Japan Concerned about Protectionist Moves
July 10, 2018
Tokyo- A Japanese government report expressed concerns on Tuesday over protectionist moves in global trade, alluding to the trade policies of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. “The global economy is at a major turning point, with the World Trade Organization-based
Ex-University Head Dined with Arrested Bureaucrat in May 2017
July 10, 2018
Tokyo- Former Tokyo Medical University head Masahiko Usui and a senior Japanese education ministry official who was arrested last week for alleged bribe-taking dined together in May last year, it was learned Tuesday. The meeting between Usui, 77, former chairman
4th Daughter Agrees to Collect Remains of Executed Aum Guru
July 10, 2018
Tokyo- The fourth daughter of Chizuo Matsumoto, the founder and former leader of Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, has shown her intention to collect the cremated remains of her father, who was executed last Friday. Matsumoto, 63, who went by
European Commission Chief to Visit Japan to Sign EPA
July 10, 2018
Brussels- European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will visit Japan on July 17 to sign an economic partnership agreement for free trade between Japan and the European Union, a commission spokesman said Monday. Juncker’s trip to Japan was arranged after Japanese
Japan, Russia to Hold 2-Plus-2 Security Talks Late This Month
July 10, 2018
Tokyo- Japan and Russia plan to hold the third “two-plus-two” meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Moscow late this month, Japanese government sources said Monday. At the Moscow meeting, the two countries are expected to agree on the
Death Toll from Heavy Rain Hits Worst Level in Heisei Period
July 10, 2018
Tokyo- A total of 123 people have so far been confirmed dead in torrential rain that hit 12 prefectures mainly in western Japan over the weekend, local authorities and other sources said Monday. The death toll reached the worst level
Japan’s Youngest Town Mayor Welcomed on 1st Day of Work
July 9, 2018
Tsunan, Niigata Pref.- Haruka Kuwabara, 31, the youngest incumbent town mayor in Japan, was welcomed with flowers and applause by staff members of the municipal government of Tsunan, Niigata Prefecture, on Monday, the first day of her work as its
Ex-Nurse Suggests Having Poisoned Drips of Some 20 Patients
July 9, 2018
Yokohama- A former nurse suggested that she mixed disinfectant into intravenous drips for around 20 patients, during police questioning before she was arrested Saturday over the poisoning death of a patient at a hospital in Yokohama in 2016, investigative sources
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