Seoul can’t intervene in sale of seized Japanese assets: Kang
February 7, 2020
Seoul–The South Korean government cannot step into the process of liquidating seized assets of Japanese companies following court rulings over wartime labor compensation, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Thursday. The asset sale is part of judicial procedures, Kang said at
4th Evacuation flight returns to Japan from Wuhan
February 7, 2020
Tokyo–The fourth charter plane sent to Wuhan, China, by the Japanese government returned to Tokyo on Friday morning, evacuating Japanese nationals and others from the Hubei Province capital at the center of the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The flight carrying 198
(Update) Number of coronavirus cases on cruise ship off Japan jumps to 61
February 7, 2020
Tokyo–The number of confirmed infection cases of the new coronavirus on a cruise ship quarantined off Japan has jumped by 41 to 61, the health ministry said Friday. Of the 61, 28 are Japanese nationals, according to the ministry. The
EXCLUSIVE: “Special cases” eyed as exceptions to illegal download ban
February 7, 2020
Tokyo–Japan will accept “special cases” as exceptions in an envisaged bill to criminalize downloading of manga and other copyrighted content uploaded online without permission, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The bill to amend the copyright law will include a clause saying
Mother of Japanese abductee Keiko Arimoto dies at 94
February 7, 2020
Tokyo–Kayoko Arimoto, mother of Keiko Arimoto, a Japanese woman abducted to North Korea nearly 40 years ago, died of heart failure at a hospital in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, at the age of 94 on Monday. A group in Hyogo
Schools ramp up measures against coronavirus during entrance exam
February 6, 2020
Tokyo–With the entrance exam season for universities and other schools in full swing in Japan, many institutions are on alert in the wake of the spread of a new coronavirus originating in China. Chukyo University in Nagoya, the capital of
Crimes in Japan hit postwar low for 5th straight year
February 6, 2020
Tokyo–The number of criminal offences recognized by police in Japan in 2019 dropped 8.4 pct from the previous year to 748,623, hitting a postwar low for the fifth straight year, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The annual number declined
Talks on Xi’s Japan visit stall with China busy over viral outbreak
February 6, 2020
Tokyo–Talks between Tokyo and Beijing on arranging a state visit to Japan by Chinese President Xi Jinping this spring have stalled as China remains very busy dealing with the spreading outbreak of pneumonia caused by a new strain of coronavirus.
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