Stalking reports hit new high
Stalking complaints reported to police in 2017 hit 23,079, an all-time high.
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Japan explores summit with N.Korea
Japan is exploring possible summit talks between Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un.
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Oi plant No.3 reactor restarted after 4 1/2 years
The No.3 reactor at the Oi nuclear power plant is reactivated after four and a half years.
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US firm to build power plant in Northern Territories
An American firm will build a power plant on Russian-held Shikotan Island in Japan's Northern Territories.
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Age of adulthood revision decided by cabinet
The cabinet approves a revised civil code lowering the age of adulthood to 18 from 20.
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Abe briefed by S.Korean envoy who met N.Korea's leader
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is briefed by the South Korean envoy who met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last week.
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Finance Ministry altered documents on cut-rate land deal
Japan's Finance Ministry altered documents on a cut-rate land deal to hide a link to the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo A...
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PM Abe apologizes for document doctoring
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologizes for the Finance Ministry altering official government documents.
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Finance Ministry admits doctoring data
The Finance Ministry admits personnel altered official documents related to the controversial sale of state-owned land t...
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Face from the past
Researchers unveil a facial construction based on a genetic analysis of the remains of a woman who died around 3,800 yea...
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