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29 Japanese Fraud Suspects in Cambodia to Be Extradited

HEADLINES Nagoya, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Police in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, have obtained arrest warrants for 29 Japanese fraud suspects currently detained in...

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Japan Food Exports Expand 15.5 Pct in Jan.&June

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and other food items grew 15.5 pct from a year...

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Ishiba Declines to Say How Long He Will Stay On

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday declined to say how long he would stay in office following...

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Police Officer Recounts Handling 1985 JAL Jumbo Jet Crash

HEADLINES Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–A senior official of the Gunma prefectural police recounted his experience as a rookie officer tasked...

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Japan Calls for Strict Punishment over Latest Suzhou Attack

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan urges China to impose a strict punishment for last week’s attack on a Japanese citizen in Suzhou,...

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Summary Indictment Eyed for Japan LDP Hagiuda's Secretary

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo prosecutors are considering issuing a summary indictment of Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda’s policy secretary for...

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4 Die in Manhole Accident near Tokyo

HEADLINES Saitama, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–Four male workers were confirmed dead after falling into a manhole in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on...

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Japan PM Ishiba Unlikely to Announce View on WWII Soon

HEADLINES Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided not to announce his view on World War II on Aug....

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Cleaning Up Aquaculture: Joint Project Takes on Plastic Waste from Oyster Farming in Hiroshima Bay

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Japan Joined Multinational Space Defense Drill in Australia

HEADLINES Townsville, Australia, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force has taken part in a multinational tabletop space defense exercise in Australia aimed...