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Foreigners in Japan slam bill provision on revoking permanent residency

Permanent residents of Japan on May 23 slammed a provision in a new bill that would allow revocation of permanent residency if a foreign citi ...

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Man who 'confessed' to shooting Japan police chief in 1995 dies at 94 with no case formed

TOKYO -- A man who "confessed" to shooting the commissioner general of the National Police Agency (NPA) in 1995 but was never convicted over the incident, has died at the age of 94 while serving a ...

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Town near Mt. Fuji explains black screen to block view was 'only option' for tourist safety

The mayor of this town has explained that it had no choice but to erect a black screen blocking a view of Japan's iconic ...

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No sitting allowed? Japan to question businesses on all-day standing in service industry

Japan's labor ministry is preparing to question businesses on the practice of making customer service employees such as supermarket cashiers ...

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Japan on alert for unseasonal swarm of stink bugs that feed on fruit

Japan is bracing for a swarm of stink bugs that can attack tree fruits, with an unusually large number of prefectures already issuing ...