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Japan Protests S. Korea over Ships in Waters near Takeshima

August 3, 2018

Tokyo- Japan has lodged a protest against South Korea over South Korean research vessels detected in Japanese waters near the islets of Takeshima in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday. The vessels intruded into the

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Japan Emperor, Empress Start Tour of Hokkaido

August 3, 2018

Chitose, Hokkaido- Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on Friday, kicking off their three-day visit to the northernmost Japan prefecture. On Saturday, the couple will make their first-ever visit to the island of

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JAXA to Launch Small Landing Probe to Moon in FY 2021

August 3, 2018

Tokyo- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, plans to launch a small lunar landing probe on an H-2A rocket in fiscal 2021. The decision was reported during a meeting of the science ministry’s task force on space development and

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2 Years to Go: Themes of Reconstruction Seen Not Reflected in Tokyo Games

August 3, 2018

Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref.- Concerns linger that the basic themes of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, to show that the northeastern Japan region is close to completing reconstruction after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, are not well

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Tokyo Medical Univ. Lowers Female Applicants’ Entrance Exam Scores

August 3, 2018

Tokyo- Tokyo Medical University lowered scores of all female applicants in its general entrance examination for its School of Medicine held in February this year, informed sources said Thursday. The university is expected to announce the result of its investigation

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Tokyo, Seoul Reaffirm Cooperation on N. Korea Denuclearization

August 3, 2018

Singapore- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, on Thursday reaffirmed cooperation between Tokyo and Seoul, as well as among them and Washington, toward denuclearizing North Korea. Meeting in Singapore, Kono and Kang agreed that

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Japan Govt Crafts Aid Package for Rain-Hit Western Areas

August 3, 2018

Tokyo- The government has drawn up a package of measures, including financial aid for small companies and tourism industries, to facilitate the reconstruction of areas, mainly in western Japan, that were hit by torrential rain and subsequent floods and landslides

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Japan Welcomes Iran’s Stance of Keeping Nuclear Deal

August 3, 2018

Singapore- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono praised on Thursday Iran’s stance of sticking to its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers, after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced the country’s decision to quit the deal. At a

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