Japan to Host 2019 Meeting of U.N. Climate Panel in Kyoto
July 13, 2018
Tokyo- The 49th general session of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, slated for May 2019, will be held in the western Japan city of Kyoto, Japanese Environment Minister Masaharu Nakagawa announced Friday. This will be the second time
Japan to Move Up Grants for Downpour-Hit Municipalities
July 13, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s internal affairs ministry said Friday that it will move up the distribution of some regular tax revenue grants to municipalities affected by the recent torrential rain that has severely damaged western Japan. A total of 34,651 million yen,
Japan Govt Report Calls for Work Style Reform for Teachers
July 13, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s education ministry vowed Friday to promote work style reform at schools in order to reduce overtime among teachers. The long working hours of teachers “have become so serious that the situation cannot be overlooked,” the ministry said in
Japan FSA to Issue Biz Improvement Order to Higashi-Nippon Bank
July 13, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to issue a business improvement order shortly to Higashi-Nippon Bank, a second-tier regional lender based in Tokyo, over improper loans, informed sources have said. The FSA also found a flaw in Higashi-Nippon Bank’s loan
Additional Contamination Control Work Almost Finished at Toyosu Market
July 13, 2018
Tokyo- -The Tokyo metropolitan government has almost finished additional soil contamination control work at the site for the Toyosu wholesale food market, which is scheduled to take over the functions of the existing Tsukiji market on Oct. 11, officials said
Abe Instructs Police to Strengthen Patrols in Flood-Hit Areas
July 13, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday instructed police to strengthen patrols in areas in western Japan hit by floods and landslides to address an anticipated increase in thefts. In past disasters in Japan such as a series of
Taiwan Presents Disaster Relief Donation to Japan
July 13, 2018
Tokyo- A disaster relief donation of 20 million yen was presented to Japan from Taiwan at a ceremony in Tokyo on Thursday after massive flooding and landslides hit wide areas of western Japan. At the ceremony, Frank Hsieh, head of
Hiroshima Starts Reservoir Checks as Breaches Increase
July 13, 2018
Hiroshima- The Hiroshima prefectural government has started emergency inspections of artificial reservoirs in cooperation with the Self-Defense Forces, in the face of the breaches of many such bodies of water after torrential rains that struck western Japan over last weekend.
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