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Indicted Ex-Moritomo Chief, Wife to Be Freed on Bail

May 23, 2018

Osaka- Osaka District Court decided Wednesday to free on bail a former head of school operator Moritomo Gakuen and his wife, both under indictment for alleged subsidy fraud. The nationalist school operator is at the center of a high-profile favoritism

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Japan Govt Keeps Economic View Unchanged in May

May 23, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government kept intact its overall assessment of the domestic economy for the fourth straight month in May, according to a monthly economic report released on Wednesday. “The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace,” the government

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Abe, Trudeau Seek Strong G-7 Message on N. Korean Issues

May 23, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau agreed on Wednesday that the Group of Seven major countries need to send out a united and strong message on issues linked to North Korea. Abe and Trudeau

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Japan to Toughen Fines on Industrial Standards Violations

May 23, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s parliament passed Wednesday revisions to industrial laws to reinforce penalties against violations of rules about the display of product quality information. The maximum fine imposed on companies violating the rules set under the Japanese Industrial Standards will be

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INTERVIEW: Kansai Biz Chief Vows Full Casino Effort

May 23, 2018

Osaka- The local business community will spare no effort to bring a casino resort in Osaka Prefecture, Hiroyuki Ikeda, new chief of the Kansai Association of Corporate Executives, better known as Kansai Keizai Doyukai, said in a recent interview. The

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Japan Backs Argentina’s Economic Reform

May 23, 2018

Buenos Aires- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed Tuesday his country’s support for Argentina’s economic reform. Japan supports the economic policy and reform efforts of the administration of President Mauricio Macri, Kono told his Argentine counterpart, Jorge Faure, in a

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Komae Mayor Suggests Resignation after Sexual Harassment Claims

May 23, 2018

Tokyo- The mayor of Komae, southern Tokyo, hinted at his resignation on Tuesday after four female city workers submitted a complaint the same day that they have been sexually harassed by the mayor. “I take the complaints seriously and will

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N. Korean Diplomat to Attend Security Meeting in Moscow

May 23, 2018

Tokyo- A counsellor at the North Korean embassy in Russia will attend a meeting on Northeast Asian security, a source at Nagasaki University’s Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition said Tuesday. The meeting, set to take place in Moscow for

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