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Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga leaves for US

May 9, 2019

Narita, Chiba Pref., May 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga left Narita International Airport near Tokyo on Thursday aboard a commercial plane to visit the United States for talks with Vice President Mike Pence and other senior officials.

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Japan closely watching Iranian situation: Suga

May 9, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government is closely watching the Iranian situation after Teheran announced partial suspension of commitments under the 2015 international nuclear deal, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has said. “We take note of the explanation that the Iranian government’s decision

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2 Die after car hits nursery kids in Western Japan

May 9, 2019

Otsu, Shiga Pref.–A car ploughed into a group of nursery children on a sidewalk in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on Wednesday morning, leaving two of them dead and one critically injured and unconscious. According to prefectural police, 13

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New South Korean envoy eager for better ties with Japan

May 9, 2019

Seoul–South Korea’s new ambassador to Japan, Nam Gwan-pyo, expressed Wednesday his eagerness to work for better relations between the two countries. Speaking to Japanese media in Seoul the day before leaving for Tokyo, Nam, 62, said he will make every

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Abe, Trump to board Japanese Destroyer

May 9, 2019

Tokyo, May 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump plan to board a Japanese destroyer together during Trump’s Japan visit later this month, Japanese government sources said Wednesday. The move is designed to underscore the

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Emperor performs 1st palace ritual after enthronement

May 8, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito on Wednesday performed his first sacred ritual in the Imperial Palace after he ascended the throne May 1. In the “Kijitsu-Hokoku-no-Gi” ritual at the Imperial Sanctuaries, Emperor Naruhito reported to his ancestors the dates of key

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342 Heatstroke sufferers taken to hospital in Japan last week

May 8, 2019

Tokyo–A total of 342 people were taken to hospital due to heatstroke in Japan in the week to Sunday, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday. No one died from heatstroke during the week, according to this year’s first

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Japan OKs defense logistics pacts with Canada, France

May 8, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s parliament approved on Wednesday acquisition and cross-servicing agreements with Canada and France. The House of Councillors, the upper chamber, passed the two pacts by a majority vote with support mainly from the ruling coalition. The ACSAs, which will enable

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