Toshiba could fall to TSE's Second Section

Toshiba could fall to TSE's Second Section

Toshiba Corp. shares could be downgraded to the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange after it delays sell-off of ...

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Robot 'Sasori' to probe Fukushima reactor

Robot 'Sasori' to probe Fukushima reactor

The operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will send a robot into the stricken No.2 reactor.

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Japan to warn of possible rogue waves

Japan to warn of possible rogue waves

Japan will use a supercomputer to warn ships of choppy seas that can spark large and dangerous "rogue waves."

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Woman arrested for scamming residents of care home

Woman arrested for scamming residents of care home

A woman in Hiroshima is arrested for running an investment fraud targeting elderly residents of her assisted living faci...

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Man arrested for impersonating ex AKB48 idol

Man arrested for impersonating ex AKB48 idol

A man is arrested for impersonating an ex AKB48 idol.

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Life-size dolls exhibited ahead of Girls' Festival

Life-size dolls exhibited ahead of Girls' Festival

Life-size "hina ningyo" dolls go on display in central Japan ahead of Girls' Festival.

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Govt drafts bill limiting overtime

Govt drafts bill limiting overtime

Japan's government is trying to reform the way people work through a bill limiting overtime.

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Toshiba pushes back earnings report

Toshiba pushes back earnings report

Troubled electronics maker Toshiba delays releasing their April-December 2016 earnings report showing an estimated 4.4 b...

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Abe defends close ties with Trump

Abe defends close ties with Trump

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces security-related questions in Parliament about building his relationship with US Preside...

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North Korean leader's half-brother killed: sources

North Korean leader's half-brother killed: sources

South Korean media report Kim Jong-nam, the leader of North Korea's half-brother, has been poisoned to death in Malaysia...

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