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Japanese teaching organic rice farming in poor Indian region

May 6, 2019

Allahabad, India–Japanese experts are teaching organic farming of Japanese rice in Allahabad in a poor northern Indian region from more than 10 years ago. Their efforts is beginning to bear fruit. Crop yields have become stable, and farmers are enjoying

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China checking N. Korea’s firing of projectiles: official

May 6, 2019

Beijing–China is accelerating efforts to find the truth about North Korea’s firing of projectiles on Saturday, Wang Yang, the fourth-ranking official of the Communist Party of China, said Sunday. Wang did not discuss North Korea’s possible intentions behind the firing

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Driver’s licenses with new era name of Reiwa issued

May 5, 2019

Tokyo–Issuance of driver’s licenses carrying the new era name of Reiwa began across Japan on Sunday. Many drivers visited the Samezu driver’s license center of the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward to take renewal and other procedures. “The

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Aso urges ADB to end lending to China

May 5, 2019

Nadi, Fiji–Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso called on the Asian Development Bank on Saturday to realize China’s “graduation” from its lending promptly. The regional lender for developing countries “should hold substantive discussions on a concrete path toward graduation while prioritizing

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Number of Children in Japan Falls by Third in Heisei

May 5, 2019

Tokyo–The number of children in Japan fell by a third in the 30-year Heisei era, which ended in April, internal affairs ministry data showed Saturday. The number of children aged under 15 is estimated at 15.33 million as of April

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New emperor makes 1st appearance before palace visitors

May 5, 2019

Tokyo–New Japanese Emperor Naruhito, who assumed the throne on Wednesday, made his first appearance before visitors to the Imperial Palace on Saturday. Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, together with other adult Imperial Family members including Crown Prince Akishino, showed up

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Asahi reporter killed in 1987 gun attack remembered

May 4, 2019

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref.–A reporter of the Asahi Shimbun major Japanese daily who was killed in a gun attack in 1987 was remembered on Friday, which marked the 32nd anniversary of the crime. People came to the newspaper publisher’s Hanshin bureau

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Abe resolved on constitutional change in 2020; Opposition head wary

May 4, 2019

Tokyo–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated his goal of revising the Japanese constitution and bringing the amended top law into effect in 2020, in a video message released on Friday, the first Constitution Day of the country since its new era

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