Japan Protests China Setting Up Buoys near Senkakus
October 3, 2018
Tokyo- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshishide Suga said Wednesday that Japan has lodged a protest against China for setting up buoys in waters near the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. At a press conference, Suga said that
Japan Facing Customs Officer Shortage amid Growing Foreign Visitors
October 3, 2018
Tokyo- Japan is faced with a serious shortage of customs officers for border controls amid an increase of travelers from abroad. As the number of foreign tourists is expected to rise further toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the
Cancer Patients Thankful to Nobel Winner Honjo
October 3, 2018
Tokyo- After Monday’s announcement that this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Tasuku Honjo, professor at Kyoto University, cancer patients voiced gratitude for his contributions to the development of the Opdivo cancer drug. Koichi Shimizu, a 41-year-old
Extraordinary Diet Session May be Convened on Oct. 26: LDP Official
October 3, 2018
Tokyo- An extraordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, may be convened on Oct. 26, Hiroshi Moriyama, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet Affairs Committee, suggested on Wednesday. Moriyama told reporters that the date will be a benchmark
Lack of Communication Blamed for Tokyo Child Abuse Death
October 3, 2018
Tokyo- A Japanese government panel on Wednesday pointed to lack of communication between child consultation centers as a key problem in a high-profile child abuse case in which a five-year-old girl died. A Tokyo consultation center failed to recognize the
Abe’s Reshuffled Cabinet Fully Starts Working
October 3, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s reshuffled cabinet fully started working on Wednesday, a day after the revamping. Abe is aiming to deliver promises he made during his campaigning for last month’s leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party,
U.S. Sanctions Firms Linked to Yamaguchi-gumi Crime Group
October 3, 2018
Washington- The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday took action to sanction two companies and four individuals linked to the major Japanese yakuza crime syndicate Yamaguchi-gumi. The new targets of the sanctions are real estate companies Yamaki K.K. and Toyo Shinyo
Japan’s Sei Whale Meat Sales Judged as Violating Conservation Treaty
October 3, 2018
Sochi, Russia- An international conservation committee ruled on Tuesday that Japan’s domestic commercial distribution of meat of sei whales caught for scientific purposes violates the so-called Washington Convention, advising the country take corrective steps. The convention, formally called the Convention
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