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Car Driven by 90-Year-Old Kills Pedestrian in Kanagawa

May 28, 2018

Yokohama- A car driven by a 90-year-old woman hit four pedestrians in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Monday, leaving one of them dead, police said. The victim, a 57-year-old woman who lived in the city, was confirmed dead

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Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee Planning to Visit Okinawa in Late June

May 28, 2018

Taipei- Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui is planning to visit the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa in late June, it has been learned. If realized, the Japan visit will be Lee’s ninth since he retired as head of Taiwan in

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Abe Voices Hope for U.S.-N. Korea Summit

May 28, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday expressed expectations for the realization of the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit. On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of the summit, which was planned to be held on June 12.

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1,852 More Japanese War Dead Laid to Rest at Tokyo Cemetery

May 28, 2018

Tokyo- The remains of an additional 1,852 unidentified Japanese who died during World War II were laid to rest at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward in a memorial service on Monday. Among the remains were those recovered in

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Japan’s Services Producer Prices Hit 14-Year High in April

May 28, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s service producer price index climbed to the highest level in 14 years and one month in April, chiefly reflecting rises in fuel prices and labor costs, Bank of Japan data showed Monday. The index, which measures costs for

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Abe May Visit U.S. for Talks with Trump before G-7 Summit

May 28, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may visit the United States to hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump before a two-day summit of leaders of the Group of Seven major countries in Canada from June 8, a Japanese government

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Monument Unveiled to Mourn Victims of Karuizawa Bus Accident

May 28, 2018

Karuizawa, Nagano Pref.- A monument was set up in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Sunday to remember a total of 15 people on a tour bus who were killed in an accident on their way to a ski resort in January

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To Keep Pressure on N. Korea: Kono

May 27, 2018

Yamagata- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono reiterated Sunday that the international community will keep putting maximum pressure on North Korea. Commenting in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Friday’s abrupt inter-Korean summit, Kono told reporters that “nothing will change” until North Korea’s

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