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Japan Defense Min. to Set Budget Request at Record 5.29 T. Yen

August 22, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Defense Ministry plans to set its budget request at a record 5,298.6 billion yen in fiscal 2019 from next April, informed sources said Wednesday. The requested amount will represent an increase for the seventh straight year. Compared with

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Yunoki Submits Resignation to Major Opposition DPFP

August 22, 2018

Tokyo- Michiyoshi Yunoki of the Democratic Party for the People submitted a letter of resignation to the major Japanese opposition party on Wednesday. “I no longer can live up to the (party’s) policy to complement (the ruling camp) by changing

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Abe Likely to Announce Bid for Another Term as LDP Leader Sun.

August 22, 2018

Toyko- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to announce his bid for a third consecutive term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday, party sources said Wednesday. Abe is expected to compete with Shigeru Ishiba, who

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At Least 10 Local Govts Padded Employment Data for Disabled

August 22, 2018

Tokyo- At least 10 Japanese local governments have been found to have padded the shares of people with disabilities in their total payrolls. On Tuesday, the Nagasaki prefectural government and the Matsuyama municipal government in Ehime Prefecture said they included

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Lifting Ban Uncertain over Tax Hike Discounts in Japan

August 22, 2018

Tokyo- Dark clouds are looming over the Japanese government’s move to lift a ban on retailers offering discounts to offset the impact of the consumption tax hike from the current 8 pct to 10 pct, slated for October 2019. This

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Brazil Lifts Import Restrictions on Fukushima Products

August 22, 2018

Sao Paulo- The Brazilian government said Tuesday it has lifted its import restrictions on agricultural products and food from Fukushima Prefecture introduced after the 2011 nuclear accident in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The removal was requested by the Japanese government

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Japan’s FTC to Approve Bank Merger in Nagasaki

August 22, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Fair Trade Commission is considering approving a merger plan involving regional banks in the southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki, informed sources said Tuesday. The plan involves Fukuoka Financial Group Inc., the parent of Sasebo-based Shinwa Bank, and Eighteenth Bank,

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Ministers to Discuss RCEP Trade Pact in Late August

August 22, 2018

Tokyo- Ministers from Japan and 15 other Asia-Oceania countries will meet in Singapore Aug. 30-31 to discuss a proposed regional free trade agreement. From Japan, trade minister Hiroshige Seko will attend the meeting. Japan supports the goal proposed by member

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