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Japan’s Princess Kiko Leaves for Netherlands

October 23, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Princess Kiko left Tokyo on Tuesday to make a private visit to the Netherlands for attending an international conference and other events. The wife of Prince Akishino, the second son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, departed aboard

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FOCUS: Japan Diet Session Seen Centering on Constitution, New Ministers

October 23, 2018

Tokyo- With the Diet, Japan’s parliament, set to kick off an extraordinary session on Wednesday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims for progress in debates on constitutional amendments based on a draft proposal compiled by his ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Opposition

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Jun Ashida, Empress Michiko’s Ex-Personal Designer, Dies

October 23, 2018

Tokyo- Jun Ashida, founder of the eponymous brand and a former personal designer of Japanese Empress Michiko, died of pneumonia at his home in Tokyo on Saturday. He was 88. Born the youngest of eight siblings in a doctor’s family,

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Japan’s Kono Raps S. Korean Lawmakers’ Takeshima Visit

October 23, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Monday criticized South Korean lawmakers’ visit earlier in the day to the Takeshima islands controlled by Seoul and claimed by Tokyo. “Something far from a future-oriented approach has happened, and this is very

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Japan Urges Facebook to Take Corrective Steps over User Data

October 23, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese government panel urged Facebook Inc. on Monday to take corrective measures after the U.S. social network giant was found to have collected personal data without permission. Based on the Japanese law on protecting personal data, the Personal

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Obayashi, Shimizu Fined over Maglev Project Conspiracy

October 23, 2018

Tokyo- Tokyo District Court ordered major Japanese general contractors Obayashi Corp. and Shimizu Corp.  on Monday to pay fines for their involvement in bid-rigging for an ultrahigh-speed magnetic levitation train project of Central Japan Railway Co., better known as JR

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Canada’s Bombardier Sues Mitsubishi Aircraft for Info Misappropriation

October 22, 2018

New York- Canadian plane maker Bombardier Inc. has sued Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. and its U.S. partner for alleged misappropriation of information about passenger aircraft certification, it was learned Sunday. In the lawsuit, Bombardier is seeking damages payment and an injunction

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Anti-U.S. Base Naha Mayor Shiroma Reelected

October 22, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Naha Mayor Mikiko Shiroma, who rejects a plan to build a new U.S. military base in the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, was reelected in Sunday’s ballot. Shiroma, a 67-year-old independent, garnered 79,677 votes, far over

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