Japan panel to propose expanded use of original surnames
April 21, 2019
Tokyo–A Japanese government panel plans to include in a set of recommendations to be compiled as early as in May a proposal calling for allowing nursery teachers and others to keep using their original surnames at workplaces after marriage. The
Ex-Japanese Justice Min. Yasuoka Dies at 79
April 20, 2019
Tokyo- Former Japanese Justice Minister Okiharu Yasuoka died of pancreatic cancer at a hospital in Tokyo on Friday. He was 79. Yasuoka was also a former House of Representatives lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party. After working as judge and
Japan-U.S. Security Treaty to Cover Cyberattacks
April 20, 2019
Washington- Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and the United States confirmed on Friday that Article 5 of the two countries’ security treaty, which sets out Washington’s obligations to defend territories under Japanese jurisdiction, could apply to cyberattacks against Japan.
J-Village in Fukushima Fully Reopens as Symbol of Reconstruction
April 20, 2019
Naraha, Fukushima Pref.- The J-Village national soccer center, which had been used as a base to cope with a nuclear accident in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, fully resumed its original functions on Saturday for the first time in
Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan Agree to Make Eel Trade Transparent
April 20, 2019
Tokyo- Japan, South Korea and Taiwan agreed on Friday to make international trade in young eels, or glass eels, in an effort to recover the population of endangered Japanese eels. At issue is a rampant flow of glass eels to
Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko End Final Regional Trip
April 20, 2019
Tokyo- Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko returned to Tokyo on Friday, from a three-day trip to the central Japan prefecture of Mie for ceremonies at Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine complex, where the Emperor reported his abdication scheduled for
Reiwa Decided as New Era Name after Final Push by Abe
April 19, 2019
Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at the end of a meeting of all cabinet members on April 1 that he wanted Reiwa to be the name of the next Japanese era, and his preference was approved by other participants,
EXCLUSIVE: Aso, Mnuchin to Meet in Washington on April 25
April 19, 2019
Tokyo- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso is planning to visit Washington on April 25 for talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Jiji Press learned on Thursday. A proposed provision aimed at preventing competitive currency devaluations will likely be high
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