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Abe Seeks Support for LDP Leader Bid in Central Japan

August 28, 2018

Fukui- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday visited central Japan to ask for support for his bid for a third consecutive term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He made the tour of Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures

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Taiwan May Hold Referendum on Ban on Food Imports from Japan

August 28, 2018

Taipei- Taiwan’s biggest opposition Kuomintang, or the Nationalist Party, said Monday that it has collected signatures from 480,000 people for holding a referendum to decide whether to continue Taiwan’s ban on food imports from five Japanese prefectures. The figure is

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TOKYO REPORT: Political Parties to Be Tested on Gender Equality

August 28, 2018

Tokyo- Political parties in Japan are being tested over whether they are earnestly committed to gender equality in the male-dominated world of the nation’s politics, under a law passed in the ordinary session of parliament that ended in late July.

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Ex-Univ. Student Guilty of Fatal Bike Accident Involving Smartphone

August 28, 2018

Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref.- The Kawasaki branch of Yokohama District Court on Monday found a 20-year-old woman, a former university student, guilty of hitting and killing a 77-year-old pedestrian while she was riding a bicycle operating her smartphone. The court branch

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Sprinkling Water Lowers Road Temperatures by 9 Degrees

August 28, 2018

Tokyo- The Tokyo metropolitan government saw road surface temperatures drop by over 9 degrees Celsius in a test to see the effects of “uchimizu” water sprinkling Monday. The traditional Japanese practice is being considered as a measure to ease scorching heat

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Japan to Mull Aegis Ashore in Areas Other Than Akita, Yamaguchi

August 27, 2018

Akita- Japan’s Defense Ministry will consider deploying the Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system in areas near Akita and Yamaguchi prefectures, a senior ministry official said Monday. “We will mull (deployment of the Aegis Ashore system) in Akita and Yamaguchi

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan Mulling Tax Break to Promote Use of Unclaimed Land

August 27, 2018

Tokyo-Japan’s land ministry has started considering a tax break plan aimed at promoting the use of unclaimed land, Jiji Press learned Monday. Under a law enacted this year, private companies and nonprofit organizations are allowed to use land with uncertain

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Over 50 Pct of Children in Japan Consider Living with Their Parents

August 27, 2018

Tokyo- Over 50 pct of people in Japan have considered living with or close to their parents, nearly double the share of parents who have had similar thoughts, a private-sector survey has revealed. According to the survey on matters related

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