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Abe Visits Disaster-Hit Okayama Pref.

July 11, 2018

Kurashiki, Okayama Pref.- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Okayama Prefecture Wednesday to see firsthand the damage, such as burst dikes and landslides, that recent torrential rain inflicted on the western Japan prefecture. Speaking to reporters in the city of Okayama

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87 Nations to Be Represented at Hiroshima Peace Ceremony

July 11, 2018

Hiroshima- Representatives from 87 countries and the European Union will attend this year’s peace memorial ceremony in Hiroshima, western Japan, that marks the 73rd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, the municipal government said Wednesday. The United Nations will be

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Shimizu to Clean Up Dioxin-Tainted Soil at Vietnam Airport

July 11, 2018

Hanoi- Major Japanese general contractor Shimizu Corp. has said that it will conduct an experiment to clean up dioxin-tainted soil at Bien Hoa Airport in southern Vietnam, where U.S. forces stored defoliants during the 1955-1975 Vietnam War. In collaboration with

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Japan to Toughen Control of Govt Worker Overtime

July 11, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s National Personnel Authority will introduce stronger restrictions on overtime hours of national public servants to promote work style reform, informed sources have said. The government agency is considering revising its rules governing national public servants in order to

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Abe Holds Phone Talks with French, Saudi Leaders

July 11, 2018

Paris- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had telephone talks with French and Saudi leaders Tuesday on the cancellation of his trip to Europe and the Middle East. In the conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed

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Obayashi, Shimizu Admit Bid-Rigging on Maglev Project

July 11, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese general contractors Obayashi Corp. and Shimizu Corp. admitted Tuesday their involvement in rigging bids for a high-speed magnetic levitation railway project. On the first day of the firms’ trial at Tokyo District Court, senior officials of the companies

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Area in Hiroshima Suffers Damage from Heavy Rains Again

July 11, 2018

Hiroshima- Massive damage from torrential rains occurred again in Asakita Ward in the western Japan city of Hiroshima despite local disaster control efforts that followed downpours four years ago. The August 2014 heavy rains that caused landslides in many areas

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Govt to Strengthen Relief Goods Deliveries before Requests

July 11, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government confirmed at a meeting of vice ministers on Tuesday a policy of strengthening a program to send relief goods before receiving requests by municipalities affected by a disaster. The move reflected expanding damage from the recent

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