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Japan to Boost Tax Grants to Local Govts

December 18, 2018

Tokyo — The Japanese Internal Affairs And Finance Ministers Agreed On Tuesday To Increase Tax Grants To Local Governments For The First Time In Seven Years In Fiscal 2019. For The Year That Starts Next April, The Sum Will grow

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Japan to Boost Aid to Major Cities for Decentralization

December 18, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government presented a proposal on Tuesday to revise its regional revitalization strategy, including strengthened support for major cities outside the Tokyo metropolitan area. To correct the overconcentration of people and businesses in Tokyo, the government aims to create

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Water Evidence Detected on Many Asteroids by Japan Team

December 18, 2018

Tokyo – A group of Japanese researchers have found evidence of the existence of water on a number of asteroids through analyses of data from an infrared imaging satellite dubbed Akari. Fumihiko Usui, specially appointed assistant professor at Kobe University,

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Documents Show Ghosn’s Deferred Pay Was “Fixed”

December 18, 2018

Tokyo–Secret documents state that pay for former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn that was to be deferred until his retirement was “fixed,” contrary to his claim, investigative sources said Tuesday. The documents were signed by Ghosn and the then

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Japan New Defense Plans OK Aircraft Carrier Operation

December 18, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government adopted Tuesday new national defense program guidelines and a medium-tern arms and equipment procurement program, paving the way for the country to operate a de facto carrier of jet fighters amid China’s rapid military expansion into the

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N. Korea Continuing Nuclear Activities: IAEA’s Amano

December 18, 2018

Tokyo–The International Atomic Energy Agency Sees That North Korea Has Been Engaged In Nuclear Activities Continuously, IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano Said Tuesday Amano Presented The View When He Met With Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe At the prime minister’s office

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Japan Govt to Continue to Spearhead Fukushima’s Reconstruction

December 18, 2018

Tokyo–Japan’s Reconstruction Agency laid out a policy Tuesday that the central government will continue to spearhead efforts to reconstruct areas affected by the nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s <9501> disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant. The

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Explosion in Sapporo Seen Caused by Gas

December 17, 2018

Sapporo- An explosion at a building in Sapporo, capital of Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, on Sunday is seen to have been caused by a buildup of gas in a real-estate office in the building, police sources said Monday. The Hokkaido prefectural

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