Japan Likely to Announce New Era Name in Mid-April

January 2, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government is likely to announce the name of the next era in mid-April, ahead of the May 1 change of the name from the current Heisei, informed sources said. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make a final decision

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Japan to Spend 1.5 T. Yen A Year on Free Education Program

December 28, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government said Friday that it expects to annually spend 1,536.4 billion yen to cover costs for its free-of-charge preschool and tertiary education program. The estimate was presented to a meeting of related ministers on the day, where the

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Japan to Step Up Efforts to Uphold Free Trade System: Aso

December 28, 2018

Tokyo–Japan will step up efforts to uphold the free trade system as the country assumes the chairmanship of the Group of 20 nations next year, Finance Minister Taro Aso said Friday. Efforts will be made to “maintain the free trade

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Chinese Ship Incident “Extremely Malicious”: Minister

December 28, 2018

Tokyo, Dec. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese fisheries minister Takamori Yoshikawa said Friday that an incident last month in which a Chinese fishing boat fled while Japanese Fisheries Agency officials were on board for an on-site inspection was “extremely malicious.” At a

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Japan’s Kono to Visit India, Nepal, France

December 28, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will visit India, Nepal and France on a six-day tour from Jan. 7 next year, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. In France, Kono will attend a so-called two-plus-two meeting of the Japanese and French foreign

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Japan to Host TPP Ministerial Talks on Jan. 19

December 28, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday that the first meeting of a committee consisting of ministers from the 11 countries taking part in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement will be held in Tokyo on Jan. 19. “We

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Japan Nov. Industrial Output Down 1.1 Pct

December 28, 2018

Tokyo–Industrial production in Japan fell 1.1 pct from the previous month in November, down for the first time in two months, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a preliminary report Friday. The seasonally adjusted production index for

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Japan Nov. Jobless Rate Rises to 2.5 Pct

December 28, 2018

Tokyo–Japan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November rose 0.1 percentage point from the previous month to 2.5 pct, up for the second consecutive month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday. The number of jobless people increased by

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