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EXCLUSIVE: N. Korea fails to get information on Tokyo Olympics

February 25, 2019

Tokyo–North Korea’s Olympic committee has been unable to receive information needed for the country’s participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games due to a network connection problem, it was learned Sunday. The North Korean committee is supposed to get necessary

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Emperor voices deep emotion over 30 years on throne

February 25, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s Emperor Akihito expressed deep emotion on Sunday over marking the 30th anniversary of his accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne amid congratulations offered by people at home and abroad. “It means so much to me that I commemorate this day

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Philippines, Japan are ‘demographic partners’–Dominguez

February 24, 2019

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has expressed confidence that as the Philippines’ economic emergence gains traction, its bilateral relations with Japan will “grow more comprehensively” over the years especially as both countries complement each other and can even become “demographic

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Moscow ready to talk with Tokyo on imperial Russian treasure

February 23, 2019

Moscow–The Russian government is ready to have talks with the Japanese side if new evidence emerges to suggest the existence of Imperial Russian treasure that should be returned from Japan, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday. Zakharova made the

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Abe becomes Japanese PM with 4th-longest total tenure

February 23, 2019

Tokyo–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday replaced Shigeru Yoshida as the Japanese government leader with the fourth-longest total tenure. Abe’s total tenure, including his 12-month first term to September 2007, reached 2,617 days, surpassing Yoshida’s total stint of 2,616 days

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Crown Prince Naruhito turns 59, vows to fulfill role of symbol

February 23, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito, who will become Emperor on May 1, expressed his determination to fulfill the role of the symbol of the state after taking the throne, at a news conference before he turned 59 on Saturday. “I feel

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Panel seeks review to fees on low-cost smartphone firms

February 23, 2019

Tokyo–A Japanese government panel on Friday called for a review to connection fees imposed on low-cost smartphone service providers for the use of mobile phone carriers’ communications networks. In an outline of a planned interim report, the communications ministry’s panel

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Tokyo to test traffic control this summer before 2020 Games

February 23, 2019

Tokyo–The Tokyo metropolitan government said Friday it will conduct a traffic control test in summer this year in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Companies in Tokyo will be asked to take measures to ease traffic congestion on

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