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<title>National › Publisher ordered to suspend publication of book on Nippon Kaigi</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Tokyo court has ordered a publisher to suspend publication of a bestseller nonfiction book featuring links of a conservative lobby to a religious group, saying the book has some untrue information following a defamation claim.
Published last year, "Nippon Kaigi no Kenkyu" (A Study on the Japan Conference), written…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 17:12:55 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>World › Florida airport shooting raises questions about guns in baggage</title>
<description><![CDATA[The suspect in a deadly shooting at a Florida airport used a gun that he had stored in his checked luggage, raising questions about airport security and whether safety officials need to change the current rules.
Esteban Santiago, 26, retrieved his gun from his bag on the carousel, loaded it…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:42:36 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Sports › Nishikori beats Wawrinka to reach Brisbane International final</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori corrected his bad record in Brisbane International semifinals by beating U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final for the first time at the season-opening tournament.
Nishikori will face Grigor Dimitrov who beat top-seeded Milos Raonic 7-6 (7), 6-2.
Wawrinka, who won…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:30:35 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Crime › 2 get suspended sentences for intimidating lay judges in yakuza trial</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two men were convicted Friday for intimidating lay judges involved in the trial of a senior member of a crime syndicate based in southwestern Japan but allowed to walk free after their sentences were suspended.
In the first such ruling since Japan's lay judge system was introduced in 2009, the…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 15:11:45 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>World › Obama set for pardon frenzy, including Snowden, as he leaves office</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Rastafarian prophet, a former Taliban captive and thousands of minor drug traffickers have one thing in common: Their names have been submitted to President Barack Obama for clemency before he leaves office in two weeks.
Some U.S. presidents have used this regal power of leniency in a pointed way…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 14:59:36 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Crime › Y250 mil in cash reported stolen from Chiba home</title>
<description><![CDATA[About 250 million yen in cash, gold ingots worth around 14 million yen and foreign bank notes totaling an equivalent of roughly 10 million yen have been reported stolen from the home of a 55-year-old man in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, police said Friday.
A locked window on the first floor…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 14:45:45 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Picture of the Day › Nishikori into final</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori of Japan waves to the crowd after winning his semifinal match against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 7-6, 6-3, at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Australia on Saturday. See story here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 14:40:46 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Business › Japanese gov't defends Toyota after Trump broadside over Mexican plant</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Japanese government defended Toyota Motor Corp on Friday as an "important corporate citizen" of the United States, after President-elect Donald Trump singled out the automaker and threatened to slap punitive tariffs on its Mexico-built cars.
Trump has repeatedly hit out at U.S. companies for using lower-cost factories abroad at…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 14:00:36 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Technology › Virtual reality seeks momentum at CES gadget gala</title>
<description><![CDATA[Virtual reality sought its stride Friday at the Consumer Electronics Show, where despite being a hot topic there was little sign it is racing into mainstream culture.
Show floor space devoted to virtual reality abounded with companies diving into the market with headsets, content, or tools for better creating or…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 13:22:18 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Politics › Japan, France to start talks on defense supplies-sharing pact</title>
<description><![CDATA[The defense and foreign ministers of Japan and France agreed at their "two-plus-two" meeting on Friday to start negotiations for a bilateral accord on sharing defense supplies and services.
In a joint statement issued after the meeting in Paris, the ministers also expressed opposition to "unilateral action that would raise…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 07:44:00 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Kuchikomi › Japan's draconian marijuana laws against ongoing trends</title>
<description><![CDATA[On Oct 25, former actress Maya Takagi was arrested on a charge of possession of marijuana. The self-described "naturalist" took up residence on Ishigaki island five years ago. Also arrested was Takagi's male companion, Shigenari Moriyama, who had been actively promoting the use of the weed, praising its effectiveness for…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 07:17:26 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>National › Mie gov't rejects cannabis cultivation request for Shinto rituals</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Mie prefectural government said Friday it has rejected a request from a group of shrines to cultivate cannabis for hemp "shimenawa" rope used for Shinto rituals, citing the danger of theft and misuse.
The prefectural government in central Japan said it notified the Ise-based group that sufficient measures, such…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 06:55:48 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>World › 5 dead, 8 injured in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting</title>
<description><![CDATA[A gunman opened fire Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport, a major tourist hub in Florida, killing five people and injuring eight, as panicked travelers fled for safety.
The suspect, identified by a local lawmaker as Esteban Santiago, was in custody and being questioned by the FBI and homicide detectives over…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 06:55:04 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>World › Trump says Mexico would repay U.S. funds spent on border wall</title>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday Mexico ultimately will repay the United States for his planned border wall, a day after news emerged that his transition team had asked fellow Republicans in Congress to vote to approve the funding.
Trump told the New York Times he would most likely…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 06:45:28 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Sports › Defending champ Djokovic to face top-ranked Murray in Qatar Open final</title>
<description><![CDATA[Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived five match points to beat Fernando Verdasco and set up Qatara Open final against top-ranked Andy Murray, who had far less trouble winning his semifinal as he recorded a seventh straight victory against Tomas Berdych.
On another day of chilly and windy weather Friday, Djokovic…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 06:45:14 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Crime › Man arrested for fatally stabbing father in Saitama</title>
<description><![CDATA[Police in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested an unemployed 43-year-old man on suspicion of murder after he fatally stabbed his 77-year-old father at his parents' home.
According to police, Kazuhiro Ishikawa stabbed his father Hiroshi in the chest with a knife at around 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, Sankei Shimbun reported.…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 06:40:53 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Picture of the Day › Sumo New Year ritual</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mongolian-born grand sumo champion Yokozuna Hakuho (2nd L) performs the New Year's ring-entering rite at the annual celebration for the New Year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Friday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 06:36:33 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Have Your Say › How do Japan’s subway and rail systems compare with other countries?</title>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 06:34:59 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>Opinions › How mobile video is changing the way we witness crime</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mobile video is changing the way we witness crime, from live footage of a mentally disabled man tortured by four assailants, to a recording that led to the manslaughter conviction of an Israeli soldier , to the body cameras designed to keep police accountable.
We're all still wrestling with the…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 06:33:02 +0900</pubDate>
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<title>World › Russia says it is scaling back its Syria military presence</title>
<description><![CDATA[Russia said Friday it is withdrawing its aircraft carrier and other warships from the waters off Syria, following orders from President Vladimir Putin to scale back his forces as he casts himself as a peacemaker for the Middle Eastern country.
Russia's military support changed the course of the 6-year-old civil…]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 06:30:47 +0900</pubDate>
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