Japan launches system to extend visas for budding chefs
Japan has launched a system to allow a two-year extension of residence status for foreign students who complete a course of study at a Japanese culinary school, allowing them to receive on-the-job training at Japanese restaurants. (helsinkitimes.fi)
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Japan Red Cross says plans talks for return of remains from North Korea
Officials from the Japanese and North Korean affiliates of the Red Cross will hold talks next week on the return of the remains of Japanese nationals from North Korea, a Japanese Red Cross official said on Thursday. (Reuters)
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Murayama raps Abe over sex slaves
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama on Thursday blasted Shinzo Abe for considering revising the 1993 Kono statement, the first official acknowledgment that the Imperial Japanese Army had forced women into sexual servitude at wartime brothels set up by the military. (Japan Times)
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Nikkei falls for 2nd day as Ukraine tensions sour sentiment
Japan's Nikkei average fell for a second day on Thursday, moving further away from a four-week closing hit earlier this week as heightened tensions in Ukraine soured sentiment, dragging down index heavyweights like SoftBank. (Reuters)
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Nikkei falls for 2nd day as Ukraine tensions sour sentiment
Japan's Nikkei average fell for a second day on Thursday, moving further away from a four-week closing hit earlier this week as heightened tensions in Ukraine soured sentiment, dragging down index heavyweights like SoftBank. (Reuters)
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Bullying-related cases in Japan surge 58 percent to 28-year high
Japanese police handled 410 school bullying-related cases in 2013, increasing 58 pct from the previous year and exceeding 400 for the first time since 1985, the National Police Agency said Thursday. (Jiji Press)
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12-year sentence demanded for ex-Aum fugitive
Tokyo prosecutors have demanded a 12-year prison term for a former senior member of the Aum Shinrikyo cult who had been on the run for 17 years. (NHK)
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Mt. Gox chief says he is 'still in Japan' to solve issues
The chief executive of troubled bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has denied speculation that he fled Japan in the wake of its sudden operational shutdown and said work is under way to solve various issues. (Kyodo)
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Chiba police post reward for information regarding murder of woman
Chiba prefectural police this week posted a reward of 3 million yen for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the murder of a woman in June last year. (Japan Today)
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21 dead in Japan from virus spread by mites
Authorities in Japan are warning people about deadly poisonous mites. The cause for concern is the SFTS virus. (Japan Today)
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Turning Japan into a global gambling hotspot may be just the ticket for Abenomics
The world's biggest gambling company has vowed to spend "whatever it takes" (up to $10 billion) to set up a casino in Japan. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson's pledge comes at an auspicious time, with the Japanese government considering legalizing casinos and in desperate need of an economic boost. (Quartz)
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Media see control room of Nos. 1, 2 reactors at Fukushima plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. showed the central control room of the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the media on Wednesday, ahead of the third anniversary of the start of the nuclear crisis on March 11. (Kyodo)
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Land prices rise in most areas, survey shows
Land prices as of Jan. 1 rose from three months before at most locations, the land ministry said in a quarterly report. (The Japan News)
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Water treatment system at Fukushima plant halts
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says one of its key systems to treat radioactive water halted automatically. Concerns are rising ahead of planned full-fledged operation from April. (NHK)
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Frozen wall test to begin at Fukushima plant
Engineers are to start testing a plan to build frozen walls at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (NHK)
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Japan to hand over plutonium to US
Japan is preparing to hand over to the United States its stockpile of research-purpose plutonium. It was purchased decades ago from the US and other countries. (NHK)
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PM 2.5 alert issued for wide areas of Japan
Ten prefectures across Japan have issued alerts for tiny airborne particles known as PM 2.5, which are causing serious pollution in China. (NHK)
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Japan probing bitcoin exchange
Japanese authorities on Wednesday started probing the troubled MtGox bitcoin exchange after claims of a multi-million dollar theft from its digital vaults, as US prosecutors reportedly served a subpoena on the company. (channelnewsasia.com)
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Tokushima man arrested for keeping 3-year-old son on leash
Police in Tokushima have arrested an unemployed 26-year-old man for abusing his 3-year-old son after it was discovered that he had been keeping the boy restrained on a 1.2-meter-long dog leash which was tied to a window frame inside his apartment. (Japan Today)
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Tokyo stocks close down 0.54%
Tokyo stocks fell 0.54 percent Wednesday, following Wall Street lower after disappointing data on US housing and consumer confidence. (Global Post)
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