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What happens to apartments where murders occur?
Shukan Post › 03:38 PM JST - 1st July
Ever wondered what happens to a residence where people are killed? Real estate agents affirm that there are not too many people who are willing…
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Ex-Filipino hostesses become caregivers
Shukan Post › 07:02 AM JST - 27th June
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Japan and the Philippines was completed in 2006. This agreement allowed the two countries to exchange a total of…
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Miyazaki regarded his execution as 'misunderstanding'
Shukan Post › 09:00 AM JST - 24th June
Serial child killer Tustomu Miyazaki, 45, was executed on June 16, two years and four months after the Supreme Court finalized his death sentence in…
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Kimutaku gets a bit of advice from Koizumi's crony
Shukan Post › 06:43 AM JST - 20th June
Fuji TV started its political drama “CHANGE” in May, featuring SMAP star Takuya Kimura, popularly known as “Kimutaku,” as a teacher who becomes prime minister.…
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Blog shows insight into Akihabara murder suspect's mind
Shukan Post › 03:59 PM JST - 16th June
A mature couple who live separately went back to their “home” by taxi to tell the media about their 25-year-old son, Tomohiro Kato, who killed…
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Disgraced former-NTV announcer to hold lavish wedding reception
Shukan Post › 09:14 AM JST - 14th June
A 28-year-old NTV announcer was arrested for secretly filming up a woman's skirt two years ago. After prosecutors finally decided not to prosecute him, he…
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'Blind-date cafes' attract all kinds of girls
Shukan Post › 06:13 AM JST - 11th June
On May 28, the Metropolitan Police Department raided a so-called “blind-date cafe” in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Police arrested nine employees of the cafe and took 31…
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Companies try to avert new recruits going down with 'June blues'
Shukan Post › 04:04 PM JST - 8th June
For new college graduates, getting a job is easier this year because of the massive retirement of baby boomers. However, as a result of increasing…
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Porn producers look for more daring locations
Shukan Post › 09:07 AM JST - 4th June
The porn production industry is now in a chaotic situation. Producers have been arrested for filming porn in public places in an attempt to “differentiate”…
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Internal politics imperil Japan's soccer future
Shukan Post › 08:44 AM JST - 30th May
The Japan Football Association (JFA) is experiencing a lot of internal troubles as Chairman Saburo Kawabuchi, 71, tries to handpick his successor so he can…
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Fans wonder why Southern All Stars call it quits
Shukan Post › 02:01 PM JST - 26th May
Ever since the legendary Japanese rock band Southern All Stars announced on May 19 that they will take a break from 2009, suspending the group's…
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Wave of retirements impairs police investigative ability
Shukan Post › 09:20 AM JST - 22nd May
In the past month, several serious crimes involving women victims have been reported nationwide. At the beginning of April, Kanako Ishida, 19, was kidnapped, drugged…
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Hydrogen sulfide gas suicides raise specter of terrorist attacks
Shukan Post › 08:32 AM JST - 19th May
Suicides using hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) have been reported almost daily nationwide in Japan recently. These cases (60 in April alone) have not only alarmed…
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Fukuda opts for panda diplomacy with China
Shukan Post › 09:12 AM JST - 15th May
Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Japan last week, provoking both pro- and anti-China protests nationwide. Although China and Japan have many political issues to discuss,…
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Defense makes a mess of killer's appeal
Shukan Post › 03:01 PM JST - 8th May
On April 24, the Hiroshima High Court sentenced a 27-year-old man to death for the 1999 murder of Yayoi Motomura, 23, and her 11-month-old child…
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More bull over U.S. beef
Shukan Post › 01:58 PM JST - 1st May
“One carton out of 700 cartons was not intended to be shipped to Japan. That beef was mistakenly exported." That was the excuse given by…
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Osaka's symbol Kuidaore doll on sale
Shukan Post › 09:00 AM JST - 26th April
One of the symbols of Osaka is a mechanical doll in Dotonbori, Osaka. Not many people know it is a mascot character of a restaurant…
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Ichihashi reportedly seen in Tokyo's gay area
Shukan Post › 12:31 PM JST - 24th April
Tatsuya Ichihashi, 29, who is the prime suspect in the murder of British language teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture in…
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Baby hatch debate focuses on handicapped children
Shukan Post › 06:00 AM JST - 19th April
In May last year, Japan's first baby hatch opened amid much controversy at a hospital in Kumamoto. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former Health…
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Ryoko Tani is still star for run-down Japanese judo world
Shukan Post › 09:48 AM JST - 15th April
On April 5, Olympic judo gold medalist Ryoko Tani, 32, lost the final of the national tournament in Fukuoka to select Japan's representatives for the…
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