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Japan, EU Express Concerns about U.S. Auto Tariffs

June 1, 2018

Paris- Japan and the European Union expressed Thursday strong concerns about a U.S. decision to consider imposing tariffs on auto and auto parts imports. Such tariffs “would have a major restrictive impact affecting a very substantial part of global trade,”

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Top Court Backs Ruling Finding Miyagi City Responsible for Tsunami Death

June 1, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling finding the Higashimatsushima city government in Miyagi Prefecture responsible for the death of a municipal elementary school girl in the March 2011 tsunami. Effective Wednesday, the Supreme Court’s Second Petty

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Japan, Vietnam Call for Future Expansion of TPP

June 1, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang said in a joint statement Thursday that a future expansion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact would benefit both countries. The TPP pact was signed by Japan,

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New Keidanren Chief Vows to Be Straightforward with Japan Govt

June 1, 2018

Tokyo- Hiroaki Nakanishi, new chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said Thursday he plans to express his opinions candidly to the Japanese government and ruling bloc. “I won’t hesitate to speak straightforwardly to the government and ruling camp,”

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14 Japan Governors Join Movement to Allow Babies to Cry

June 1, 2018

Sendai, Miyagi Pref.- Governors of 14 of Japan’s 47 prefectures met in Sendai Thursday to create a society where babies can cry whenever and wherever they want. At the meeting in the capital of Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, the governors,

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Laborer Statue near Japanese Mission in S. Korea Removed

June 1, 2018

Busan, South Korea- A statue symbolizing Korean victims of forced labor under Japan’s colonial rule was removed from a sidewalk near the Japanese consulate-general in Busan, South Korea, Thursday. While being protected by some 1,500 police officers, officials from the

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Japan Panel Makes Key Proposals for Blanket Nursery Fee Aid

May 31, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese government panel on Thursday made key proposals over a planned blanket financial assistance program that will realize free infant care and education for many families. The panel proposed up to 37,000 yen in monthly subsidies to households

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Japanese Princess Aiko May Attend Summer School in Britain

May 31, 2018

Tokyo- Princess Aiko, the only child of Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, may participate in her high school’s study program in Britain for about three weeks this summer, Imperial Household Agency sources said Thursday. If realized, it

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