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Tamaki Likely to Declare Bid for Okinawa Governor on Sun.

August 24, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Denny Tamaki, a House of Representatives lawmaker of the opposition Liberal Party, is expected to announce his bid to run for governor of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Sunday, informed sources said Thursday. On Thursday, Tamaki received

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In LDP Race, Battle Intensifying for Non-lawmaker Votes

August 24, 2018

Tokyo- Ahead of the Sept. 20 leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a battle for support from non-lawmaker party members across Japan is intensifying between two anticipated candidates. On the weekend, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to

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Prosecutors Launch Probe into Mitsubishi Materials Group Fraud

August 23, 2018

Tokyo- The Mitsubishi Materials Corp. group is under investigation by public prosecutors for falsifying product quality data, following the indictment of Kobe Steel Ltd. over a similar scandal, it was learned Thursday. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is investigating

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One Missing in Plant Explosion in Eastern Japan

August 23, 2018

Mito, Ibaraki Pref.- A truck driver in his 30s is missing after an explosion at a stone crushing facility in Sakuragawa, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Thursday morning. A truck and a powder house at the site were destroyed in

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Hokuriku Region Logs Temperatures over 40 C for 1st Time

August 23, 2018

Tokyo- Temperatures rose above 40 degrees Celsius in the Hokuriku region of central Japan for the first time on record on Thursday. In the city of Tainai, Niigata Prefecture, a temperature of 40.8 degrees was recorded around 2:30 p.m. (5:30

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JR Tokai Conducts Drill to Fight Suspicious Person

August 23, 2018

Mishima, Shizuoka Pref.- Central Japan Railway Co. or JR Tokai, conducted on Wednesday a drill at a rail yard in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, to prepare for a suspicious person on a Shinkansen bullet train. Protective equipment was used

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Japan Pretending to Be Victim via Abduction Claim: N. Korea

August 23, 2018

Seoul- A North Korean panel has insisted that Japan is raising the abduction issue as a way to pretend to be a victim, the Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday. In a spokesman’s statement issued on Wednesday, the Korea Asia-Pacific

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Trump Renews Commitment to Working with Japan over Abductions

August 23, 2018

Tokyo- U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his commitment on Wednesday to cooperating with Tokyo to resolve North Korea’s abductions of Japanese citizens, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. Trump said he will continue to cooperate firmly in line with Japan’s

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