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U.S. Releases “smoking gun” video over tanker attacks

June 14, 2019

Washington–The U.S. Central Command has released a video showing a possible attempt by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to cover up evidence of Thursday’s attacks on Japanese and Norwegian tankers around the Strait of Hormuz. The 99-second video shows that

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Warning to Japan? Tanker attacks stoke speculation

June 14, 2019

Jerusalem–Thursday’s attacks on two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, including one operated by a Japanese firm, stoked speculation over the perpetrators and reasons, as they coincided with a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Iran’s supreme leader

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Report shows lack of company preparation for blackouts

June 14, 2019

Tokyo–A government report showed Friday stalled progress in Japanese companies’ preparation for blackouts in response to the first large-scale power failure in the country in September last year following a powerful earthquake in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan. A survey in the

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Family opposition cited for girls’ decisions to give up science

June 14, 2019

Tokyo–An annual report from the Japanese government suggested Friday that family opposition, not a lack of academic abilities, is a major factor prompting girls to give up choosing science-related studies at university. The 2019 gender equality white paper, which features

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Tokyo, Washington affirm early trade deal after Japan poll

June 14, 2019

Washington–The Japanese and U.S. governments confirmed at a ministerial meeting on Thursday that they are aiming to announce the results of their trade negotiations at an early date after this summer’s House of Councillors election in Japan. The two sides

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Iran won’t produce nuclear weapons, Khamenei tells Abe

June 13, 2019

Tehran, June 13 (Jiji Press)–Iran will not produce, possess or use nuclear weapons, and has no intention ever to do these, the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at their first-ever meeting, in Tehran,

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Welfare Ministry Provided Basis for Controversial FSA Report: Suga

June 13, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s welfare ministry has provided the basis for the controversial Financial Services Agency report suggesting that an elderly couple living on pensions needs to amass 20 million yen in life savings, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga indicated Thursday. “It’s true

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Abe’s visit not intended for U.S.-Iran mediation: Suga

June 13, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Iran is not intended to mediate tensions between Washington and Tehran, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday. Suga’s comments, made at a press conference, are apparently aimed at playing down expectations of

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