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5 ANA Group Flight Attendants Injured during Taxiing in Vietnam

June 7, 2018

Tokyo- Five flight attendants on an Air Japan plane have been injured due to sudden braking during taxiing at an airport in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, according to the transport ministry. One of the crew members suffered bone fracture

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Many Japan Firms Use One-Day Internships to Secure New Grads

June 7, 2018

Tokyo- An increasing number of Japanese companies are introducing one-day internship programs for job-hunting university students, in a bid to secure new graduates in an employment market favorable to students amid labor shortages in the country. The Japan Business Federation,

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Drug Poisoning Confirmed Cause of Wakayama Tycoon’s Death

June 7, 2018

Wakayama- Acute poisoning with a stimulant drug has been identified as the cause of death for a 77-year-old business tycoon in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, police said Wednesday. The prefectural police are looking at the possibility that Kosuke Nozaki, who

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Seven-Eleven Japan to Use Toyota’s Fuel Cell Trucks

June 7, 2018

Tokyo- Major convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said on Wednesday that it will introduce two compact fuel-cell trucks newly developed by Toyota Motor Corp. in spring 2019 for product deliveries to its outlets in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Seven-Eleven

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1st Meeting Held for Tokyo Olympics “Host Towns”

June 7, 2018

Tokyo- A first meeting for the leaders of Japanese municipalities registered as “host towns” to welcome guests from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics participant nations was held at the prime minister’s office on Wednesday. In the meeting, Shunichi Suzuki,

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Japan, U.S. Agree to Enforce N. Korea Sanctions until Denuclearization

June 7, 2018

Washington- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed Wednesday to continue enforcing U.N. and other sanctions against North Korea until the country’s denuclearization is complete. In their meeting in Washington, the two ministers confirmed

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Abe Arrives in Washington for Talks with Trump ahead of U.S.-N. Korea Summit

June 7, 2018

Washington- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on Wednesday to hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. During the meeting at the White House on Thursday, Abe and Trump are expected to reaffirm

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Japan Enacts Climate Change Adaptation Law

June 6, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s House of Councillors on Wednesday unanimously passed into law a climate change adaptation bill aimed at taking steps to ease damage from global warming. Under the law, the central government will be obliged to set adaptation plans to

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