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Strong Typhoon Jebi Makes Landfall in Shikoku

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- A very strong typhoon brought heavy rain and strong winds across the Kinki and Shikoku regions of western Japan and the Tokai and Hokuriku central regions on Tuesday. Typhoon Jebi landed in the southern part of Tokushima Prefecture in

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Noda Vows to Support Abe in LDP Leadership Poll after Giving Up Own Bid

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday that she will support Abe’s bid for reelection in the upcoming leadership poll of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, according to Noda’s aides. The move

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Eastern Japan Has Hottest Summer: Met Agency

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- The summer this year in eastern Japan proved to be the hottest on record since 1946, the Meteorological Agency said Monday. The average temperature in the region in June-August exceeded the normal level by 1.7 degrees Celsius, the agency

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Abe Wants to Maintain Graduate Recruitment Rules

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday sought to keep the Japan Business Federation’s guidelines on its member companies’ college graduate recruitment in place. The guidelines by the federation, known as Keidanren, include a ban until every June on holding

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Keidanren to Abolish Guidelines on College Student Hiring

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, plans to abolish its guidelines on member companies’ hiring of college graduates, starting with those to be hired in spring 2021, its chairman, Hiroaki Nakanishi, said Monday. Under the current guidelines, companies’ explanatory

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Tsukiji Outer Market Running “We’re Not Moving” Campaign

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- With Tokyo’s iconic Tsukiji wholesale food market gearing up for an October relocation, many people believe the adjacent shopping area known as the Tsukiji outer market will also depart. It will not. To inform visitors that the outer market

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Japan Starts Domestic Talks on Tuna Catch Quotas

September 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Fisheries Agency held on Monday the first meeting of an expert panel to discuss new catch quotas for Pacific bluefin tuna for domestic fishers. The working group of the fisheries policy council will hear opinions from tuna fishing

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Abe Reiterates Resolve to Clarify SDF in Constitution

September 3, 2018

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday reiterated his determination to clarify the rationale for the existence of the Self-Defense Forces in war-renouncing Article 9 of Japan’s constitution. “It is the responsibility of politicians to create an environment that allows

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