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Suzuki Withdraws from Vehicle Production in China

September 5, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp. said Tuesday that it has agreed to dissolve its joint venture with Chinese partner Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., withdrawing from vehicle production in China. Suzuki will sell its entire 50 pct stake in the

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Japan Automakers to Jointly Collect Used Electric Vehicle Batteries

September 5, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese automakers will launch in October a joint project to collect lithium-ion batteries from retired electric vehicles, it was learned Tuesday. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association unveiled the plan at the day’s meeting of entities including the Ministry of

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Men More Successful in 80 Pct of Medical Univ. Entrance Exams

September 5, 2018

Tokyo- Male applicants were more successful than female ones in medical department entrance exams for the six years through fiscal 2018 at 63 Japanese universities, or about 80 pct the total, preliminary results of a survey by the education ministry

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Tamaki Elected Leader of Japanese Opposition DPFP

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- Yuichiro Tamaki, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives, was elected leader of the major opposition Democratic Party for the People on Tuesday. Tamaki, 49, will face challenges, including reviving the party’s flagging popularity and forming a united opposition

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Japan to Ban Discrimination against Smartphone Firms

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese communications minister Seiko Noda said Tuesday she plans to ban mobile phone carriers from giving discriminatory treatment to unaffiliated low-cost smartphone service providers. Such low-cost providers suspect that the major mobile phone companies treat their affiliated smartphone service

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Rubella Spreading at Faster Pace in Japan

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- The number of rubella patients reported by medical institutions in Japan in the week through Aug. 26 stood at 84, nearly twice the 47 reported for the preceding week, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday. The cumulative

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TOKYO REPORT: More Localities Seeking 2020 Host Town Status

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- An increasing number of local governments in Japan are registering with the central government to serve as “host towns” for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The host town program is aimed at creating nationwide support

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Govt Not Necessarily Opposed to Abolition of Grad Hiring Rules: Suga

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday that the government does not necessarily oppose the abolition of the Japan Business Federation’s guidelines on member companies’ hiring of university graduates. At a press conference on Monday, Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman

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