Ex-University of Tokyo professor gets suspended sentence over bribes
According to the ruling, the 63-year-old former professor, Shinichi Sato, received a total of about ¥1.83 million worth of entertainment.
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Japan PM's party proposes fewer seat cuts than coalition partner seeks
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Japan's Daiki Hashimoto wins fourth straight men's all-around gold at world gymnastics championships
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Japan's core consumer prices rise above 2% for 1st time in 9 months
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Tokyo used condo prices fall in September for 4th straight month
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The average asking price for a used condominium in Tokyo's 23 wards in September fell 0.4 percent from August to 126.29 million yen (
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Large, strong typhoon advancing toward southern Japan, moving to northwest
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A large and very strong typhoon is moving in a northwesterly direction off Japan's southern islands, the weather agency said Friday,
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Power bank fires caused 36 train delays in Japan over decade
TOKYO -- At least 36 train delays have been caused by passengers' power banks catching fire across Japan over the past 10 years. Some incidents have h
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Japan idols face 'purity' pressure as romance reports spark online personal attacks
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Formal dating bans have become rare in Japan's idol industry, yet reports of relationships still trigger online firestorms that expos
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Hokkaido population falls below 5 mil. in Japan's largest prefectural drop; Sapporo shrinks
SAPPORO -- The population of Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido dropped 244,342, or 4.7%, to 4,980,272 from 2020 to 2025, the largest decline of
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Japan's largest labor union to seek around 6% pay hike next spring
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's largest labor union said Thursday it will demand a wage hike of around 6 percent, with a minimum of 5 percent, in next spring