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Japan city councilor ordered to pay damages for outing award-winning author
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A city assembly member in central Japan was ordered on Thursday to pay damages to award-winning author Li Kotomi for revealing her ge
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ANA says customer info possibly leaked following unauthorized access
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese airline ANA Holdings Inc. said Thursday its net profit for the April-September period fell 11.8 percent from a year earlier
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Naomi Osaka knocked out of tournament in Japan by 18-year-old Mia Pohankova of Slovakia 186 words
TOKYO (AP) -- Naomi Osaka, seeded No. 7 and playing before home fans in Japan, was knocked out of the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday by Mia Pohankova of
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Researchers identify gene key to mating of yellow fever mosquitos
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- A team of researchers from Japanese and U.S. universities has identified a gene in yellow fever mosquitos key to the mechanism of ma
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1 dead, 1 trapped under pile of soil at Aichi Pref. construction site
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- A man died at a construction site Thursday in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, while rescue efforts are underway for another m
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Tokyo stocks rise on Advantest gains
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Thursday, buoyed by advances in heavyweight technology share Advantest after an upward revision to its earnings for
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JIP, DPFP back plan by Japan's ruling LDP to cut 31 lower house proportional seats
TOKYO -- In interparty talks on reforming Japan's House of Representatives electoral system, the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP
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BOJ likely to conclude 2% inflation goal met, keep policy rate unchanged
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan is expected to conclude that underlying inflation has effectively reached its 2 percent target during a two-day pol
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Editorial: Police misuse of expired Japan driver's licenses violates individual rights
One would never imagine that an expired driver's license could be improperly diverted by the police in Japan. Such misuse constitutes a serious violat
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Japan gov't asked telecom firms to block extortion site in GMO data breach
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's government asked telecommunications companies to block access to a website carrying purported customer information stolen fro
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Japanese pianist Sorita sentenced to 3 months in prison for speeding
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced internationally renowned pianist Kyohei Sorita to 3 months in prison, suspended for 2 years, f
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Tokyo man arrested over alleged Japan migration business for wealthy Chinese
TOKYO -- A 39-year-old company executive has been arrested on suspicion of helping a Chinese national obtain a "highly skilled professional" work visa