Komeito Chief Yamaguchi Likely to Be Reelected to 6th Term
August 31, 2018
Tokyo- Natsuo Yamaguchi has decided to file his candidacy for a leadership election of Komeito, the junior partner in the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party, in September, related officials said Thursday. With no other prospective candidates to
EXCLUSIVE: Japan Police Officer Acquitted of Public Lewdness
August 31, 2018
Tokyo- A police officer in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has been acquitted of public lewdness, after Tokyo High Court reversed a guilty ruling issued by a lower court in February this year, informed sources told Jiji Press on Thursday.
Japan Govt Cuts Economic View on Chugoku Region
August 31, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s Cabinet Office lowered its economic view on the Chugoku western region on Thursday, citing the impact of torrential rain in July. The economy in the region “remains on a moderate recovery path, though weakness is observed in some
Fukushima Fisher Opposes Release of Tainted Water into Sea
August 31, 2018
Tomioka, Fukushima Pref.- The head of a fisheries industry group in Fukushima Prefecture expressed opposition on Thursday to the idea of releasing into the ocean water containing radioactive tritium from a crippled nuclear plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The
Japan, China Discuss Agriculture Policies
August 30, 2018
Tokyo- Japan and China discussed agricultural policies at a subcabinet-level meeting in Tokyo on Thursday, the first such talks in two and a half years. The meeting was attended by Hiroyuki Suematsu, Japanese vice agriculture minister, and his Chinese counterpart,
Work to Remove Fuel from Monju Reactor Begins
August 30, 2018
Fukui- The Japan Atomic Energy Agency started on Thursday work to remove nuclear fuel assemblies at its Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. In the first stage of the 30-year project to decommission the reactor in central Japan,
Typhoon Lionrock Victims Remembered in Japan on 2nd Anniversary
August 30, 2018
Iwaizumi, Iwate Pref.- A ceremony was held on Thursday at the former site of an elderly care home in Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, to mourn for its nine residents killed in Typhoon Lionrock two years ago. Some 60 people
Japan, China Agree to Keep Momentum for Better Relations
August 30, 2018
Beijing- Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on Wednesday that the two countries will make efforts to keep the momentum for improving the bilateral relationship. They reached the accord at a meeting in
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