Abe likely to hold talks with Xi in Vietnam on Saturday

November 9, 2017

DA NANG, VIETNAM- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the fringe of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit, to be held in Vietnam for two days from Friday, Chief Cabinet

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Protest vs Trump

November 5, 2017

TOKYO- US residents in Japan display placards during a demonstration against US President Donald Trump in Tokyo on fRIDAYNovember 5, 2017. Trump touched down in Japan on November 5, kicking off the first leg of a high-stakes Asia tour set

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Govʼt to expand seawall construction in Okinawa next week

November 4, 2017

OKINAWA PREFECTURE- The Japanese government plans to begin seawall construction work at two more locations next week as part of a US military base relocation project in Okinawa Prefecture, informed sources said Friday. The seawall will surround a planned landfill

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Libya Comic Convention

November 2, 2017

LIBYA- Libyan stand at a Japanese food stall during the Libya Comic Convention, in the capital Tripoli on Thursday, November 2, 2017. Jiji Press

7-year -olds most prone to pedestrian accidents

March 23, 2017

TOKYO- Seven-year-olds, or elementary school first- to second-graders, accounted for the biggest chunk of pedestrian victims of fatal or injury traffic accidents over the past five years in Japan, a National Police Agency report showed Thursday. The analysis report also found

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House, Senate downplay Duterte threat to declare martial law

January 16, 2017

Leaders of both houses of Congress downplayed fears that President Rodrigo Duterte will declare martial law following his remark in Davao Saturday that he will do it if there is no other way to cope with threats to the country.

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