Japan, Italy affirm cooperation for G-20 Summit
June 6, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi on Wednesday confirmed their countries’ cooperation for the Group of 20 summit in the western Japan city of Osaka on June 28-29. At their meeting in Tokyo, Abe
Hospitalized Keidanren chief diagnosed with lymphoma
June 6, 2019
Tokyo–Hospitalized top Japanese business leader Hiroaki Nakanishi said Wednesday that lymphoma is the reason for his ill health. The chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), the biggest group of employers in the nation, revealed this in a statement. Nakanishi,
Japan retailers bracing for ban on free plastic bags
June 5, 2019
Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retailers are speeding up their preparations for the planned introduction next year of a ban on the free provision of plastic shopping bags. “It’s quite short notice,” an official of a major drug store chain
Mnuchin, Aso to hold talks at G-20 finance meeting
June 5, 2019
Washington–U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso will hold talks on the sidelines of an upcoming Group of 20 meeting in Japan, the U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday. The G-20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs
Measles quickly spreading in Japan
June 5, 2019
Tokyo–The number of measles patients has been quickly growing in Japan since the beginning of this year, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. The reported patient count came to 566 in Jan. 1-May 26, more than double the
Musician Pierre Taki pleads guilty to using cocaine
June 5, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese musician and actor Pierre Taki on Wednesday pleaded guilty to charges of using cocaine in violation of the narcotics control law. Taki, 52, whose real name is Masanori Taki, attended the opening session of his trial at Tokyo District
INTERVIEW: Ex-Japanese finance diplomat wants G-20 to set shared themes
June 5, 2019
Tokyo–Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs should set shared themes on trade at their upcoming two-day meeting, former Japanese financial diplomat Naoyuki Shinohara has said. The top finance and monetary officials from the 20 advanced and emerging
FOCUS: Osaka at crossroads for growth into “Modern Medical City”
June 3, 2019
Osaka–Osaka, long known as a “town of medicine,” has come to a turning point, with attention focused on whether it can thrive again as a “modern medical city.” The Dosho-machi area of the city of Osaka has been home to
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