 10th minute and widened the advantage to ...
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Downscaled design approved for Tokyo 2020 Stadium
The Japan Sports Council has unveiled a smaller design for the National Stadium in Tokyo, centrepiece for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, after much criticism of the initial designs. The Stadium, ...
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Japans core CPI rises to 3.2 on back of tax hike
Japan says its core consumer price index, which excludes fresh foods, rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier in April to the highest level since 1991, while household spending plunged as expected ...
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China says DPRK Japan dialogue conducive to regional peace
BEIJING - Improved relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Japan through dialogue is conducive to peace and stability in Asia, a foreign ministry spokesman said ...
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China may not shake hands with Japan at Shangri-La Dialogue
The Chinese delegation may not "shake hands" with their Japanese counterparts at the Shangri-La Dialogue, or 13th Asia Security Summit in Singapore, opening Friday, according to the Global ...
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Beijing calls provocations by Tokyo dangerous
Japanese fighter pilots have engaged in provocative behaviour and conducted irresponsible and dangerous maneuvers - once deliberately flying perilously close to a Chinese aircraft, Beijing said on ...
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Oil tanker explodes off Japans southwest coast
The 998-ton oil tanker Shoko Maru exploded off Japan's southwest coast close to Himeji port, The Associated Press reported. The fire gutted the center of the tanker. Four crew members ...
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Japan says to ease sanctions for North Korea kidnap probe
TOKYO: Tokyo said Thursday it would ease sanctions against North Korea if the secretive state delivers on a pledge to reinvestigate the cases of Japanese nationals kidnapped to train spies. The ...
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Tokyo investors watch US data ECB meeting
Tokyo investors will keep a close eye on data releases next week, including US jobs figures, as well as a European Central Bank meeting where policymakers may launch further easing measures.On ...
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Japan mulls lifting casinos ban
A year after taking a huge gamble on reflating the struggling Japanese economy, prime minister Shinzo Abe is considering a possible lifting of the nation's ban on ...
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US drones stationed in Japan
The US Air Force has deployed two of its most advanced long-distance surveillance drones to a base in northern Japan over the past week, enhancing its ability to monitor nuclear activities in North ...
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U.S. deploys advanced surveillance drones to Japan
MISAWA AIRBASE, Japan -- The U.S. air force has deployed two of its most advanced long-distance surveillance drones to a base in northern Japan over the past week, enhancing its ability to monitor ...
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Tax hike helps push up prices 3.2 in April
Officials of the internal affairs ministry say the core consumer price index jumped 3.2 percent from the same month last year. The index excludes volatile fresh food prices. The national sales tax ...
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Aska case shows agencies pressuring Japans media on drug reporting
Two times this month, Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested singer Aska, of the pop group Chage and Aska, on drug-related charges. Since the news broke of his first arrest, sports newspapers and ...
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Policeman discharges weapon after suspect strikes him and tries to steal his bike keys
Kanagawa prefectural police said Friday that a police officer in Yokohama discharged his weapon at a suspect who attempted to run away after trying to steal the keys of his police ...