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Memorial Service for S. Korean Hibakusha Held in Hiroshima

August 5, 2018

Hiroshima- A memorial ceremony was held Sunday in Hiroshima for South Korean people who died in the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city in August 1945. In an address, the chief of the Hiroshima branch of the pro-Seoul

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Abe Arranging for Talks with Xi in Sept., to Skip Yasukuni

August 5, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arranging to hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an Eastern Economic Forum conference in Vladivostok, Russia, in September, it was learned Sunday. The summit meeting is aimed

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Kono, Singapore Minister Agree to Boost Japan-ASEAN Ties

August 5, 2018

Singapore- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Singapore counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan, agreed Sunday to strengthen relations between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. At a meeting in Singapore, Kono expressed gratitude to Balakrishnan for the leadership of

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Emperor, Empress Attend Hokkaido’s 150th Anniversary Ceremony

August 5, 2018

Sapporo- Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attended on Sunday a ceremony to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Japan’s northernmost main island being named Hokkaido. Representing the ceremony organizers, Hokkaido Governor Harumi Takahashi said, “We’ll hand down our invaluable hometown, Hokkaido,

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N. Korea Slams U.S. for Stepping Up Sanctions Campaign

August 5, 2018

Singapore- North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho denounced the United States on Saturday for stepping up its sanctions campaign against his country even after Pyongyang took steps in line with a joint statement adopted by the two countries’ leaders

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Kono Sees Cambodia Election as Regrettable

August 5, 2018

Singapore- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Saturday the results of the election of the lower chamber of Cambodia’s parliament last month were regrettable. At a meeting with his Cambodian counterpart, Prak Sokhon, in Singapore on the sidelines of a

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Man Gets Indefinite Term for 2005 Murder of Girl

August 3, 2018

Tokyo- Tokyo High Court on Friday gave a 36-year-old man an indefinite prison sentence for killing a seven-year-old girl in 2005 soon after she disappeared in Tochigi Prefecture. Presiding Judge Toshiaki Fujii scrapped a district court ruling that also gave

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Japan to Exercise Leadership in Climate Fight: Abe

August 3, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that his country is determined to exercise leadership in helping the international community address climate change. “Coping with global warming is no longer the costs of businesses, but a source of their

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