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Komeito’s Yamaguchi Arrives in China with Abe’s Letter to Xi

September 5, 2018

Beijing- Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of Komeito, the coalition partner of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, starting a five-day tour of China. Carrying with him Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Yamaguchi

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Japanese, Dutch Defense Chiefs Discuss N. Korea

September 5, 2018

Tokyo- The defense chiefs of Japan and the Netherlands have confirmed the importance of keeping in place sanctions on North Korea under relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions to realize the denuclearization of the reclusive country, the Japanese Defense Ministry said

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Keidanren Seeking Talks on Review of Grad Hiring Rules

September 5, 2018

Tokyo- The Japan Business Federation is arranging talks with the government and universities to review its guidelines on the hiring of university graduates, it was learned Wednesday. The biggest Japanese business lobby, known as Keidanren, hopes to discuss whether to

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JR Tokai Sets Up Unit in Texas for Bullet Train Project

September 5, 2018

Nagoya- Central Japan Railway Co. or JR Tokai, has set up a wholly owned subsidiary in Dallas, Texas, in an effort to win orders related to a project to build a high-speed railway in the U.S. state. The new company,

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No Restart in Sight for Typhoon-Hit Kansai International Airport

September 5, 2018

Osaka- Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture was closed on Tuesday after a runway and other areas were submerged by tidal waves as powerful Typhoon Jebi battered western Japan, and there is no prospect for its restart at the moment,

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Shimizu to Clean Up Dioxin-Tainted Soil in Vietnam

September 5, 2018

Hanoi- Shimizu Corp. said Tuesday that it will start an experiment in mid-January next year to clean up dioxin-tainted soil at Bien Hoa Airport in southern Vietnam, where U.S. forces stored defoliants during the Vietnam War. The major Japanese general

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Japan to Remain Vigilant after Russian Fleet Passage: Suga

September 5, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday that the government will keep a vigilant eye on Russian military activities around Japanese territory, following the recent passage of a large Russian Navy fleet off northern Japan. “We’ll continue to

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Oma N-Plant Launch to Be Delayed by 2 Years

September 5, 2018

Aomori- Electric Power Development Co., or J-Power, said Tuesday it now expects the planned start of operations at its Oma nuclear power plant, being constructed in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori, to be postponed by two years until around

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