Ex-minister to replace Mizuho exec as panel member

Japan Politics News - October 18, 2013 - 22:57
The government will appoint former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda to the Industrial Competitiveness Council to replace Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Yasuhiro Sato, who has stepped down, sources said. (Yomiuri)
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Royal couple attend environment event

Japan Society News - October 18, 2013 - 22:55
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attended the opening ceremony of an international conference on the environment hosted by the Global Environmental Action organization in Tokyo on Friday. (Yomiuri)
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Lawmakers eye ordinance on drinking

Japan Politics News - October 18, 2013 - 22:53
A suprapartisan group of lawmakers has decided to submit a bill to the current extraordinary Diet session calling for a law to warn people to drink an "appropriate amount" of alcohol, according to informed sources. (Yomiuri)
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Police search Fukuoka clinic after fatal fire

Japan Society News - October 18, 2013 - 22:48
Police searched a clinic in Fukuoka on Friday over last week's fire that killed 10 people, including patients. (Yomiuri)
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China summons Japan ambassador over Yasukuni visit

Japan Politics News - October 18, 2013 - 22:43
China summoned Tokyo's ambassador Friday to protest over visits by a Japanese cabinet minister and scores of parliamentarians to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine, Beijing's foreign ministry said. (voiceofrussia.com)
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Govt adopts bill on income cap for tuition-free program

Japan Education News - October 18, 2013 - 07:56
The Japanese government on Friday adopted a bill to introduce an income cap in fiscal 2014 for its tuition-free program for public high schools. (Jiji Press)
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Japan to allow firms to operate public schools in special zones

Japan Education News - October 18, 2013 - 07:53
The Japanese government will allow private companies to operate public schools in special zones that will be created to promote deregulation, officials said Friday. (Jiji Press)
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Nikkei snaps 7-day rally on profit-taking but posts weekly gain

Japan Stocks News - October 18, 2013 - 07:47
Japan's Nikkei stock average slipped on Friday, succumbing to profit-taking after a seven-session rally, while investors pondered the impact of the US government shutdown on the world's largest economy. (Economic Times)
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Internal affairs minister, 160 lawmakers visit war-linked Yasukuni

Japan Politics News - October 18, 2013 - 05:36
Japan's internal affairs minister and around 160 lawmakers on Friday visited the Yasukuni Shrine during the annual autumn festival amid soured ties with China and South Korea, which strongly disapprove of elected officials paying respect at the war-linked shrine. (Kyodo)
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