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Japan Constitution Panel Holds 1st Meeting in Current Diet Session

November 29, 2018

Tokyo–The House of Representatives Commission on the Constitution on Thursday held its first meeting since the ongoing extraordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, was convened late last month. The Lower House panel only appointed new directors after the ruling

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China Lifts Import Ban on Rice from Niigata Pref.

November 29, 2018

Tokyo–Japan’s agriculture ministry said Thursday that the Chinese government has lifted its ban on imports of rice grown in the central Japan prefecture of Niigata. China prohibited imports of foods from Niigata and other parts of Japan, including the northeastern

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Japanese Actress Harue Akagi Dies at 94

November 29, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese actress Harue Akagi, who played a variety of roles in television family dramas, died of cardiac arrest at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday. She was 94. Born in former Manchuria, currently a northeastern part of China, Akagi, whose real

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Abe Off to Argentina for G-20 Summit, Talks with Trump, Putin, Xi

November 29, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left for Argentina on Thursday to attend a Group of 20 summit and hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of the United States, China and Russia. “Through my summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, I

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U.S. Base Presence May Affect Japan-Russia Island Talks

November 29, 2018

Tokyo–Negotiations between Japan and Russia over their decades-old territorial dispute are expected to be affected by a possible U.S. military presence on any of disputed islands if they are returned to Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President

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U.S. Corn Growers Seek to Secure Market Access to Japan

November 29, 2018

Chicago–A group of U.S. corn growers has sent a letter to Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer seeking to secure a market access to Japan through bilateral trade talks starting in January at the earliest. “Corn farmers have long counted on Japan

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Abe, Okinawa Gov. Tamaki Remain Apart over U.S. Base

November 29, 2018

Tokyo, Nov. 28 (Jiji Press)–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki remained apart over a planned U.S. military base relocation within the southern Japan prefecture, at their meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday. Tamaki demanded that the central government

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Abe to Hold Meetings with Leaders of U.S., China, Russia

November 29, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping soon, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday. The meetings will take place on the sidelines of a

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