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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles: Japan Defense Chief

May 10, 2019

Tokyo–North Korea is believed to have fired short-range ballistic missiles, Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday, following a similar analysis by the United States. “It is extremely regrettable, as this is a clear violation of the U.N. Security Council

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Japan diet enacts bill for free reschool Education

May 10, 2019

Tokyo–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted Friday a bill aimed at making preschool education free of charge, a key policy of the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The bill to revise the child care support law was adopted by a

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N. Korea sees Japanese abductee issue as resolved

May 10, 2019

Berlin–North Korea reiterated its usual claim at a U.N. meeting on Thursday that the issue of Japanese abductees in the country has already been resolved. The statement was made at a meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s working group

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Japanese sentenced in Ecuador for trying to bring home insects

May 10, 2019

Sao Paulo-A Japanese man was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in Ecuador on Thursday for trying to leave the country with unauthorized insect specimens. The man, 26, was also slapped with a fine and ordered to post an apology

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N. Korea fires suspected Short-Range Missiles

May 10, 2019

Seoul–North Korea fired two projectiles, presumably short-range missiles, to the east from around the northwestern city of Kusong in North Pyongan Province on Thursday afternoon, the South Korean military said. The two projectiles, launched between 4:30 p.m. (7:30 a.m. GMT)

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Japan responds calmly to N. Korea’s projectile launches

May 10, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government Thursday responded calmly to North Korea’s additional projectile launches and refrained from condemning Pyongyang over the action. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, when asked by reporters about the Japanese government’s response, only said, “No impact on our country’s

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Suga, Pompeo agree on close cooperation over N. Korea

May 10, 2019

Washington–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga agreed with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday that the two countries will work closely to analyze and take responses to projectile launches by North Korea. The chief cabinet secretary, now visiting

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New emperor to visit Aichi in June on first regional trip

May 10, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito will visit the central prefecture of Aichi on June 1-2 on his first regional trip since ascending the throne on May 1, the Imperial Household Agency announced Thursday. The new Emperor is set to participate in the

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