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MOF, Defense Ministry Join Hearings over Documents

June 11, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese government-appointed panel conducted hearings with the Ministry of Finance and the Defense Ministry on Monday over their problematic management of public documents. At a meeting of a panel of experts held by the Cabinet Office in Tokyo,

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Japan to Boost Antiterror Steps after Murder on Bullet Train

June 11, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga instructed Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management Kiyotaka Takahashi on Monday to beef up measures against terrorism, after three passengers were assaulted on a bullet train on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on

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Additional Industrial Waste Found on Kagawa Island

June 11, 2018

Tonosho, Kagawa Pref.- Additional industrial waste was discovered this year on an island in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, where the disposal of one of the largest amounts of illegally dumped industrial waste in the nation was believed to have been

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FOCUS: Abe Fails in Efforts to Serve as Bridge in Divided G-7

June 11, 2018

Charlevoix, Canada- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s efforts to serve as a bridge in a divided Group of Seven have ended in failure as U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of a G-7 joint statement. The United States clashed

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Japan Foreign Ministry Names Miyamoto as Russian Division Chief

June 11, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese Foreign Ministry on Monday appointed Tetsuji Miyamoto as director of the Russian Division at its European Affairs Bureau, effective the same day, to succeed Tadaatsu Mori, who was dismissed apparently over sexual harassment. The ministry removed Mori

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U.S. F-15 Fighter Crashes off Okinawa

June 11, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- A U.S. F-15 fighter jet crashed off the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa Monday morning. The aircraft, based in the U.S. military’s Kadena Air Base in the southwestern part of the prefecture’s main island, crashed into the

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Ruling Camp-Backed Candidate Wins Niigata Governor Poll

June 11, 2018

Niigata- A candidate supported by the Japanese ruling coalition won a closely watched gubernatorial election on Sunday, possibly providing a tailwind to the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe toward key political events later this year and in 2019. In

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Car Crashes into Eastern Japan Supermarket, Injuring 14 People

June 11, 2018

Shibukawa, Gunma Pref.- A passenger car crashed into a supermarket in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sunday afternoon, injuring a total of 14 people including shoppers. None of the 14 people are in life-threatening conditions although

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