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Abe downplays speculation of secret trade deal with U.S.

June 3, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe downplayed on Monday speculation that his government has made a secret deal with the United States in their bilateral trade negotiations. At a meeting between the government and the ruling parties, Abe said the speculation

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Suspect may have checked stabbing site beforehand

June 3, 2019

Yokohama–A man looking like the 51-year-old suspected attacker in Tuesday’s deadly stabbing rampage near Tokyo was captured by surveillance cameras around the crime site four days before the incident, investigative sources said Monday. The suspect, Ryuichi Iwasaki, is also believed

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Japan, S. Korea defense chiefs divided over radar lock-on

June 1, 2019

Singapore–Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his South Korean counterpart, Jeong Kyeong-doo, on Saturday were divided over an incident in which a South Korean destroyer directed its fire-control radar at a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force plane late last year. During

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EXCLUSIVE: 47 teachers charged in child porn cases in Japan in 2018

June 1, 2019

Tokyo–The number of teachers in Japan charged with child pornography more than doubled to 47 in 2018 from 21 in the previous year, according to National Police Agency data viewed by Jiji Press. The number of people charged in overall

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Tokyo Olympic torch to visit landmarks, disaster areas

June 1, 2019

Tokyo–The 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch relay will pass through areas hit by major earthquakes as well as landmarks such as UNESCO World Heritage sites across Japan, the Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee said Saturday. The 121-day relay, which will cover

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Japan defense chief calls for North Korea’s complete denuclearization

June 1, 2019

Singapore–Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya Saturday called for international cooperation to achieve the complete denuclearization of North Korea. “There has been no essential change in North Korea’s nuclear and missile capabilities” since summit meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and

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Japan firms start job interviews with university students

June 1, 2019

Tokyo–Major companies in Japan started interviews and written tests on Saturday to hire university students expected to graduate in spring 2020. The job market situation has been increasingly favorable to the students’ side as companies are facing serious labor shortages.

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Suu Kyi sends condolences over stabbing rampage in Japan

June 1, 2019

Tokyo–Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sent a message of condolences to the family of Satoshi Oyama, one of the victims of Tuesday’s stabbing rampage near Tokyo, a senior Myanmarese official said Friday. Oyama, a 39-year-old Japanese Foreign Ministry

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