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Japan, France Sign Memorandum on Tourism Cooperation

September 20, 2018

Tokyo- Japan and France on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation for promoting tourism between the two countries. The memorandum was signed by the Japan Tourism Agency, the Japan National Tourism Organization and Atout France, the French tourism

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Abe Reelected LDP Leader to Stay in Power

September 20, 2018

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was reelected president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday, securing the continuation of his government for the next three years. Taking the reelection as credit for his handling of the government since he

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Japan Views Pyongyang Declaration as Progress toward Denuclearization

September 20, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government views Wednesday’s signing of a joint declaration by North and South Korean leaders as progress toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, sources familiar with the situation said. Japan hopes that the declaration inked by South Korean

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Abe Seen Winning Another LDP Presidential Term in Thurs. Poll

September 19, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will hold a leadership election on Thursday, with current President Shinzo Abe seen on course to win a third consecutive term as LDP chief. Abe, 63, the prime minister, is believed to have secured

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Komeito Chief Yamaguchi Reelected to 6th Term

September 19, 2018

Tokyo- Natsuo Yamaguchi was reelected on Wednesday to a sixth term as chief representative of Komeito, the junior partner in Japan’s ruling bloc led by the Liberal Democratic Party. The reelection took place without a vote, with no other candidate

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Court Rejects Claim against Restaurant Boat near A-Bomb Dome

September 19, 2018

Hiroshima- Hiroshima District Court on Tuesday rejected a petition mainly by hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and local residents to stop a floating oyster restaurant from doing business on a river near the Atomic Bomb Dome. In the lawsuit, 19 plaintiffs

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Key Thermal Plant in Quake-Hit Hokkaido Restarted Partially

September 19, 2018

Sapporo- Hokkaido Electric Power Co. brought its earthquake-affected key thermal power station partially back online for the first time in 13 days on Wednesday. The 350,000-kilowatt No. 1 unit at the Tomato-Atsuma plant was reactivated at 9 a.m. (midnight Tuesday

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Liquid Baby Formula Distributed with Precautions to Hokkaido

September 19, 2018

Tokyo- Liquid baby formula has been distributed by the Tokyo metropolitan government to areas in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido affected by a powerful earthquake this month, with precautions against possible allergic reactions in babies. In August, the Japanese health

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