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TV Asahi Told to Correct Illegal Overtime Work 3 Times

May 21, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese labor authorities told TV Asahi Corp. to take corrective measures over illegal overtime work at least three times between 2014 and 2017, it was learned Monday. At the broadcaster, a 50-year-old man who worked as producer died of

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Maeda to Become Vatican’s 6th Japanese Cardinal

May 21, 2018

Paris- Pope Francis said on Sunday that he will appoint Japanese Archbishop Manyo Maeda and 13 others as new cardinals. The 14 cardinals will be created at a consistory on June 29, Francis said in a speech in Vatican City’s

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40 Pct of Japanese Consumers Overlook Contract Terms in Smartphone Ads

May 21, 2018

Tokyo- Some 40 pct of consumers in Japan have overlooked contract terms in smartphone advertisements for bargain deals, a recent Consumer Affairs Agency survey showed. The online survey, conducted in February, received responses from 1,000 smartphone users in their 20s

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LDP Ready to Revise Work Style Reform Bills: Official

May 20, 2018

Tokyo- A senior official of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party expressed willingness on Sunday to revise a key part of work style reform bills in an attempt to get them to be enacted in the current session of parliament ending

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Suga Hails Return of Some Base Sites in Okinawa

May 20, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga welcomed Sunday the return to Japan of some land plots that had been used for U.S. military facilities in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. “This (the return) marks a big step toward the

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Abe Urges JCG to Fulfill Duties to Protest Maritime Safety

May 20, 2018

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on the Japan Coast Guard on Sunday to fulfill its duties of protecting the safety of the sea around the country. “The situation of the ocean areas surrounding our nation is severer than ever,”

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MOF Seen Punishing Sagawa, Others over Document Tampering

May 20, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Ministry of Finance is making arrangements to punish several former and current executives, including former National Tax Agency Commissioner Nobuhisa Sagawa, over document falsification linked to a controversial state land sale, according to informed sources. The MOF will

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Work Begins to Remove Toshiba Ad Screen at Times Square

May 20, 2018

New York- Workers have begun removing Japanese electronics and machinery maker Toshiba Corp.’s large sponsored outdoor screen from a building overlooking New York’s Times Square. The screen, which attracted attention in globally televised year-end countdown events, is bringing its history

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