Seoul Wants Tokyo to Respond Carefully to Wartime Labor Rulings
December 12, 2018
Seoul–Seoul on Wednesday asked Tokyo to respond carefully to recent South Korean Supreme Court rulings ordering Japanese companies to compensate for wartime labor, according to South Korean government officials. South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha made the request in telephone
Tokyo Ranks 2nd in 2035 GDP Rankings of Major Cities
December 12, 2018
London–Tokyo came second in rankings of major cities’ estimated gross domestic products in 2035 as its big population is expected to make up for slow growth, according to British research firm Oxford Economics. Tokyo’s position will be unchanged from the
NHK Employee Fired for Fraudulently Receiving Allowances
December 12, 2018
Tokyo–Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, has fired a senior employee at its broadcasting station in Obihiro, Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, for fraudulently receiving 5,242,160 yen in allowances. The allowances received deceitfully by the 51-year-old deputy head of the technical department at
Japan Minister Calls for Int’l Actions at COP24
December 12, 2018
Katowice, Poland–Japanese Environment Minister Yoshiaki Harada on Tuesday called on the international society to work expeditiously on attaining goals set out in the 2015 Paris agreement on the fight against global warming. Nations need to take actions immediately to achieve
JAL Begins Sign Language Interpretation Service via Internet
December 12, 2018
Tokyo–Japan Airlines started Tuesday an online sign language interpretation service for deaf customers. JAL, which has already been responding to inquiries and requests from deaf customers with email, fax and writing, said some 1,200 such customers are expected to use
Japan 3rd in Rankings for Accepting Immigrants: U.S. Survey
December 11, 2018
Washington–Japan came third in 27-nation rankings for people’s willingness to accept more immigrants, a Pew Research Center survey showed Monday. According to the U.S. research institution’s survey, conducted in the spring, 23 pct of respondents in Japan said the country
Palestinian Govt Employees Inspect Town in Fukushima Pref.
December 11, 2018
Namie, Fukushima Pref.–Seven people, including Palestinian National Authority employees, inspected the town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Tuesday. On a bus, the seven toured the town, which was placed under an evacuation advisory following the March 2011
Ghosn Arrest on New Charges Draws Controversy Even in Japan
December 11, 2018
Tokyo–The serving of a fresh arrest warrant on former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn by the special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Monday provoked controversy even in Japan. Prominent journalist Shoko Egawa, familiar with
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