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Friday, October 19, 2018

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INSUFFICIENT DEBATE CITED Opposition to focus criticism on bill to create new work visaOctober 18, 2018 Opposition parties are criticizing a proposal to establish a new work visa for foreigners, saying the government is rushing a plan that could violate human rights and have monumental consequences for Japanese society.
INSULIN OVERDOSE Woman, indicted over brother’s ‘suicide,’ accused of killing fatherOctober 18, 2018 SAKAI, Osaka Prefecture--A 44-year-old woman who has been indicted over the staged suicide of her brother was rearrested on suspicion of murdering her father, police said Oct. 17.

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