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Nihon Univ. to Remain Banned from American Football Matches

August 1, 2018

Tokyo- The Kantoh Collegiate Football Association at an extraordinary board meeting on Tuesday decided to continue to suspend Nihon University from official competitions over the issue of a violent hit by a player of the university in a match in

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Tokyo Gov. Koike Declares Toyosu Market Safe

August 1, 2018

Tokyo- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said Tuesday that the site of the planned Toyosu wholesale food market is safe following additional soil contamination control measures. “The conditions have been met for opening it as a safe market,” Koike told a

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EXCLUSIVE: About 10 Education Ministry Execs Questioned over Bribery Case

August 1, 2018

Tokyo- Around 10 senior officials of Japan’s education ministry have been questioned by public prosecutors on a voluntary basis over a bribery case involving a ministry executive, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. The questioned officials included vice education minister Kazuo Todani,

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Japan, China to Discuss One Belt, One Road Cooperation in Sept.

August 1, 2018

Tokyo- Japan and China are considering holding in Beijing in September the first meeting of a bilateral committee for discussions on private-sector cooperation for Beijing’s One Belt, One Road development initiative for regions along the old Silk Road, it was

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1st Meeting of Japan-U.S. New Trade Talks Set for Aug. 9

July 31, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese and U.S. governments will hold the first meeting of their new “free, fair and reciprocal” trade dialogue, dubbed FFR talks, on Aug. 9 in Washington, the Japanese government said Tuesday. “We want to hold constructive discussions in

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13,700 Heatstroke Sufferers Taken to Hospital in Japan Last Week

July 31, 2018

Tokyo- The number of people taken to hospital due to heatstroke in Japan in the week to Sunday came to 13,721, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in a preliminary report Tuesday. The figure was the second highest on

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ASEAN Foreign Chiefs to Mention “Concerns” over S. China Sea

July 31, 2018

Singapore- Foreign ministers from across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will mention “concerns” over the situation in the South China Sea, where China is promoting military base development, in their upcoming joint statement, it was learned on Tuesday. The

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Expert Panel Finds Safety in Toyosu Market

July 31, 2018

Tokyo- An expert panel formed by the Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday that the safety of the planned Toyosu wholesale food market has been secured with the implementation of additional soil contamination control work. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is expected

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