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STAMPS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2020
North Korea asks Japan-based travel agency to sell stamps to Japanese
The stamps feature scenes including and air show and a meeting between Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 7, 2019
Trump may redefine poverty, cutting Americans from welfare rolls
The Trump administration may alter the way it determines the national poverty threshold, putting Americans living on the margins at risk of losing access to welfare programs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2019
Japan Post to sell commemorative stamps for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Japan Post Co. will release commemorative stamps for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on March 12.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2018
Time-honored passport stamp vanishing in name of digital convenience
As electronic entry procedures usher arriving passengers more quickly through immigration control at airports around the world, one of the casualties of progress is the time-honored passport stamp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2018
Demand skyrockets for sweets, masks and sports goods popularized by Japan's Olympic athletes
Products related to Japanese medalists at the Pyeongchang Olympics are seeing an explosion in popularity after Japan won 13 medals — its best-ever performance at the Winter Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2016
Japan Post plans premium Ichiro stamp set after 3,000th MLB hit
Japan Post Co. said Tuesday it will release a commemorative set of postage stamps if baseball star Ichiro Suzuki collects his 3,000th MLB hit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2016
Embassies' ink stamp event gives Tokyo residents a window onto foreign cultures
People in Tokyo are being offered a fun way to visit foreign embassies and get a glimpse of their national cultures. More than 30 of them are taking part in a "stamp rally," in which participants visit specific locations and ink a square on a card at each site.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2015
Police report 196 fraud cases of forged revenue stamps
Some 196 cases of fraud using forged revenue stamps were found in 16 prefectures since August, police sources said Wednesday.

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