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Trump, Putin Congratulate Abe on Winning Party Leadership Poll

September 21, 2018

Washington/Moscow- U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on winning a third straight term as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in an election the same day. “Congratulations to

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Abe Facing Tough Road ahead for Constitutional Revisions

September 21, 2018

Tokyo- Winning a third consecutive three-year term as president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is now ready to boost efforts to revise the nation’s Constitution, his long-held ambition, during his term of office

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Foreign Minister’s Commendation awarded to PHILFEJA

September 21, 2018

On September 19, Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda hosted a reception at his residence to celebrate the awarding of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation to the Philippine Federation of Japan Alumni (PHILFEJA), the umbrella organization for Japanese scholarship alumni organizations in the

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Another Hokkaido Thermal Plant Unit to Restart ahead of Schedule

September 21, 2018

Sapporo- Hokkaido Electric Power Co. said Thursday that the No. 2 unit at its earthquake-hit major thermal power plant will resume operations as early as Sunday. The restart of the 600,000-kilowatt unit at the Tomato-Atsuma plant comes earlier than initially

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Okinawa Presents Draft Ordinance for Base Relocation Referendum

September 21, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- The Okinawa prefectural government presented Thursday a draft ordinance for a prefectural referendum on whether to accept the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma base within the southern Japan prefecture. The prefectural government also put forward

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Ex-U.S. Marine’s Indefinite Term for Slaying Okinawa Woman Upheld

September 21, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Fukuoka High Court’s branch in Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, upheld on Thursday a lower court decision that sentenced former U.S. Marine Kenneth Shinzato to an indefinite prison term over the murder of a young Japanese

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Challenges Awaiting Abe after Party Election Win

September 21, 2018

Tokyo- Many challenges are awaiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he won a third consecutive term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in an election on Thursday. One focal point in domestic affairs is whether he will

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Tourists to Hokkaido to Receive Discounts: Abe

September 21, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that discounts will be offered to tourists to Hokkaido, which was hit hard by a strong earthquake earlier this month. “Discounts will be offered to tourists in an effort to overcome the

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