Chinese foreign chief sounds positive about Xi Japan visit
March 9, 2019
Beijing–Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday took a positive stance on a possible visit to Japan by President Xi Jinping in June. At a press conference on the sidelines of an annual meeting of the National
Sculptor Ando, creator of Hachiko statue at Shibuya, dies at 95
March 9, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese sculptor Takeshi Ando, known for creating the second statue of faithful Akita dog “Hachiko,” in front of Tokyo’s Shibuya Station, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 13. He was 95. A native of Tokyo, Ando graduated
Japan, Britain to hold ministerial security talks on April 8
March 9, 2019
Tokyo–The Japanese and British governments are slated to hold “two-plus-two” ministerial security talks in Tokyo on April 8, informed sources said Friday. Tokyo is also arranging for such talks with Washington ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Japan visit from
New swine fever case confirmed in Gifu Pref.
March 7, 2019
Gifu–The Gifu prefectural government said Thursday that a new case of swine fever infection has been confirmed in the central Japan prefecture at a pig farm in the city of Yamagata. Several pigs at the farm tested positive for the
Abe briefs abductees’ relatives about Trump-Kim summit
March 7, 2019
Tokyo–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday briefed relatives of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea decades ago about last week’s U.S.-North Korea summit, noting that U.S. President Donald Trump took up the abduction issue during the meeting. Abe told the
Okinawa governor presses Abe to give up Henoko base construction
March 1, 2019
Tokyo–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki pressed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in person on Friday to give up a controversial plan to relocate a U.S. military base within the southern Japan prefecture, after Okinawa voters rejected it in a recent referendum. “The
Moon calls for S. Korea-Japan efforts to heal past wounds
March 1, 2019
Seoul–South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for “concerted efforts” with Japan to heal wounds his country’s neighbor inflicted on Koreans, to mark the 100th anniversary of a Korean independence movement Friday. “When the pain of victims is substantively healed through
Job-hunting season begins for Spring 2020 graduates in Japan
March 1, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese companies started on Friday to offer employment seminars for third-year university students who are due to graduate in spring 2020, marking the opening of the job-hunting season for the upcoming graduates. The job market continues to be favorable to
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