Japanese Minister Considering Punishing Herself over Info Leak
July 27, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese internal affairs minister Seiko Noda said Friday she is considering punishing herself over leaks of information to her side by a government agency about a disclosure request from a newspaper. Noda told a press conference that she is
Japan “heartily welcomes” enactment of Bangsamoro law
July 27, 2018
Japan”heartily welcomes” the enactment of the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao regarding the Mindanao peace process in the Philippines after President Rodrigo Duterte signed it on Thursday. This was the statement of Foreign Minister Taro
Okamoto Appointed Japanese Vice Finance Minister
July 27, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso announced Friday that Shigeaki Okamoto, 57, director-general of the Finance Ministry’s Budget Bureau, will be promoted to vice minister of finance, effective immediately. The ministry’s top administrative post had been vacant since Junichi Fukuda
Japan Foreign Minister Kono to Visit Russia, 3 Asian Nations
July 27, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Friday that he will visit Russia, Singapore, Myanmar and Bangladesh over the 10 days from Monday. In Moscow, Kono will attend a “two-plus-two” meeting of the Japanese and Russian foreign and defense ministers
Okinawa to Withdraw Landfill Approval for U.S. Base Relocation
July 27, 2018
Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga said Friday he will begin procedures to withdraw his predecessor’s approval of landfill work for a planned U.S. base relocation in the southernmost Japan prefecture. The governor aims to complete the procedures before
Executed Ex-Aum Member Was Thankful for Being Kept Alive
July 27, 2018
Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)–Yasuo Hayashi, a former senior Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult member executed Thursday, told his lawyer two weeks ago that he was thankful for being kept alive, the attorney has said. One of the Aum members who
Free School Lunch Offered by 4.7 Pct of Japan Municipalities
July 27, 2018
Tokyo- School lunch was offered for free at public elementary and junior high schools in 82 cities, towns and villages, or 4.7 pct of all municipalities in Japan, in fiscal 2017, an education ministry survey showed Friday. Sparsely populated municipalities
2 Years to Go: Japan Nervous about N. Korean Role in Tokyo Games
July 27, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government is unsure about whether to allow a North Korean delegation to attend the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020, given no clear prospects for a solution to the decades-old abduction issue. Some call for a
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