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80 Pct of Residents in Rain-Hit Areas in Japan Believe Their Houses Safe

August 7, 2018

Hiroshima- About 80 pct of residents of western Japan did not evacuate when evacuation advisories were issued late last month for Typhoon Jongdari because they believed their houses were safe, a recent survey found. The online survey, conducted on Wednesday

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Japan to Carefully Analyze Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Iran

August 7, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government will carefully analyze the impact of the United States resuming some of its sanctions against Iran, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday. “We’d like to analyze the effects (of the sanctions) more carefully than ever

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Abe to Seek LDP’s Study on Summer Time for 2020 Games

August 7, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested Tuesday that he will instruct the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to consider the idea of introducing daylight saving time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as a way to protect athletes and

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Japan Minister Noda to Give Up One-Year Pay over Info Leak

August 7, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese internal affairs minister Seiko Noda said Tuesday she will give up a year’s worth of salary to take responsibility for telling a third party about a media request for information disclosure. “I apologize for causing troubles by damaging

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Japan Crown Prince to Visit France Next Month

August 7, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito is set to make an official visit to France on Sept. 7-15. The schedule of the trip, his fourth to the European country, was reported to Tuesday’s cabinet meeting. This will be his first official

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4 Chinese Govt Ships Enter Japan Waters near Senkakus

August 7, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed for about two hours in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Tuesday. It was the first such intrusion by a Chinese government

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Japan Decides Not to Raise Cap on Nuclear Compensation Funds

August 7, 2018

Tokyo- The Japan Atomic Energy Commission has approved a government plan to maintain the current cap of 120 billion yen on funds nuclear plant operators must secure to finance compensation payments in the event of a nuclear accident. The plan

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Abe Expresses Sympathy to Indonesian People over Lombok Quake

August 7, 2018

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his sympathy Monday to Indonesian people over Sunday’s deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake on the resort island of Lombok. In a message to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Abe also said he prays for early reconstruction in

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