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EXCLUSIVE: Abe mulling visit to U.S., Europe in late April

March 21, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting the United States and Europe in late April, government sources told Jiji Press on Wednesday. Abe would meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss North Korean and trade issues. Abe also

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Okinawa base construction’s link with dugong’s death under probe: Suga

Okinawa base construction’s link with dugong’s death under probe: Suga

March 21, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government is investigating whether there is a relation between the death of a dugong and the ongoing new U.S. base construction in Okinawa Prefecture, the top government spokesman clarified Wednesday. After an individual of the endangered marine mammal

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Japan’s Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko eyeing visit to Europe

March 21, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prince Akishino and his wife, Princess Kiko, are considering making an official visit to Poland and Finland from late June to early July, the Imperial Household Agency said Wednesday. The possible trip follows invitations from the governments of both

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Stickers for Items by “War Crime” Japan Firms Eyed in S. Korea

March 20, 2019

Seoul- A proposal has been submitted to a South Korean provincial assembly to oblige stickers to be placed on school products that were made by certain “war crime” Japanese companies that used South Korean laborers during World War II, it

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Trump Clarifies Aim for Comprehensive FTA with Japan

March 20, 2019

Washington- The United States aims to conclude a comprehensive free trade agreement with Japan on areas including services, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a report submitted to Congress on Tuesday. In the Economic Report of the President, Trump expressed

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Japan Marks 24th Anniversary of Deadly Sarin Attack

March 20, 2019

Tokyo- A ceremony was held in Tokyo on Wednesday to mourn the victims of the deadly sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult on the capital’s subway system 24 years ago, which killed 13 people and injured over

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Hayabusa2 Detects Water-Containing Minerals on Asteroid Ryugu

March 20, 2019

Tokyo- Japan’s unmanned space probe Hayabusa2 has detected small amounts of minerals containing water on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, a Japanese research team has said. The findings may provide a clue to solving the mystery of the origin

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Visitors to Japan Grow 3.8 Pct in February

March 20, 2019

Tokyo- The estimated number of visitors to Japan in February climbed 3.8 pct from a year earlier to 2,604,300, a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Tuesday. The pace of growth in the number of

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