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YAMAGUCHI

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Aug 28, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi and Japan's mixed doubles pair reach badminton finals
The world No. 1 will battle Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei of China in the final on Sunday, the last day of the BWF World Championship at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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Aug 24, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi cruises in badminton worlds opener
The reigning world champion beat Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in front of an appreciative home crowd to kick off her title defense.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2022
Speculation grows that Komeito leader will stay for further term
Calls are apparently strengthening for Natsuo Yamaguchi to remain in his post as the party gears up for unified local elections next spring.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 1, 2022
After 40 years, Kaminoseki nuclear power project faces bleak future
The residents of the host town have been divided over the nuclear power project, creating tensions among neighbors and families.
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Jul 27, 2022
Member of marauding monkey gang killed after dozens of people injured in Japan
City officials have been trying for weeks to track down the vicious group that has made national headlines by assaulting residents.
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Jul 25, 2022
Marauding monkeys injure 42 in Japanese city
A spate of monkey attacks in the city of Yamaguchi has been unusual, with adults and children suffering wounds, including scratches and bites.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2022
Japan's top court upholds damages ruling in #MeToo rape case
The Supreme Court finalized a ruling ordering a former senior television reporter to pay journalist Shiori Ito u00a53.3 million in damages over the high-profile case.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2022
Lower House redistricting plans in focus after Abe’s death
The ruling LDP is facing tricky political questions in the late PM's home prefecture of Yamaguchi, with the answers likely to impact a Lower House district realignment plan.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2022
LDP-Komeito ties strained ahead of Upper House election
The two parties, which make up the ruling coalition, have had disagreements over backing the other's candidates in the election, as well as over government policies.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 21, 2022
Invasive rats spreading across Yamaguchi, damaging crops
The nutria, a kind of large rat native to South America, has expanded its habitat to almost all areas of the prefecture, with municipalities stepping up measures against the animal.
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May 24, 2022
Town in Yamaguchi recovers around 90% of ¥46.3 million sent to resident by mistake
The 24-year-old resident was arrested for alleged computer fraud after failing to return the money and telling his lawyer he had spent it all on online casinos overseas.
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JAPAN
May 23, 2022
Yamaguchi town gets back most of mistakenly transferred ¥46 million
One of the payment service companies to which the recipient transferred the money has reportedly returned more than u00a535 million to Abu's account.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2022
Man in west Japan offers to pay back ¥46 million in COVID funds received by mistake
The 24-year-old resident of Abu in Yamaguchi Prefecture had earlier refused to return the money, having reportedly spent it all in several overseas internet casinos.
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JAPAN
May 17, 2022
Man mistakenly sent ¥46.3 million in COVID funds gambled it away, says lawyer
The attorney also pushed back against the local government's claim when it filed the lawsuit that it had lost contact with the man.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 13, 2022
Town in western Japan sues resident mistakenly paid ¥46 million
The mistake occurred in early April when Abu officials were sending u00a5100,000 in financial aid to each of its low-income households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2022
As Japan's politicians call for big spending amid price hikes, some question the timing
With an Upper House election approaching in July, economists have pointed out that the move appears to be politically motivated.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2022
LDP's junior partner Komeito to propose economic relief package
Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi also urged the Bank of Japan to maintain its massive stimulus program 'for a bit longer' to ensure a solid recovery in the economy.
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Mar 21, 2022
Japanese stars claim three titles at All England Open
Reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi won the women's singles crown Sunday at the All England Open Badminton Championships, as Japanese players claimed three titles at one of the sport's most prestigious tournaments.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2022
Symbol of Japan's #MeToo movement again awarded damages in rape case
The high court ruled in favor of Ito, saying Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a former senior television reporter, had sexual intercourse with her without consent in 2015.
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JAPAN
Jan 21, 2022
COVID-19 restrictions on U.S. troops in Japan extended
The decision was made 'due to the continuing increase of COVID-19 cases throughout Japan,' fueled by the rapid spread of the highly contagious omicron variant.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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