Tsukiji Market to Offer Final Tuna Auction Tour on Sat.

September 14, 2018

Tokyo- Tokyo’s Tsukiji food market will offer a final tour of its tuna auction site on Saturday, ahead of the market’s closure next month. The iconic market in Chuo Ward is a popular tourist destination, particularly among people from abroad,

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500,000 Cancel Hotel Reservations in Quake-Hit Hokkaido

September 14, 2018

Sapporo- Some 500,000 people are believed to have canceled reservations for hotels and “ryokan” Japanese-style inns in Hokkaido after a powerful earthquake hit the northernmost Japan prefecture last week, it was learned Friday. The cancellations are estimated to be worth

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Abe Cabinet Approval Rate Rises to 41 Pct: Jiji Poll

September 14, 2018

Tokyo- Public support for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September rose 3.2 percentage points from the previous month to 41.7 pct, surpassing the disapproval rate for the first time in seven months, a Jiji Press opinion

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Abe, Ishiba Trade Barbs in LDP Presidential Debate

September 14, 2018

Tokyo- Shinzo Abe, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and his sole opponent in the party’s leadership race, Shigeru Ishiba, traded barbs on campaign issues in a debate session on Friday. They held heated discussions on Abe’s handling of

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Abe Expresses Desire for Exit from Monetary Easing

September 14, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated his willingness on Friday to pave the way for an exit from massive monetary easing within three years. “I don’t think at all that we should carry on with (monetary easing) forever. I’d

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Typhoon-Hit Kansai Airport Terminal Reopens Partially

September 14, 2018

Izumisano, Osaka Pref.- Kansai International Airport reopened the southern area of Terminal 1 on Friday, 10 days after it was flooded due to a storm surge caused by a violent typhoon. Kansai Airports, the operator of the airport in the

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CDPJ Chief Edano Highlights Importance of Japan-U.S. Alliance

September 14, 2018

Washington- Yukio Edano, leader of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said Thursday that his party puts great importance on the Japan-U.S. alliance. “A sound Japan-U.S. alliance is the foundation of Japan’s foreign policy,” Edano said in a

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Long-Awaited Sake Shipments Resume after Heavy Rain

September 14, 2018

Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Pref.- Asahi Shuzo Co., a sake brewer in western Japan, on Thursday resumed shipments of a product from its popular Dassai brand that were suspended following the torrential rains in that part of the country in July. A

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