Japan’s Crown Princess Vows Continued Efforts for People’s Happiness
December 9, 2018
Tokyo–Japanese Crown Princess Masako, who will become the country’s new Empress on May 1 next year when Crown Prince Naruhito accedes to the throne, expressed her resolve to make continued efforts for people’s happiness. “I’ll make continued efforts to help
Abe Pays Condolence Visit to U.S. Embassy for Bush
December 7, 2018
Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a condolence visit to the U.S. embassy in Tokyo on Friday, following the death of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush on Nov. 30. During his visit, Abe talked with U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Japan to Ban Huawei, ZTE from Govt Contracts
December 7, 2018
Tokyo–Japan plans to effectively ban Chinese telecommunications giants Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from contracts with government agencies and the Self-Defense Forces for national security reasons, government sources said Friday. The move comes in response to allegations that the
Sumo Wrestler Takanoiwa to Retire after Assault
December 7, 2018
Tokyo–Sumo wrestler Takanoiwa plans to retire to take responsibility for his assault on a lower-ranked stablemate, it was learned Friday. Takanoiwa, 28, a rank-and-file maegashira wrestler in the highest sumo division of makuuchi, was the victim of a separate assault
Nobel Winner Honjo Sees Immunity Key to Fighting Cancer
December 7, 2018
Stockholm–Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, who won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, on Thursday said that immune strength is the key to fighting cancer. Immunotherapy will become more effective when it is combined with other treatment methods, Honjo,
Japan Enacts Amended Water Supply Law
December 7, 2018
Tokyo–Japan’s Diet enacted Thursday a bill to amend the water supply law aimed at promoting local governments’ outsourcing of water supply services to the private sector, amid concerns over possible hikes in household water costs and deterioration in tap water
Tokyo Marathon Entry Fees to Be Hiked for Higher Security Costs
December 6, 2018
Tokyo–The Tokyo Marathon Foundation decided at an executive meeting on Thursday to raise fees for joining the annual marathon race in the Japanese capital, beginning in 2020, in order to cover higher security costs. Since a terrorist bomb attack on
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
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