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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
Japan Eyes Mandatory Disclosure by Global IT Giants
November 6, 2018
Tokyo-The Japanese government is eyeing compulsory investigations of global information technology giants and mandatory disclosure of transaction information they hold, in a bid to ensure transparency and fairness, it was learned Monday. In an interim report, a panel of experts
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