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Fukushima to Remove Statue in Radiation Protection Suit

August 29, 2018

Fukushima- Fukushima Mayor Hiroshi Kohata announced a decision on Tuesday to remove a controversial statue of a child in a radiation protection suit that has drawn waves of criticism since it was unveiled in the northeastern Japan city early this

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to Promote Use of Empty Buildings as Satellite Offices

August 28, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s infrastructure ministry aims to support efforts to utilize empty buildings in the country as satellite offices or shared workspaces, according to informed sources. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism hopes to have related costs included in

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Police Raid Hazama Ando over Deadly Tokyo Fire

August 28, 2018

Tokyo- Police raided the Tokyo head office of Japanese contractor Hazama Ando Corp. <1719> and other locations on Tuesday over a deadly fire that occurred at a building construction site in the capital last month. Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department conducted

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N. Korea Remains Threat to Japan: Defense White Paper

August 28, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese government report indicated Tuesday that North Korea remains a threat to Japan, while expressing concerns over China’s growing military activities. North Korea is “an unprecedented, grave and imminent threat” following the reclusive nation’s provocative acts last autumn,

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Japan Names 4 New Ambassadors

August 28, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting Tuesday on the appointments of new ambassadors to Cameroon, the Marshall Islands, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka, effective Thursday. The post of ambassador to Cameroon will be filled by Tsutomu Osawa, 61,

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EXCLUSIVE: Ministry Aiming to Increase Immigration Officers by Over 500

August 28, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Justice Ministry is poised to include in its fiscal 2019 budget request funds for a plan to raise the number of immigration officers by more than 500 in preparation for expected increases in foreign tourists and workers in

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New HIV Infections, AIDS Patients Fall below 1,400 in Japan

August 28, 2018

Tokyo- The number of newly found HIV infections and new AIDS patients in Japan in 2017 fell below 1,400 for the first time in 11 years, the health ministry said Monday. The total stood at 1,389, down 59 from the

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“Ishiba Vision” for Japan Economy Presented before LDP Race

August 28, 2018

Tokyo- Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Monday announced his campaign pledges for the LDP leadership race in September, including an “Ishiba vision” for the economy. The vision, contrasting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Abenomics

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