COUNTERFIET 1,000 YEN USED AT A GAS STATION IN SHIMONOSEKI, YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURE

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• Counterfeit 1,000 yen used at a gas station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture.
• Suspect had put high-octane gasoline worth 3,000 yen and paid part of the cost with the fake note.
• The note was found to be fake when the g...

JAPAN’S EX-PM SHINZO ABE MAY HAVE DISCARDED RECIEPTS FOR DINNER FUNCTIONS

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• Japan’s Ex-PM Shinzo Abe may have discarded receipts for dinner functions.
• Prosecutors are investing the case as a violation of political funds control law.
• The total bills for the dinner functions may have exceeded...

VIETNAMESE RESIDENTS IN JAPAN ARRESTED FOR BUYING & SELLING FAKE RESIDENCE CARDS

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• Vietnamese residents in Japan arrested for buying & selling fake residence cards.
• Around 19 Vietnamese residents were arrested on Nov.12.
• Gunma and Yamaguchi prefectural police suspect more than 400 fake cards to have...

JAPAN CONSIDERS USING LARGE SHIP AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM

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• Japan considers using large ship as an alternative to Aegis Ashore missile defense system.
• Defense Ministry may use a 9,000-ton ship for the same.
• The decision will be made around the year's end.
• The land-...

NUCLEAR POWER EXHIBITION IN JAPAN TO BE CONVERTED AS MEDICAL FACILITY

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• Yamaguchi prefecture’s nuclear energy exhibit to be converted as a medical facility
• The exhibition was closed on 3rd February for renovation

The nuclear power exhibition was experiencing a steady reduction in the vi...