The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

S. Korea Coast Guard Demands Japan Fishing Boat’s Operation Halt

November 22, 2018

Niigata–A Japan Coast Guard regional headquarters said Wednesday that a patrol ship from South Korea’s coast guard issued a demand to a Japanese fishing boat in Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Tuesday night that it stop operations and move to

READ MORE

Central, Local Govts Apart over Costs for Free Preschool Program

November 22, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese central and local governments remained apart on Wednesday over the costs for covering a state program to make preschool education and nursing services free of charge, which is slated to start in October 2019. At a meeting between

READ MORE

Japan Protests S. Korea’s Decision over Comfort Women Foundation

November 22, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government on Wednesday protested to South Korea over its announcement the same day of a decision to dissolve a foundation to support former Korean “comfort women,” which was set up based on a 2015 landmark bilateral accord. Tokyo

READ MORE

Philippines, Japan sign exchange of notes on two projects

November 21, 2018

The Philippines and Japan on Wednesday signed the exchange of notes on about 206 billion yen in concessional loans for the North-South Commuter Railway and Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improve projects. During the 6th Philippine-Japan High Level Joint Committee on Infrastructure

READ MORE

Japanese Lawmakers Rebuke S. Korean Politicians’ Takeshima Landing

November 21, 2018

Tokyo–A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers adopted on Wednesday a special resolution expressing their “strong anger” over 13 South Korean lawmakers’ landing on Sea of Japan islands disputed by the two countries late last month. While protesting the landing, the

READ MORE

Japanese Minister Apologizes for Immigration Law-Linked Survey Errors

November 21, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita apologized for errors in a government survey on missing foreign job trainees, at a parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday. “I offer a heartfelt apology as a person responsible for legal administration,” Yamashita said at the

READ MORE

Arrested Carlos Ghosn Was Planning Nissan-Renault Merger: FT

November 21, 2018

New York/Paris–Nissan Motor Co. <7201> Chairman Carlos Ghosn was planning a merger between the Japanese automaker and its French alliance partner, Renault SA, before he was arrested by Japanese authorities on Monday, the Financial Times has reported. Ghosn saw the

READ MORE

Tokyo Eyes Ordinance to Ban Physical Punishment by Parents

November 21, 2018

Tokyo–The Tokyo metropolitan government plans to introduce an ordinance against child abuse that will ban parents from using physical punishment as a means of discipline, officials said Wednesday. Tokyo will be the first among the country’s 47 prefectures to enact

READ MORE