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Japan Aims to Promote IT, AI Use in Medical, Nursing Fields

June 5, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese government panel on Monday compiled a draft of a growth strategy that calls for, among other things, promoting the development and use of information technologies and artificial intelligence in medical and nursing services, for which demand is

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FOCUS: Former Japanese Female Diplomat Heads Japan House in L.A.

June 5, 2018

Los Angeles- A former Japanese female diplomat is promoting Japanese cultural strengths as head of Tokyo’s strategic outlet in Los Angeles. Yuko Kaifu initially turned down an offer from the Japanese government to serve as president of Japan House Los

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U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk Arrives at Air Base in Aomori Pref.

June 5, 2018

Tokyo- An RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone of the U.S. Air Force arrived at Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, late last week as the first in a temporary deployment of six Global Hawks there, according to U.S.

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MOF Punishes Officials over Tampering of Moritomo Papers

June 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Ministry of Finance announced punishments for a total of 20 former and incumbent officials involved in a high-profile document tampering scandal on Monday, slapping then Financial Bureau chief Nobuhisa Sagawa, believed to have led the misconduct, with a

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Abe Vows to Reaffirm Japan-U.S. Cooperation on N. Korea

June 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump this week to reaffirm close bilateral cooperation to resolve the issue of abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea. Abe is scheduled to hold

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Japan Upper House Begins Debate on Work Style Reform Bill

June 4, 2018

Tokyo- The House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, started deliberations on a controversial work style reform bill at a plenary meeting on Monday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe regards the bill, which cleared the House of

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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Vietnamese Girl in Chiba

June 4, 2018

Chiba- A man who was head of the parents’ association at an elementary school in the city of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo denied on Monday that he killed a Vietnamese girl attending the school and abandoned her body in

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Japan Reiterates Concern over U.S. Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

June 4, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government reiterated its concerns on Monday over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. “It is extremely regrettable that the situation has not improved, even though Japan has explained its concerns to the United States at various

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