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Nikai Gearing Up to Remain as LDP Secretary-General

August 1, 2018

Seoul- The Liberal Democratic Party faction led by party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai has started a workshop in Seoul, hoping to highlight its own relevance and keep Nikai in the key post following September’s party leadership election. “I declare full support

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Japan Trade Minister Warns against U.S. Protectionism

August 1, 2018

San Francisco- Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko on Tuesday sought to maintain and strengthen the rules-based trade system, in a warning against U.S. protectionist moves. The United States should become aware of its contemporary missions, Seko told a seminar organized

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Japan Launches New Office to Share Terror Information

August 1, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government launched a new office Wednesday to strengthen its ability to gather and analyze terrorism-related information toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The new office is designed to allow the National Police Agency, the Public Security

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Fire Ants Found at Narita Airport

August 1, 2018

Tokyo- Some 160 fire ants have been found at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, the first discovery of the venomous insect at an airport in Japan, the Environment Ministry said Tuesday. The ants were discovered Sunday from a cargo that

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Japan, EU, Others Agree to Cooperate over Possible U.S. Auto Tariffs

August 1, 2018

Brussels- Japan, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and South Korea agreed at a vice ministerial meeting Tuesday to cooperate in responding to the United States’ plan to impose additional tariffs on automobile and auto parts imports. At the meeting in

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Japan, Russia Reaffirm Cooperation for N. Korea Denuclearization

August 1, 2018

Moscow- The Japanese and Russian governments reaffirmed their close cooperation toward the denuclearization of North Korea, at a meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Moscow on Tuesday. Prior to the meeting, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his

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U.N. Chief to Attend Nagasaki Peace Ceremony for First Time

August 1, 2018

New York- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend this year’s peace memorial ceremony in the atomic-bombed southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, the United Nations said Tuesday. Guterres will be the first U.N. chief to attend the annual

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New Video Possibly Shows Missing Japanese Journalist

August 1, 2018

Jerusalem- Another video possibly showing missing Japanese journalist Junpei Yasuda, 44, has been posted online, it was learned Tuesday. In the 20-second clip, a man in an orange garment who seems to be Yasuda said in Japanese, “I’m in very

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