S. Korean Lawmakers Visit Takeshima

November 26, 2018

Seoul–A suprapartisan group of South Korean lawmakers on Monday visited the disputed Sea of Japan islets of Takeshima, controlled by Seoul and claimed by Tokyo, informed sources said. According to the sources, the group, which included Na Kyung-won of the

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Japan Likely to Approve N. Korean Sports Minister’s Entry

November 26, 2018

Tokyo–Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga indicated on Monday that Japan intends to approve the entry into the country of Kim Il Guk, North Korea’s sports minister and president of its Olympic committee. Kim plans to visit Japan to attend a

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Abe May Cancel European Trip to Focus on Foreign Workers Bill

November 26, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may cancel his trip to Britain and the Netherlands planned early next month, in order to focus on parliamentary debates on a bill for enabling Japan to accept more foreign workers, government sources said Monday.

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Abe Pledges “All Japan” Efforts for 2025 Osaka Expo

November 26, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday vowed to make all-out efforts for the success of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka. “We’re ready to work at full throttle under an ‘all Japan’ structure to

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EXCLUSIVE: Document on Ghosn’s Post-Retirement Pay Created by Aide

November 26, 2018

Tokyo–A document showing post-retirement remuneration for former Nissan Motor Co. <7201> Chairman Carlos Ghosn may have been created by his close aide, Greg Kelly, a former representative director of the Japanese automaker, informed sources told Jiji Press on Monday. The

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Osaka Wins Bid to Host World Expo 2025

November 24, 2018

Paris- Japan won its bid to host World Expo 2025 in the western city of Osaka, at a general assembly meeting of the Bureau International des Expositions, or BIE, in Paris on Friday. It will be the second World Expo

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Japanese Emperor Akihito Attends Last Harvest Festival

November 24, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Emperor Akihito on Friday attended his last Niiname-sai harvest festival at the Imperial Palace before his abdication slated for the end of April 2019. In Niiname-sai, the most important annual ritual ceremony held at the palace, the Emperor

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EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Schneider to Become Commander of U.S. Forces in Japan

November 23, 2018

Washington–Air Force Maj. Gen. Kevin Schneider, chief of staff at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, has been informally nominated to become commander of U.S. Forces Japan, U.S. administration sources told Jiji Press on Thursday. Schneider will replace Air Force Lt. Gen.

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