Japan to Regret without Trade Deal with U.S.: Trump

September 9, 2018

Washington- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Japan will regret it if no trade agreement is reached with the United States. The United States is starting trade talks with Japan, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “If we

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan Govt May Revise Drug Prices Twice in ’19

September 9, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s health ministry is considering revising government-administered drug prices twice in 2019, partly to reflect a planned consumption tax hike, Jiji Press learned Saturday. In April that year, the government will carry out a special revision to lower government-administered

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Japan Crown Prince Visits Museum in Lyon

September 9, 2018

Lyon, France- Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito on Saturday visited a textile museum in Lyon, the first stop in his first official trip to France. The museum has a collection of three million items, including traditional French dresses and Japanese Edo-period

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Abe Seen Gaining Two-Thirds of LDP Regional Votes: Jiji Survey

September 9, 2018

Tokyo- A Jiji Press survey has found that Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe is likely to gain two-thirds of the regional votes in his party’s Sept. 20 leadership election. Prime Minister Abe, who seeks a third consecutive term as

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Kansai Airport Shutdown Takes Toll on Tourism

September 7, 2018

Osaka- The closure of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture caused by damage from a recent powerful typhoon has taken a toll on tourism in the Kansai western Japan region, while its operator is moving to normalize its operations. Some

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Support Spreading for Foreigners Affected by Hokkaido Quake

September 7, 2018

Sapporo- Moves are growing in Japan to bolster support for foreign tourists affected by a massive earthquake that rocked the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Thursday morning. For tourists scared by the unfamiliar temblor and facing language barriers, the Sapporo

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Abe, Ishiba File Candidacies for LDP Leadership Race

September 7, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, filed their candidacies for the party’s presidential election on Friday, at the start of its official campaign period. Abe, 63, aims to win

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Diet, National Library, Courts Pad Number of Disabled Workers by 430

September 7, 2018

Tokyo- The total number of disabled workers overstated by the upper and lower chambers of the Diet, the National Diet Library and courts across the nation stood at 436.5 as of June 1 last year, the labor ministry said Friday.

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