Japan Firms Punished for Using Foreign Trainees for Nuke Decontamination
October 19, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s Justice Ministry said Friday it has imposed punishments on three construction companies for their inappropriate treatment of foreign trainees, including having them do nuclear decontamination work. The three–two in Fukushima Prefecture and one in Chiba Prefecture–have been banned
Abe Seeks to Continue Dialogue with 4 Eastern European Nations
October 19, 2018
Brussels- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday asked four Eastern European countries forming the Visegrad Group, or V4, to continue political dialogue with Tokyo under the V4-plus-Japan framework launched in 2003. At a meeting in Brussels with leaders of
Abe, Juncker Reaffirm Early Effectuation of Japan-EU EPA
October 19, 2018
Brussels- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed Thursday to accelerate efforts for putting an economic partnership agreement between Japan and the European Union into effect at an early date. Meeting at the EU headquarters
Mushroom Picking-Linked Fatal Accidents on Rise in Japan
October 19, 2018
Nagano- Japan is seeing an increase in the number of deaths related to mushroom hunting, after extreme summer heat and heavy rain produced a rich crop of the seasonal delicacy this year. Many hunters, mainly elderly people, tend to go
Putin Says Japanese Sanctions Hurting Trust
October 19, 2018
Moscow- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Japanese sanctions on Russia are undermining confidence between the two countries. Speaking at a forum in the southern Russian city of Sochi, Putin said he does not believe that the sanctions are
Low-Cost Smartphone Carriers Call for Cut in Network Leasing Fees
October 19, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese low-cost smartphone carriers requested reform to help lower fees for leasing mobile phone networks, at a government panel meeting on Thursday. They claimed that it is obscure how major mobile carriers who own networks, including NTT Docomo Inc.,
Nearly 90 Pct of Teachers in Japan Want Overtime Pay
October 19, 2018
Tokyo- Nearly 90 pct of teachers at public schools in Japan want to get paid for working overtime, a labor union survey released Thursday showed. The survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, showed 86.3 pct of respondents
Japan’s Only Female Cabinet Minister Hit by Influence-for-Cash Scandal
October 19, 2018
Tokyo- Satsuki Katayama, currently the only woman serving as a cabinet minister in Japan, now faces allegations that she received money in return for exerting influence over the national tax authority. According to an article published in the latest edition
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