Japan-India diplomacy
June 17, 2019
Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu (C) and former Union Law minister Ashwani Kumar (L) arrive at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on June 17, 2019. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP) Jiji Press
Court rejects request by residents to cancel Sendai reactor approval
June 17, 2019
Fukuoka–Fukuoka District Court rejected Monday a request from residents in 10 prefectures to cancel regulatory approval of the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The residents
Ministry panel again rejects Okinawa’s claim against Henoko landfill
June 17, 2019
Tokyo–A third-party panel on Monday dismissed the Okinawa prefectural government’s claim that it was illegal for land minister Keiichi Ishii in April to invalidate the prefecture’s revocation of its earlier approval for landfilling at a planned U.S. base site in
Japanese fathers spend more time playing with kids: Survey
June 17, 2019
Tokyo–About half of all parents in Japan raising children think that today’s young fathers spend more time playing with their kids than their own fathers did, according to a survey by a Japanese educational toy maker. Although the survey revealed
Japan defense chief apologizes for flawed aegis data
June 17, 2019
Akita–Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited the Akita prefectural government Monday to apologize for using flawed data to explain that a site in the northeastern Japan prefecture is suited for the deployment of the Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system.
Man arrested over police box attack, gun robbery in Western Japan
June 17, 2019
Suita, Osaka Pref., June 17 (Jiji Press)–The prefectural police department of Osaka arrested a 33-year-old man on Monday morning for alleged robbery and attempted murder over an incident on Sunday in which a police officer at a police box in
Lifestyle change seen as key to solving plastic waste problem
June 17, 2019
Karuizawa, Nagano Pref.–For people in Japan, changing their lifestyles is a key to fighting marine plastic waste, experts say. Energy and environment ministers from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies agreed to establish an international framework to reduce
Tanker attacks spark concerns among Japanese companies
June 15, 2019
Tokyo–Concerns are growing among Japanese energy and other companies over the Middle East situation following Thursday’s attacks on two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks on the tankers, including one operated by a Japanese shipping company, “have had
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