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Downpour in Western Japan Designated as Serious Disaster

July 24, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government designated on Tuesday recent torrential rain that caused fatal floods and mudslides in western Japan, mainly the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima and Ehime, and other regions as a disaster with extreme severity. The designation, which covers

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Abe Stresses Importance of Accepting Foreign Human Resources

July 24, 2018

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday stressed the importance of accepting human resources from overseas amid increasing manpower shortages in Japan. “It’s urgent to set up a system to accept a wide range of foreign human resources immediately ready

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Extreme Temperatures Reported across Globe

July 24, 2018

Paris- Temperatures rose across the globe including the Arctic in June and July, causing unusual scorching heat, the World Meteorological Organization has said. The U.N. climate body cited a heat wave in Canada that killed many people as an example

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Japanese, Russian Upper House Leaders Hold Talks

July 24, 2018

Moscow- The heads of the upper chambers of the Japanese and Russian legislatures held talks in Moscow on Monday. “I hope our talks will help strengthen Japan-Russia partnerships in various fields,” Chuichi Date, president of Japan’s House of Councillors, said

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Noke Named Japan’s New Ambassador to Egypt

July 24, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government decided Tuesday to name Masaki Noke, former head of the secretariat for the Cabinet Office’s International Peace Cooperation Headquarters, as new ambassador to Egypt, effective on Wednesday. Noke, 58, entered the Foreign Ministry in 1982. His

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158 Temporary Housing Units Eyed in Rain-Hit Ehime Pref., 200 in Kurashiki

July 24, 2018

Matsuyama/Okayama- Work has started to construct 158 temporary housing units in Ehime Prefecture for people whose houses were destroyed or heavily damaged by floods or landslides caused by torrential rain that mainly hit western Japan earlier this month. Meanwhile, the

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Toyota to Offer Over 3,000 Vehicles for 2020 Tokyo Games

July 24, 2018

Nagoya- Toyota Motor Corp. has said that it will provide more than 3,000 automobiles, including fuel cell vehicles and electric vehicles, for official use at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Among them, the leading Japanese automaker will supply the

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Memorial Service Held for 2016 Massacre at Sagamihara Care Home

July 24, 2018

Sagamihara, Kanagawa Pref.- A ceremony was held on Monday to pray for the 19 people killed in the 2016 knifing rampage at a care facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, ahead of the second anniversary of the massacre on Thursday. The

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