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Japan Panel on Ash Fall from Mt. Fuji Eruption Holds 1st Meeting

September 12, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese government task force on measures to cope with ash fall in the greater Tokyo area from a possible major eruption of Mount Fuji held its first meeting on Tuesday. While estimating the extent of ash damage to

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Japan, S. Korea Agree to Work Closely for N. Korea Denuclearization

September 12, 2018

Hanoi- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, on Tuesday reconfirmed close cooperation between their countries and among them plus the United States in realizing the denuclearization of North Korea. The Kono-Kang meeting was held

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Japan Crown Prince Attends Welcome Ceremony in Paris

September 12, 2018

Paris- Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, now on an official visit to France, attended a welcome ceremony held at Les Invalides, one of historical monuments in Paris, on Tuesday. The national anthems of Japan and France were played by a musical

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Japan, Mongolia Agree to Continue Sanctions on N. Korea

September 12, 2018

Vladivostok, Russia- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga on Tuesday confirmed the importance of fully implementing U.N. Security Council sanctions resolutions against North Korea to realize its denuclearization. During their meeting in the Russian Far East

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Osaka Police Struggling to Find Escaped Suspect

September 12, 2018

Osaka- Police searched accommodation facilities in Osaka Prefecture on Tuesday for a 30-year-old man who escaped from a detention house of a local police station almost a month ago. Deploying a total of some 90,000 officers, the Osaka Prefectural Police

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Homebound Elderly Men More Likely to Suffer Poor Nutrition

September 11, 2018

Tokyo- Elderly men who go out less than once a week are more likely to suffer poor nutrition than those who leave their house more often, a health ministry survey for 2017 showed Tuesday. There was little difference in the

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Men’s Smoking Rate in Japan Falls below 30 Pct for First Time

September 11, 2018

Tokyo- The proportion of regular smokers among men aged 20 or over in Japan has slipped below 30 pct for the first time since statistics started in 1986, the health ministry said Tuesday. According to the ministry survey as of

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Key Hokkaido Power Plant Unlikely to Fully Recover before Nov.

September 11, 2018

Tokyo- The mainstay thermal power plant in Hokkaido, which was severely damaged by a powerful earthquake last week, cannot return to full operation at least until November, far later than initially expected, industry minister Hiroshige Seko clarified Tuesday. The tight

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