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Japan vows fresh commitment of 25 billion yen to Philippines: Duterte

May 31, 2019

Japan has vowed fresh commitment of 25 billion yen to the Philippines to fund some projects and programs, including the Mindanao’s road network, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday. In his statement during the joint press event with Japanese Prime

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Duterte assures foreign funds for Marawi rehabilitation all accounted for

May 31, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte assured on Friday the foreign governments and other donor agencies that the funds they have donated for rebuilding Marawi City are accounted for. In a speech at the 25th Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia, Duterte

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Abe, Saudi Crown Prince likely discuss Iran situation

May 30, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are believed to have exchanged opinions on the situation in Iran in their phone talks on Thursday. Abe is arranging a visit to Iran in the middle of

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U.S. welcomes Japan’s mediation efforts over Iran

May 30, 2019

Washington–U.S. Department of State spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus on Wednesday hailed moves by Japan to help ease tensions between the United States and Iran. “We welcome the efforts by any country, whether it’s Japan, whether it’s our European allies, to help

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Japan Lawmaker Sakurada urges women to ach Have 3 Kids

May 30, 2019

Tokyo–Gaffe-prone Yoshitaka Sakurada of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said in a speech that he wants women to be urged to each give birth to at least about three children. T he remark, which is expected to draw criticism as

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Japanese cabinet members divided over English name order

May 30, 2019

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese cabinet ministers have different views on the order of Japanese names in English. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that his name in English is in order of first name and then last name.

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Aichi to ship pigs early to prevent swine fever

May 30, 2019

br /> Tokyo–The prefectural government of Aichi, central Japan, plans to have two farms that face a high risk of being contaminated with swine fever ship their pigs ahead of schedule to prevent the spread of the disease, informed sources

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Malaysia to send back plastic waste

May 30, 2019

Kuala Lumpur–Malaysia will send back 450 tons of plastic waste imported illegally from seven countries, including Japan, China and the United States, environment minister Yeo Bee Yin said. The Southeast Asian country plans to send back another 2,550 tons of

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