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Japan to Help Malaysia Sell Samurai Bonds of Up to 200 B. Yen

November 6, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his visiting Malaysian counterpart, Mahathir Mohamad, agreed Tuesday that Malaysia will issue up to 200 billion yen in yen-denominated bonds guaranteed by the government-affiliated Japan Bank for International Cooperation. Japan aims to support the

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Japan to File Complaint with WTO against S. Korea

November 6, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government plans to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against South Korea over public support for its shipbuilding industry, it was learned Tuesday. Japan will ask South Korea to hold a bilateral meeting over the issue,

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Japan Welcomes Exemption from Iranian Oil Embargo

November 6, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga welcomed on Tuesday the U.S. government’s decision to allow Japan to continue to buy oil from Iran for the time being despite its reimposition of sanctions against the Middle Eastern country. Japan had kept

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Antidisaster Steps to Be Funded outside FY 2019 Budget Request Guidelines

November 6, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated on Monday that disaster management measures to be compiled by year-end in the wake of a series of natural disasters this summer will be financed, massively, outside the scope of the fund request guidelines

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Japan Mayor Highlights Lessons from 2011 Tsunami at U.N.

November 6, 2018

New York–The mayor of the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata highlighted lessons from the March 2011 tsunami at an event held in the U.N. headquarters on Monday, calling for regular evacuation exercises. “Whenever you feel a big earthquake, make sure

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Japan to Check Demand to Decide No. of Foreign Workers to Accept

November 6, 2018

Tokyo–The government will decide how many foreign workers Japan will accept after a proposed immigration control law revision by examining supply and demand data, Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita said Monday. On Friday, the government submitted a bill to introduce two

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Okinawa Governor to Visit U.S. from Sun

November 6, 2018

<br /><br /> Naha, Okinawa Pref.–Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki will visit the United States for six days from Sunday, the prefectural government said Monday. <br /><br /> Tamaki plans to give a lecture in New York. Meetings with U.S. government

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Kono Thanks Turkish Counterpart over Release of Journalist

November 6, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Monday thanked his visiting Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, for Turkey’s support for the recent release of a Japanese journalist detained in Syria. “We were supported very much by Turkish government officials,” Kono told a

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