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Mitsubishi Motors Makes Filipino Interns Do Unrelated Tasks

May 27, 2018

Tokyo- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has made 33 of 65 Filipino technical interns at its plant in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, work on tasks that were not included in training programs for them, it was learned on Friday. Japan’s Justice

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Vietnam Pres. Seeks Cooperation with Japan over Trainee Issues

May 27, 2018

Hanoi- Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on Friday called for close cooperation with Japan to address issues related to technical trainees from his country working in Japan. Better mutual understanding of laws and culture is necessary, Quang told Japanese media

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Metal Bits from Flying JAL Plane Hit Windows in Southwestern Japan Town

May 27, 2018

Kumamoto- Bits of metal hit windows of a hospital and car in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, after a Japan Airlines jet flew over the southwestern Japan town on its way back to Kumamoto Airport due to an engine problem on Thursday

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Abductee Families Calmly Accept U.S.-N. Korea Summit Cancellation

May 27, 2018

Tokyo- The families of Japanese people abducted by North Korea decades ago reacted calmly to the cancellation of a U.S.-North Korea summit, saying they will wait and watch developments. In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump cancelling on Thursday

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Aso Apologizes for Discarding Records on Land Deal Talks

May 27, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday apologized for his ministry’s discarding of records on negotiations on a controversial discount sale of state land. “This is very grave, and I offer a deep apology,” Aso told a press conference.

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2 Japanese lost P40m, 30.1m yen from robbers in Quezon City

May 25, 2018

Two Japanese nationals lost a huge amount of money from three robbers in Quezon City, police said on Friday. The two male foreigners, 49 and 53 years old, rode a vehicle from Malate, Manila going to Quezon City on May

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Japanese destroyer Setogiri arrives for one-day goodwill visit

May 25, 2018

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessel JS Setogiri, an Asagiri-class destroyer with one helicopter and approximately 200 officers and crew on board, arrived Friday for a one-day goodwill visit, the Philippine Navy said in a statement. This is the

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Japan Reacts Calmly to Cancellation of U.S.-N. Korea Summit

May 25, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government has reacted calmly to the cancellation of a U.S.-North Korea summit that was scheduled for Singapore on June 12. Tokyo thinks that the development will do nothing other than lead to a return of the Japanese-led

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