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Fake data scandal in Japan spreads
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 24/11/2017
» TOKYO: Mitsubishi Materials Corp said yesterday that three of its subsidiaries have falsified specification data for products supplied to the aerospace, automotive and electric power industries.
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Record 24m foreigners visit Japan in 2017
Kyodo News, Published on 10/11/2017
» TOKYO: The number of foreign visitors to Japan this year has established a new record, exceeding the previous high of over 24 million logged last year, Japan's tourism minister said Friday.
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Number of foreign visitors to Japan up 18.3%
Kyodo News, Published on 15/11/2017
» The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan this year totalled 23.79 million by the end of October, up 18.3% from a year earlier, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.
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Toyota ordered to pay 300m yen in back taxes
Kyodo News, Published on 13/10/2017
» Toyota Motor Corp was ordered to pay Japan's tax agency 300 million yen ($2.7 million) in back taxes that the automaker had failed to withhold, mainly in relation to its motorsports operations, sources with knowledge of the matter said Friday.
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30,000 elderly drivers in Japan may have dementia
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2017
» TOKYO: The results of stricter screenings of drivers aged 75 or older in Japan showed that about 30,000 of them may be suffering dementia, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
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Rock and roll legend Fats Domino dies
Associated Press, Published on 26/10/2017
» NEW ORLEANS: Fats Domino, the amiable rock `n' roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honouring the traditions of the Crescent City, has died. He was 89.
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Dementia insurance launched in greying Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 02/07/2017
» Insurance policies covering various expenses relating to dementia have been launched in Japan as more people are suffering from the illness in the rapidly greying country.
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Surge in visitors to Japan attributed to S. Korean tourists
Published on 24/07/2017
» TOKYO - The surge of foreign visitors to Japan in the first half of this year to a record 13.76 million is primarily attributable to a rise in South Korean tourists, particularly those arriving on low-cost carriers.
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Bangladesh landslide death toll doubles to over 130
Kyodo News, Published on 14/06/2017
» DHAKA -- More than 130 people were killed in landslides triggered by torrential rain in Bangladesh on Tuesday, local media reported Wednesday as the death toll continues to rise.
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Japan job market at best level in 26 years
Kyodo News, Published on 28/04/2017
» TOKYO - Job availability improved in Japan in March to a level last seen more than 26 years ago, government data showed on Friday, with companies hunting for workers in a tight labour market.
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