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Japan Eyes Aid to Night Junior High School Education

November 2, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s education ministry is considering providing financial support to households that have members attending night junior high schools, starting as early as fiscal 2020, informed sources said. Night junior high schools offer classes such as math and Japanese language

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Japan, Hong Kong to Expand High-Level Exchanges

November 2, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and visiting Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Friday issued the first joint statement between the two governments to expand high-level exchanges and strengthen trade ties. During their meeting in Tokyo, Kono expressed

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Freed Japanese Journalist Yasuda Apologizes, Shows Gratitude

November 2, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda, who returned home last week after being freed from 40 months of militant captivity in Syria, expressed apologies and gratitude on Friday. “I’d like to express my apology and deep gratitude to those who

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Ex-TEPCO Chairman Apologizes for Nuclear Accident

October 30, 2018

Tokyo- Tsunehisa Katsumata, former chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. apologized in court Tuesday for the March 2011 triple reactor meltdown at the company’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. “I deeply apologize as a person who served as

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Abe Defends His Call for Diet Debate on Constitution

October 30, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday defended a controversial call for a Diet debate on constitutional amendment that he made in his policy address last week. The prime minister is not banned from calling on parliament to discuss

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Hyakujushi Bank Chairman to Resign for Ignoring Harassment

October 30, 2018

Takamatsu- Hyakujushi Bank Chairman Tomoki Watanabe will step down to take responsibility for failing to stop a client from behaving inappropriately toward a female employee of the regional bank. Watanabe, 66, will also give up his role as a board

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Freed Japanese Journalist Becomes Subject of Online Debate

October 30, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese freelance journalist Junpei Yasuda has become a subject of online debate since he returned home last week after being freed from more than three years of captivity in Syria. Held hostage by militants after being captured in June 2015,

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Abe, Modi Agree to Set Up Ministerial Security Dialogue

October 30, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on Monday agreed to set up two-plus-two ministerial security dialogue between their countries. Establishing the dialogue between the two countries’ foreign and defense ministers was part of a broader

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