Man Arrested for Escape after 48 Days on Run in Japan

September 30, 2018

Osaka- A man was served with an additional arrest warrant for alleged escape from police custody on Sunday, a day after he was detained in western Japan following 48 days on the run. The 30-year-old man, Junya Hida, was arrested

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Voting Begins in Okinawa Gubernatorial Election

September 30, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Balloting began Sunday morning in an election in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, to choose the successor to the late Governor Takeshi Onaga. The gubernatorial election is a verdict on how Okinawa voters view the Japanese government’s plan

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Massive Typhoon Nearing Western Japan

September 30, 2018

Tokyo- Massive Typhoon Trami was heading for western Japan on Saturday, on the heels of another powerful typhoon that battered the region in early September, with the operator of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture set to close its two

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Noda Hints at Leaving Abe Cabinet

September 30, 2018

Gifu- Japanese internal affairs minister Seiko Noda hinted on Saturday that she will not be retained in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he reshuffles it on Tuesday. “I was told by bureaucrats that an emergency meeting may

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Man Gets 4 Years for Escape from Open Prison in Ehime

September 28, 2018

Matsuyama, Ehime Pref.- Matsuyama District Court sentenced a 27-year-old man to a four-year prison term on Friday over his escape from an open prison in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, earlier this year. According to the ruling and other sources,

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Audi Reports Emissions Test Irregularities in Japan

September 28, 2018

Tokyo- The transport ministry said Friday that it received a report from a Japanese unit of German automaker Audi AG about irregularities in sampling tests on fuel economy and exhaust emissions for 37 vehicles. Similar misconduct has been discovered at

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Japan, U.S. Hold Joint Air Drill over East China Sea

September 28, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force and the U.S. military held a joint drill over the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan on Thursday, the Defense Ministry’s Air Staff Office said Friday. Sixteen ASDF fighter jets, including F-15 fighters,

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Japan’s Kounotori 7 Cargo Ship Docks with ISS

September 28, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Kounotori 7 unmanned cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Friday. After the docking at 3:08 a.m. (6:08 p.m. Thursday GMT), an astronaut from the ISS entered the spacecraft around 4:40 a.m. Kounotori 7 is scheduled

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