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Abe Shows Eagerness to Win 3rd Term as LDP Pres.

June 18, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed his eagerness on Saturday to secure a third term as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. “There are still many tasks I should accomplish,” Abe said on television, citing North Korean issues,

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Abe Expresses Readiness to Meet Kim Jong Un

June 18, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his readiness on Saturday to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a bid to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals kidnapped by Pyongyang. The abduction issue “will be resolved when all

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Person Killed by Shinkansen Identified as Male Care Worker

June 15, 2018

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Pref.- Police said Friday that the person killed after being hit by a Shinkansen bullet train in the city of Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on Thursday has been identified as a 52-year-old male care

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Abe Cabinet Approval Rate Down for 4th Month: Jiji Poll

June 15, 2018

Tokyo- Public support for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fell 2.6 percentage points from a month before to 35.5 pct in June, down for the fourth consecutive month, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Friday. The disapproval

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Open Prison in Japan Not to Adopt GPS Devices for Inmates

June 15, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Justice Ministry said Friday it has decided not to introduce Global Positioning System-based tracking devices for inmates at an open prison facility in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. It is inappropriate to attach GPS devices to inmates in

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Abe Calls for Emergency Measures to Save Children from Abuse

June 15, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday called for the compilation of emergency measures to save children from abuse, following the death of a five-year-old girl who was mistreated by her parents. At a meeting of relevant ministers at

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Minpaku Lodging Services Make Slow Start under Strict Rules

June 15, 2018

Tokyo- A new law to allow “minpaku” private lodging services widely in Japan came into force on Friday, with service notifications getting off to a sluggish start chiefly due to local government regulations to prevent harm to the living environment

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Japan to Continue Contact with N. Korea: Kono

June 15, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Friday that the government plans to keep in contact with North Korea. “Japan has been communicating with North Korea through various channels and will continue to do so,” Kono told a press conference

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