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Japan, India Hold Joint Coast Guard Drill

January 17, 2020

Chennai, India- The Japanese and Indian coast guards conducted a joint drill in waters off Chennai, southeastern India, on Thursday. The 18th such exercise between the two nations came at a time when China is expanding its maritime presence near

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25 Years On: Young Woman Makes 1995 Kobe Quake Personal through Writing

January 17, 2020

Kobe- Young people without firsthand experience of the 1995 Kobe earthquake are learning to understand the threats of disasters on a personal level through writing articles about them for a special website. A total of 27 high school and university

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Victims Remembered 25 Years after Kobe Earthquake

January 17, 2020

Kobe- Prayers were offered in Kobe and neighboring areas on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the western Japan region. People renewed their pledges to pass the memories and lessons of the catastrophe on to

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Memorial Held for Victims of Iwojima Battle

January 17, 2020

Tokyo- A memorial service was held on Iwojima on Thursday to remember those who perished in the fierce battle on the Pacific island near the end of World War II. Fifty-four bereaved relatives prayed for the victims and made a

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to use elderly care funds for aging recluses

January 16, 2020

Tokyo–Japan will allow municipalities to use elderly nursing care insurance funds to deal with the issue of middle-age social recluses supported by their parents, informed sources told Jiji Press on Thursday. The health ministry is considering legislation to revise related

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25 Years on: Kobe quake experience helping nations prepare for disasters

January 16, 2020

Kobe–Lessons learned from the deadly Great Hanshin Earthquake in western Japan are helping people in Indonesia and Nepal better prepare for natural disasters. In Indonesia, a project to help improve local communities’ capability to cope with disasters was carried out

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No health issues for fishermen taken by Russia: Suga

January 16, 2020

Tokyo–The six Japanese men aboard a fishing boat seized recently by Russian authorities are not experiencing health problems, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday. “There are no issues with the six people’ health condition as of now,” Suga

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Japan hails U.S.-China trade deal

January 16, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday hailed the so-called Phase One trade agreement that was signed between the United States and China in Washington on Wednesday. “Japan welcomes the signing as a positive step,” Suga told a press

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