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Japan's 'highway doctor' does checkup on ageing roads

AsJapantakesonthemammothtaskofupgradingitscapital'soutdatedroadsandinfrastructure,alocal"highwaydoctor"isbettingthatits3-Dtechnologycanledahand.Tokyo'ssprawling

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Japan unveils 'telework' campaign to ease Tokyo 2020 congestion

Japan on Monday began a national practice to motivate tens of thousands of commuters to work from home, in a bid to ease rail and road congestion before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and reform the country's workaholic culture.

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Olympics: Japan marks three years to Tokyo 2020 as issues linger

Japan Monday marked three years before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with celebrations and fanfare -- even as organisers struggle to contain soaring costs and restore credibility.

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Olympics: Japan marks three years to Tokyo 2020 as issues linger

Japan Monday marked three years before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with celebrations and fanfare -- even as organisers struggle to contain soaring costs and restore credibility.

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Japan unveils 'telework' campaign to ease Tokyo 2020 congestion

JapanonMondaybegananationalpracticetomotivatetensofthousandsofcommuterstoworkfromhome,inabidtoeaserailandroadcongestionbeforethe2020TokyoOlympicsandreformthecou

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Olympics: Tokyo 2020 living with spectre of killer quake

FormodernOlympichostcities,thetwinthreatsofterrorismandfinancialruinconstantlyloom.ButspareathoughtforTokyo2020organisers,whofacetheaddedriskofadevastatingearth

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Dollar changes hands around 114 yen line in early trade in Tokyo

The U.S. dollar changed hands around the 114 yen line in early deals in Tokyo on Monday, after reaching above the 114 yen line in New York at the end of last week.

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Japan PM seeks to regain public's trust after Tokyo poll setback

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he will work to regain public trust after his party suffered an historic defeat in an election in the nation's capital, signaling trouble ahead for the premier amid tumbling support rates.

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Japan PM seeks to regain public's trust after Tokyo poll setback

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesaidonMondayhewillworktoregainpublictrustafterhispartysufferedanhistoricdefeatinanelectioninthenation'scapital,signalingtroubleahe

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Former Tepco executives plead not guilty in first Fukushima case

ThreeformerexecutivesofTokyoElectricPower(Tepco)onFridaypleadednotguiltytoprofessionalnegligenceleadingtothe2011Fukushimanucleardisaster,thoughananalystsaidther

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Japan PM ally denies secret donations from school at center of scandal

n ally of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied on Thursday receiving secret political donations from an educational institution at the core of a scandal over suspected favoritism that has sliced Abe's support ratings ahead of a key local poll.

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Japan PM ally denies secret donations from school at center of scandal

AnallyofJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbedeniedonThursdayreceivingsecretpoliticaldonationsfromaneducationalinstitutionatthecoreofascandaloversuspectedfavoritismtha

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Soaring Olympic costs threaten future of Games, IOC warns

TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)onWednesdaypraisedJapaneseorganisersforslashingcostsforthe2020TokyoGames,butwarnedthatsoaringOlympicbudgetscouldseefuturebi

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Toshiba stock listing status downgraded, deeper losses flagged

Crisis-wracked Toshiba Corp suffered further indignities on Friday, estimating bigger losses for the past financial year and getting demoted to the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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Toshiba stock listing status downgraded, deeper losses flagged

Crisis-wrackedToshibaCorpsufferedfurtherindignitiesonFriday,estimatingbiggerlossesforthepastfinancialyearandgettingdemotedtothesecondsectionoftheTokyoStockExcha

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Japan-India nuclear pact clears Japan's Lower House

A civilian nuclear cooperation pact between Japan and India cleared the Lower House on Tuesday, paving the way for Tokyo to export nuclear power equipment and technology to the fast-growing economy not part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

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Japan-India nuclear pact clears Japan's Lower House

AciviliannuclearcooperationpactbetweenJapanandIndiaclearedtheLowerHouseonTuesday,pavingthewayforTokyotoexportnuclearpowerequipmentandtechnologytothefast-growing