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Japan sends sympathy to France over Notre Dame fire

April 16, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday expressed his sympathy for the French people, including President Emmanuel Macron, over the blaze at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. “It’s a loss to the world, and my heart is grieving,”

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Abe urges Britain to minimize negative effects of Brexit

April 15, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Britain on Monday to minimize negative effects of its planned exit from the European Union on Japanese companies’ activities and the world economy. He made the request at a meeting with British Foreign

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Abe visits TEPCO Fukushima N-Plant

April 15, 2019

Okuma, Fukushima Pref.–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for the first time since September 2013. During the visit on Sunday, he wore no protective gear to inspect

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1.7 M. people seen working as freelancers in Japan

April 13, 2019

Tokyo–About 1.7 million people in Japan are estimated to work as freelancers, a labor ministry think tank said Friday. Of them, 1.3 million people live mainly from such workstyles, while 400,000 people do freelancing on the side, the Japan Institute

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Ghosn’s detention extended until April 22

April 12, 2019

Tokyo–Tokyo District Court on Friday approved an eight-day extension of the detention of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn until April 22. Public prosecutors had demanded an extension until April 24. Before the decision, the detention period was set

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Crashed F-35A fighter had problems twice in past

April 12, 2019

Tokyo–A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-35A fighter jet that crashed into the Pacific Ocean earlier this week had made two emergency landings after experiencing problems, it was learned Friday. It has not been determined whether there is any link between

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Japan emperor, empress visit Kodomonokuni Park in Yokohama

April 12, 2019

Yokohama–Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Kodomonokuni, a park in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Friday, two days after the couple marked their 60th wedding anniversary. After arriving at the 100-hectare park around 11 a.m. (2 a.m. GMT), the

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US Eager for quick farm accord in trade talks with Japan

April 12, 2019

Washington–U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday indicated the country’s stance of prioritizing agricultural issues in its new trade talks with Japan that will start next week. “I hope we can come to a very quick agreement with Japan” for

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