Bridge to disaster-hit Northeastern Japan Island opens
April 8, 2019
Kesennuma, Miyagi Pref.–A bridge connecting Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, and an island belonging to the northeastern Japan city facing the Pacific Ocean went into service on Sunday. Residents of the island, called Oshima, were isolated for around three weeks after the
Osaka Ishin keeps governor, mayor posts in double elections
April 8, 2019
Osaka–Osaka Ishin no Kai maintained the top posts at the Osaka prefectural and city governments in Sunday’s gubernatorial and mayoral elections, with its candidates defeating rivals from the Liberal Democratic Party, the Japanese ruling party in national politics. Hirofumi Yoshimura,
LDP-backed candidate wins Hokkaido governor race
April 8, 2019
Tokyo–A candidate backed by the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan’s ruling party in national politics, won Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Hokkaido, part of the first round of quadrennial unified local elections in the country. In the election, Naomichi Suzuki, a 38-year-old
Ghosn-linked Shell firm likely set up for fund misuse
April 8, 2019
Tokyo–A Lebanese shell company linked to former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn may have been set up to misappropriate Nissan funds, informed sources said Sunday. The company, Good Faith Investments, is at the center of fresh allegations against Ghosn.
Work flexibility to expand for foreigners at Japan local governments
April 7, 2019
Tokyo–Japan will allow foreign employees of local governments to engage in a wider range of work amid increasing demand for workers who can handle overseas-related assignments, informed sources have said. Such assignments are increasing at many local governments. Some face
Ghosn’s wife leaves Japan to seek French government help
April 7, 2019
Tokyo–The wife of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn has left Japan to seek French government support for him as a French citizen, the Financial Times said Sunday. “I think the French government should do more for him,” Carole
Japan police to probe 50 election violation cases
April 7, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese police will fully investigate 50 cases of suspected election violations after voting closes in the first round of quadrennial unified local elections Sunday, according to the National Police Agency. About 70 pct are bribery cases, the agency said, adding
G-7 Foreign ministers confirm cooperation over N. Korea
April 7, 2019
Dinard, France–Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major economies on Saturday agreed to maintain cooperation toward the denuclearization of North Korea. “We remain committed to the goal of achieving complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement” of all of North Korea’s
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