Japanese Submarine Conducts Exercise in South China Sea
September 17, 2018
Tokyo- A Japanese submarine conducted an exercise in the South China Sea for the first time on Thursday, the Defense Ministry’s Maritime Staff Office said Monday. The move was apparently intended to counter China’s militarization of the South China Sea.
Hokkaido Thermal Plant to Resume Operations as Early as Tuesday
September 17, 2018
Sapporo- Hokkaido Electric Power Co. said Monday that the No. 1 unit at its major thermal power plant will resume operations as early as Tuesday or Wednesday, earlier than previously expected. The 350,000-kilowatt No. 1 unit will be the first
Another Wild Boar Tests Positive for Swine Fever in Japan
September 17, 2018
Gifu- The dead body of another wild boar found in the city of Gifu, central Japan, has tested positive for swine fever, the Gifu prefectural government said Sunday. The dead wild boar was found Saturday about 3.5 kilometers from a
Russia Says Japan Needs Time on Peace Treaty Proposal
September 17, 2018
Moscow- Russia thinks Japan needs time to take a stance about President Vladimir Putin’s peace treaty proposal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday. Such an initiative brings complicated matters to Japan both on foreign and domestic policy fronts, Peskov said
Japanese Youngsters Don’t Want to Live Too Long: Survey
September 17, 2018
Tokyo- Young Japanese people in their 20s do not want to live to age 80, an insurance company survey revealed on Sunday. Men and women aged 20 to 29 hope to live to be 78.1 years old and 76.9 years
Number of Women at Least 65 Years Old Tops 20 M. in Japan
September 17, 2018
Tokyo- The number of women aged 65 years old or higher in Japan has topped 20 million for the first time, according to estimates by the internal affairs ministry released Sunday. As of Saturday, the country had 20.12 million such
Haruki Murakami Shuns Alternative Nobel Award in Literature
September 17, 2018
London- Japanese author Haruki Murakami has requested the withdrawal of his nomination for an alternative to the Nobel Prize in Literature, a Swedish group that set up the prize said Saturday. According to the award selection group, called the New
Don’t Get Confused by Putin Remarks: PM Abe
September 17, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a television program Sunday, called for calm responses to remarks made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Japan-Russian relations. Putin has recently proposed that the two countries sign a peace treaty by the
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