Japan’s Abe Eying Concrete Steps against S. Korean Labor Ruling
January 6, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a television program broadcast on Sunday, showed his government’s intention to take concrete steps against a recent South Korean top court ruling that ordered a Japanese company to pay compensation over wartime labor. The
Partial Solar Eclipse Observed across Japan
January 6, 2019
Tokyo–A partial solar eclipse, in which part of the sun’s disk is obscured by the moon passing between the star and Earth, was observed across Japan on Sunday morning. In many parts of the country, the sun was seen starting
Selection of Site for Hayabusa2 Landing on Asteroid in Final Stage
January 6, 2019
Tokyo–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, is carefully examining locations on asteroid Ryugu for its Hayabusa2 spacecraft’s landing as early as late this month, after giving up the probe’s first touchdown attempt that had been scheduled for late October
Tuna Sells for Record 330 M. Yen in New Year Auction at Toyosu
January 6, 2019
Tokyo–A 278-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off Oma, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, fetched a record 333.6 million yen in the first New Year auction at the Toyosu wholesale market in Tokyo’s Koto Ward on Saturday. With domestic sea urchin also selling
INTERVIEW: JR Tokai to Test 360 Kph for N700S Shinkansen Train
January 6, 2019
Nagoya–Shin Kaneko, president of Central Japan Railway Co. , better known as JR Tokai, has said that the company plans to conduct test runs of the new N700S Shinkansen bullet train model at a maximum speed of 360 kilometers per
4 Chinese Govt Ships Enter Waters near Senkakus
January 6, 2019
Naha, Okinawa Pref.–Four Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, on Saturday. It was the first such intrusion this year. The last time Chinese government ships entered Japanese waters around
Trump Denies Reported Plan to Pick Webb as Defense Chief
January 6, 2019
Washington–U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday denied a New York Times report that his administration is considering picking Jim Webb, a former Democratic senator, who is known as an opponent of the Iraq war and well versed in Japan affairs,
Despite Fall in Gold Smuggling, Concerns Remain in Japan
January 6, 2019
Tokyo–The amount of gold bullion smuggled into Japan and seized by customs authorities in 2018 is estimated to have fallen by half from the previous year, according to informed sources. Stronger penalties are believed to have contributed to the plunge.
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