Japan to Oblige 3 Major Mobile Carriers to Unlock Used Smartphones
August 17, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese communications ministry plans to oblige the country’s three major mobile phone operators to unlock used smartphones so that users of such handsets can choose carriers freely, informed sources said Thursday. Specifically, NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp. and
Public-Private Survey Team Puts Off Visit to Russian-Held Isles
August 17, 2018
Tokyo- A public-private survey team on Thursday postponed a planned visit to Russian-controlled islands called the Northern Territories in Japan due to bad weather. The team planned to leave Nemuro, eastern Hokkaido, on the day for a five-day tour to
Japan to Expand Grants to Increase Certified Care Workers
August 17, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s welfare ministry plans to expand grants to make it easier for people with elderly nursing care experience to take training necessary to gain care worker certifications, officials said Thursday. The ministry will revise an employment insurance subsidy program
S. Korea Panel Eyes Massive Youth Exchanges with Japan
August 16, 2018
Seoul- A task force of South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday called for a youth exchange program with Japan that will involve some 10,000 people annually. The program was included in the panel’s proposals submitted to Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha.
Ex-Govt Exec in JAXA Bribery Case Released on Bail
August 16, 2018
Tokyo- Former science ministry executive Kazuaki Kawabata, indicted over a bribery case related to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, was released on bail on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Tokyo District Court decided to grant him bail. Kawabata
Purse Snatchings Likely Committed by Fleeing Suspect in Osaka
August 16, 2018
Osaka- A male suspect who recently fled from a police station in Osaka Prefecture is likely to have committed purse snatchings while on the run, police sources said Thursday. At least four purse snatchings have been committed by a person
Japan to Mull Ways to Remove Foreign Trees on Ogasawara Islands
August 16, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s Forestry Agency plans to set up a panel of experts as early as Monday to discuss ways to eliminate foreign tree species on the Ogasawara Islands and increase the number of trees indigenous to the remote Pacific islands.
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
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