Abe’s Remark Related to Foreign Workers Bill Provokes Backlash
December 6, 2018
Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s remark that jokingly labeled parliamentary questioning on a bill enabling the country to accept more foreign workers as “complicated questions” has provoked a backlash from opposition parties. “It’s an outrageous belittling of the Diet,” Japan’s
Putin Invited to Japan for 2019 World Judo Championships
December 6, 2018
Tokyo–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed Russian President Vladimir Putin visit Japan next summer during the World Judo Championships in Tokyo, an aide to Abe said Wednesday. At their meeting in Argentina last week, Abe invited Putin, who holds a
High Court Rejects Okinawa’s Appeal over U.S. Base Relocation
December 5, 2018
Naha, Okinawa Pref.–A Japanese high court on Wednesday backed a lower court’s rejection of a petition from the Okinawa prefectural government to block the central government’s work to relocate a U.S. Marine Corps base within the southern Japan prefecture. The
INTERVIEW: Ohtani Voices Desire to Play in World Series
December 5, 2018
Tokyo–Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani has expressed a desire to play in the World Series, after his successful major league rookie season with the Los Angeles Angels. Speaking in an interview with Jiji Press in Tokyo on Tuesday, the two-way
Applications for Tokyo Games Tourist Volunteers Top Target
December 5, 2018
Tokyo–The number of applicants for volunteer jobs to provide tourist information at airports and train stations during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has topped the target of 20,000, the metropolitan government said Tuesday. The metropolitan government started accepting applications
EXCLUSIVE: Tokyo Olympic Marathon Start to Be Moved Up
December 4, 2018
Tokyo –The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is planning to move up the starting time of marathon events by an hour to 6 a.m. due to concerns about the impacts of summer heat on athletes’ health, according to
Skymark Raided over Pilot Drinking Problem
December 4, 2018
Tokyo–Japan’s transport ministry conducted Tuesday an on-site inspection of Skymark Airlines based on the aviation law after a pilot tested positive for alcohol before flight and caused a flight delay. The ministry has already inspected All Nippon Airways and Japan
Rubella Patients in Japan Jump 25-Fold from 2017
December 4, 2018
Tokyo–The number of rubella patients reported in Japan between Jan. 1 and Nov. 25 totaled 2,313, nearly 25 times the figure for the whole of last year, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday. In the week through Nov.
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