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Applicants Top 80,000 for 2020 Games Volunteer Jobs

November 23, 2018

Tokyo–The number of applications for volunteer jobs during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has already topped the organizing committee’s target of 80,000 one month ahead of the deadline. The organizing committee of the games said Wednesday that the number

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Japanese Minister in Spotlight with Puzzling Remarks

November 23, 2018

Tokyo–Yoshitaka Sakurada, Japanese minister for cybersecurity and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, who recently surprised the world by confessing that he does not use a personal computer, repeatedly made remarks again that bewildered those attending a parliamentary meeting on

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Japan Govt Keeps Economic View Unchanged in Nov.

November 23, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government on Thursday kept its basic economic assessment unchanged in November, according to a monthly report released Thursday. “The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace,” the government said in the report submitted to a meeting of

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to Take Steps to Prevent Airport Inundation

November 23, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government has drawn up an outline of planned disaster reduction measures in response to big natural disasters this year, including one to prevent airport inundation, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The draft outline shows the results of emergency inspections

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Nissan Removes Disgraced Carlos Ghosn as Chairman

November 23, 2018

Yokohama–Nissan Motor Co.’s <7201> board of directors on Thursday unanimously voted to dismiss its leader, Carols Ghosn, as its chairman after he was arrested earlier this week for allegedly underreporting his executive pay. The decision was made at an extraordinary

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7 Bodies Found after Midnight Fire in Fukushima

November 22, 2018

Fukushima–Seven bodies were discovered after a fire burned down a house in the town of Ono, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, late Wednesday night. Police and other authorities are working to identify the bodies, believing that the victims are likely to

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Ohtani Looks Back on Rookie Season in MLB as “Good”

November 22, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani said Thursday that his rookie season in Major League Baseball was “good.” Speaking at a press conference in the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Ohtani, who came back to Japan on Wednesday, said he

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Japan to Introduce Distance Education at All Schools

November 22, 2018

Tokyo–The education ministry said Thursday that it will introduce distance education, using the Internet, at all elementary, junior high and senior high schools throughout Japan in the early 2020s. The ministry will conduct a survey to grasp the situation on

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