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Abe Says Not to “Miss Chance” to Solve Abduction Issue

June 19, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday reiterated his determination to resolve the issue of North Korea’s abductions of Japanese nationals through talks with the country’s leader Kim Jong Un. “I have no intention of missing any chance” to

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Japan Takes S. Korea to WTO over Stainless Steel Bars

June 19, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government said Monday it has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against South Korea over its longstanding antidumping duties on stainless steel bar imports from Japan. Tokyo demands that Seoul withdraw the antidumping duties of

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Companies Halt Operations in Western Japan after Quake

June 19, 2018

Osaka- Many companies in the Kinki western Japan region suspended operations Monday to check for possible damage and confirm the safety of their employees after a strong earthquake rocked the region in the morning. Daihatsu Motor Co. halted operations at

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Japanese Airlines Face Protest for Calling Taiwan Part of China

June 19, 2018

Taipei- Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have started citing Taiwan as “China Taiwan” in Chinese characters on their official websites for customers in mainland China. In response, Taiwan’s foreign ministry lodged a protest against the two Japanese carriers on

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Strong Quake Rocks Western Japan, Killing 4 People

June 19, 2018

Osaka- A strong earthquake measuring up to lower 6, the third-highest level on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of 7, rocked western areas of the country on Monday morning, killing four people and disrupting transport and other infrastructure services. The quake

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Osaka Inland Quake Occurs near Active Fault: Meteorological Agency

June 18, 2018

Tokyo- The 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Osaka Prefecture on Monday morning occurred “very close” to the Arima-Takatsuki fault zone, where a 7.5-magnitude quake happened in 1596, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The latest temblor was the first to register

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Death Sought for Japanese Man in Murder of Vietnamese Girl

June 18, 2018

Chiba- Public prosecutors demanded the death penalty on Monday for a Japanese man accused of murdering a Vietnamese elementary school girl in the city of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, in March last year and abandoning her body. In

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Abe Vows to Restore Quake-Damaged Western Japan Infrastructure

June 18, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Monday to make all-out efforts to restore critical infrastructure damaged by a powerful earthquake that hit western Japan areas in the morning. “Damage on the key infrastructure remains,” Abe told a meeting of

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