Group Washing Precious Photos Damaged in Rain Disaster
August 16, 2018
Hiroshima- Yutaka Ito is leading a volunteer effort in Hiroshima to wash photographs that were blemished in torrential rain in the city and other parts of western Japan last month, including those buried in landslides. A cardboard box filled with
Abe Skips Visit to Yasukuni Shrine on War Anniv.
August 16, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe skipped a visit to Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday, the 73rd anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. He apparently gave consideration to China and South Korea, which regard the Tokyo shrine as a
Start of Landfill Work to Be Put Off at Henoko U.S. Base Site
August 16, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government will postpone starting landfill work for a planned U.S. base site in the Henoko coastal area of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, from Friday until next week or later, informed sources said Wednesday. The postponement is attributed mainly
LDP Eager to Attract Particle Accelerator Project to Japan
August 16, 2018
Tokyo- The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is eager to attract a project to build the International Linear Collider, a next-generation particle accelerator, to Japan. The party plans to launch a task force that will bring together five LDP divisions as
Some Factories Still Not Back on Track in Rain-Hit Western Japan
August 16, 2018
Tokyo- Some factories are still unable to resume full operations in western Japan areas hit by torrential rains about a month ago, due partly to crippled roads, railways and other transport networks. Mazda Motor Corp. has resumed production at its
EXCLUSIVE: Japan Eyeing Subsidies to Promote Biomass Plastics
August 16, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to create a subsidy program designed to promote the use of environment-friendly biomass plastics and paper in place of existing petroleum-based plastic products, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The subsidies will cover half to two-thirds of
Ex-Science Ministry Official Indicted over JAXA Bribery Case
August 16, 2018
Tokyo- Former senior science ministry official Kazuaki Kawabata and former medical consulting firm executive Koji Taniguchi were indicted Wednesday in a bribery case tied to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. Kawabata, 57, former director-general for international affairs at
N. Korea Reports Existence of Wartime Comfort Women Brothel
August 15, 2018
Seoul- A North Korean panel on so-called comfort women has confirmed the existence of a brothel of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese military in a northern area of the Korean Peninsula, according to the North’s Korean Central News Agency. The brothel
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