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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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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