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Tokyo Rebuts Seoul’s Contention over Radar Locking

December 23, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Defense Ministry officially rebutted on Saturday Seoul’s denial of a South Korean military ship’s use of its weapons-control radar against a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force surveillance plane, condemning the radar lock-on as a “very dangerous” act. In a

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JAL Ordered to Improve Operations after Drinking Scandal

December 23, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s transport ministry issued a business improvement order to Japan Airlines on Friday, following a recent heavy drinking incident involving a JAL copilot. The ministry summoned JAL President Yuji Akasaka and handed him the order. The ministry also gave

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Japanese Births to Hit Record Low in 2018

December 21, 2018

Tokyo–The number of Japanese babies born in Japan in 2018 is projected to stand at 921,000, the lowest since the country began taking the data in 1899, the health ministry said Friday. The annual total is expected to be 25,000

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Visual Acuity of Japanese Schoolchildren Worst on Record

December 21, 2018

Tokyo–The proportions of Japanese elementary and high school students with visual acuity of less than 1.0 on the Japanese scale rewrote record highs, a fiscal 2018 health survey by the education ministry showed Friday. “According to experts, the results reflected

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JAL Ordered to Improve Operations after Drinking Scandal

December 21, 2018

Tokyo–Japan’s transport ministry issued a business improvement order to Japan Airlines on Friday, following a recent heavy drinking incident involving a JAL copilot. The ministry summoned JAL President Yuji Akasaka and handed him the order. The ministry also gave stern

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Suga Hails Mattis Contribution to Japan – US Alliance

December 21, 2018

Tokyo – Outgoing US Defense Secretary James Mattis has contributed to deepening the alliance between Japan and the United States, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday. The defense secretary “has made efforts to strengthen the deterrent Power And

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Costs for “Daijosai” Imperial Rite to Total 2.7 B. Yen

December 21, 2018

Tokyo–Japan’s Imperial Household Agency said Friday expenses for “Daijosai,” a key ceremony performed by Crown Prince Naruhito next year after his accession to the throne, will total 2,719 million yen, up 470 million yen from the previous rite held in

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Japan Govt OKs 2.7-T.-Yen Extra Budget for FY 2018

December 21, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting on Friday a draft second supplementary budget for fiscal 2018 worth 2,709.7 billion yen. The total is smaller than the planned additional expenditures at 3,035.1 billion yen, as the difference will be

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