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Policeman, Citizen Dead in Stabbing, Shooting in Central Japan

June 26, 2018

Toyama- A former Self-Defense Forces officer stabbed a police officer to death at a police box, stole his gun and shot dead a citizen in the central Japan city of Toyama on Tuesday. After the attack in the police box

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Big Quake Risks Surge in Eastern Hokkaido: Govt Committee

June 26, 2018

Tokyo- The possibility of a powerful earthquake of lower 6 or above on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 occurring in the next 30 years has sharply increased in the eastern part of Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, a

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Foreign Ministry to Split Northeast Asia Division in July

June 26, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it will split the Northeast Asia Division of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau into two divisions, effective on Sunday, respectively taking charge of issues relating to North and South Korea. The First

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Japan Ruling Camp Postpones Voting on TPP-Related Bill

June 26, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, gave up holding a vote on Tuesday by the House of Councillors Cabinet Committee on a bill needed to implement a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. Although the ruling

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Calls for Ogasawara Island Airport Grow on 50th Anniversary

June 26, 2018

Tokyo- As Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of the return of the Ogasawara Islands to Japan from U.S. occupation, local residents have renewed calls for an air route to be opened to the islands. The islands, located about 1,000 kilometers

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2 Koreas Start Talks on Railway Connection

June 26, 2018

Seoul- North and South Korea began on Tuesday working-level talks on their cooperation for railway connection between the two countries, according to pool reporters. The bilateral meeting, held at a South Korean facility in the border village of Panmunjom, is

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Japan Services Producer Prices Up 1.0 Pct in May

June 26, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s services producer price index for May rose 1.0 pct from a year before, up for the 59th consecutive month, the Bank of Japan said in a preliminary report on Tuesday. The index, which measures costs for services provided

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Corporate Activities Almost Back to Normal in Quake-Hit Osaka

June 26, 2018

Osaka- Corporate activities have almost returned to normal in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka, which was hit by a powerful earthquake a week ago. Economic impacts of the 6.1-magnitude temblor “have been limited,” an economist said. Still, concerns remain,

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