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In reversal, WTO backs S. Korea ban on Japanese fishery goods

April 12, 2019

Tokyo–The World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body has issued a final ruling tolerating South Korea’s import ban on fishery products from some Japanese prefectures that was introduced after the 2011 nuclear accident in Japan, reversing an earlier verdict against the embargo.

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Women account for record 35.4 percent of Japan govt new recruits

April 12, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government said Friday that women accounted for 35.4 pct of its new recruits in fiscal 2019, the highest level since it started to collect data in fiscal 2005. The figure was up 1.4 percentage points from the previous

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S. Korea’s prime minister stresses cooperation with Japan, others

April 12, 2019

Seoul–South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has stressed the importance of cooperation with Japan and other countries to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula. In a speech at a ceremony on Thursday night to mark the 100th anniversary of the

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to penalize universities over missing foreign students

April 12, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government plans to penalize universities with many foreign students whose whereabouts are unknown, Jiji Press learned on Thursday. The move is included in a draft of the government’s response to the issue of missing foreign students, which came

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First in history, international project captures image of black hole

April 11, 2019

Tokyo–For the first time in human history, an international team has succeeded in capturing an image of a black hole, through observations using eight radio telescopes on the globe, including the ALMA telescope in Chile. Hopes are growing that the

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Japan confirms crash of F-35A Fighter; pilot still missing

April 10, 2019

Tokyo–A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-35A fighter jet that went missing during an exercise over the Pacific Ocean Tuesday night has been confirmed to have crashed into the ocean, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Pieces seen to be from

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Permit for new Japanese Embassy building in Seoul canceled

April 10, 2019

Seoul–The construction permit for a new Japanese embassy building in Seoul has been revoked, informed sources said Wednesday. The permit was canceled on March 4, said an official at Seoul’s Jongno district, where the embassy is located. The embassy had

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China, Russia may be keen to find missing F-35A: report

April 10, 2019

Washington–U.S. military experts worry that China and Russia may be interested in salvaging a missing Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-35A fighter jet, U.S. news website Business Insider reported Tuesday. The Lockheed Martin stealth fighter went missing on Tuesday over the

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