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Japan Govt Apology Eyed over Forced Sterilization

October 22, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese ruling coalition team will include a government apology in a planned package of redress for forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenic protection law, informed sources said Sunday. The package will also call for making one-time payments to

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Abe Aiming to Stabilize Japan-China Ties thru Trip

October 22, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is aiming to stabilize his country’s relations with China through his three-day trip to the country from Thursday. Abe will hold talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang separately on Friday to

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Japan Child Centers, Police Enhancing Abuse Info Sharing

October 22, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese public child consultation centers and police are stepping up efforts to share information about suspected child abuse cases after a spate of serious cases, a Jiji Press survey has found. Child consultation centers share information about all suspected

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea Agree on Strict N. Korea Sanctions

October 19, 2018

Singapore- Japan, the United States and South Korea on Friday agreed to keep working together for the strict implementation of sanctions against North Korea based on U.N. Security Council resolutions. The agreement came at a meeting in Singapore among Japanese

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Japan Quiet on Alleged Killing of Saudi Journalist

October 19, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government has been taking a low-key approach to the alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate-general in Turkey, as all of the countries concerned are very important partners for Tokyo. The Japanese government

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MOF Personnel to Be Rated by Subordinates

October 19, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Ministry of Finance plans to adopt a personnel evaluation system involving subordinates and others in 2019 as part of an effort to prevent irregularities after a series of scandals at the ministry, according to informed sources. The “360-degree

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Japan Govt Urges Keidanren to Raise Wages

October 19, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Friday called on the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, to offer wage increases in next year’s “shunto” labor-management negotiations in spring. It will be the sixth straight year for the government to

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Nuke Ban Treaty Not Mentioned Again in Japan-Drafted Resolution

October 19, 2018

New York- The Japanese government has submitted a draft resolution calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons to the First Committee of the U.N. General Assembly. But the Japanese-sponsored draft again does not mention the landmark Treaty on the Prohibition

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