Ashley Madison returns to growth in 2017
Ashley Madison, the world's leading married dating website, has released the findings of an Ernst & Young LLP (EY Canada) report on the 2017 membership statistics of AshleyMadison.com verifying more than 15,000 new member accounts were added on average each day. (newsonjapan.com)
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Uniqlo to double online sales ratio with help from real stores
Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing is launching a counteroffensive against Amazon.com and other rivals in the online fashion market, using its vast network of real-world stores to differentiate itself. (Nikkei)
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Gunma: Police hunt for man after Peruvian hurt in assault
Gunma Prefectural Police are hunting for a man who assaulted a male Peruvian national in the town of Oizumi on Tuesday, reports TV Asahi (tokyoreporter.com)
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Police seek prosecution of 14-year-old for threatening Tokyo school over Armani uniforms
Police have sent prosecutors papers on a 14-year-old boy for allegedly threatening a public elementary school in Tokyoâs upscale Ginza district that introduced uniforms designed by high-end Italian brand Armani. (Japan Times)
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Man arrested for fatally stabbing woman in apartment
Police in Hakodate, Hokkaido, have arrested an unemployed 44-year-old man on suspicion of killing a woman in his apartment on Tuesday night. (Japan Today)
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J-pop megastar Utada Hikaru announces first concert tour in 12 years
After a dozen years waiting, fans have a chance to see the Kingdom Hearts/Evangelion singer live, plus a way to boost their odds of getting tickets. (soranews24.com)
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Former NHK reporter sentenced to 21 years in prison for series of rapes
A court sentenced on Wednesday a 29-year-old former reporter for public broadcaster NHK to 21 years in prison for raping three women.
(Japan Times)
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Sources: Prosecutors receive data from Kobe Steel
NHK has learned that Kobe Steel submitted to the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office documents related to the firm's falsified product inspection data. (NHK)
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Victims of fatal JR West train crash remembered after 13 years
A memorial service was held on Wednesday in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, to mark the 13th anniversary of a commuter train crash on the Fukuchiyama Line of West Japan Railway Co. <9021>, or JR West, that killed 106 passengers and the train driver, and injured 562 others. (Jiji)
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Japan education minister 'sorry for confusion' over yoga class report
Japanese education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi apologized Wednesday for "causing confusion" over a magazine article that said he used an official vehicle during daytime on a weekday to go to a yoga class. (Jiji)
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Pay hikes at major Japanese firms average 2.54 percent: Keidanren
Major Japanese companies have agreed to raise monthly employee pay by 8,621 yen, or 2.54 pct, on average so far during this year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said Wednesday. (Jiji)
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Japan protests planned dessert flag at inter-Korea summit dinner
The Japanese government lodged a protest against South Korea on Wednesday over the use of a flag showing disputed Sea of Japan islands on a dessert planned for the inter-Korean summit on Friday. (Jiji)
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Kanagawa cops: Body found at dam belongs to â03 murder suspect
Kanagawa Prefectural Police suspect that a 24-year-old man committed suicide at a dam in the village of Kiyokawa in 2003 after murdering a woman at the restaurant where she worked, reports the Yomiuri Shimbun (tokyoreporter.com)
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After escape, GPS monitoring eyed for open prisons in Japan
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)
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Education minister visits 'sexy yoga' studio by official car
Education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has used an official ministry car to visit a "sexy yoga" studio in Tokyo, a weekly magazine said Tuesday, in another apparent scandal to hit the government. (Japan Today)
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Court rejects damages suit by alleged swindler after money stolen from police safe
A Japanese court dismissed on Tuesday a damages suit filed by a man accused in a fraud case, after cash confiscated from him and kept in a police safe was stolen. (Japan Today)
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Tsuburaya Productions wins suit on overseas Ultraman rights
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)
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74-year-old woman arrested in fatal hit-and-run says she thought she hit a cardboard box
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)
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Fukuda's resignation OK'd, MOF in dire situation
Japan's cabinet on Tuesday approved the resignation of Vice Minister of Finance Junichi Fukuda, 58, who last week offered to quit over his alleged sexually harassing remarks. (Jiji)
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Japan machine tool orders hit record high for 1st time in decade
Orders for Japanese machine tools hit a record high for the first time in a decade in fiscal 2017, backed by strong demand from smartphone makers and others in China, industry data showed Tuesday. (Jiji)
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