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Record 28 Japanese Human Trafficking Victims Rescued in 2017

May 18, 2018

Tokyo- The number of Japanese people who were rescued from human trafficking in Japan hit a record 28 in 2017, the government said Friday. A total of 46 victims were taken into protective custody in the country last year, according

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58 Pct of Japanese Expect No Progress on Abduction Issue: Jiji Poll

May 18, 2018

Tokyo- A recent Jiji Press survey found that 58.8 pct of Japanese respondents expect the recent inter-Korean summit and a planned U.S.-North Korea summit not to lead to any progress toward resolving the issue of Japanese citizens kidnapped by Pyongyang.

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Abe Cabinet Approval Rate Flat at 38 Pct: Jiji Poll

May 18, 2018

Tokyo- The public support rate for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declined 0.3 percentage point from a month before to 38.1 pct in May, standing below the disapproval rate for the third consecutive month, a Jiji Press

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Japan Lower House OKs Bill to Ratify New TPP

May 18, 2018

Tokyo- The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, passed on Friday a bill to ratify the new Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact among 11 countries, excluding the United States. After being endorsed by the Lower

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Original Moritomo Papers Total 3,000 Pages: Aso

May 18, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said Friday that original documents related to the controversial huge discount sale of a state land plot to private school operator Moritomo Gakuen total 3,000 pages. The ministry has put off the submission of

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Japan Sees Sharp Decrease in Coral around Iriomote Island

May 18, 2018

Tokyo- Japan has seen a sharp decrease in areas covered with live coral off the southwestern islands of Iriomote and Ishigaki since 2008, according to the Environment Ministry. Around Iriomote, the total size of areas covered at least 50 pct

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4 Chinese Govt Ships Enter Japanese Waters off Senkakus

May 18, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Four Chinese coast guard ships crossed into Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Friday. It was the first intrusion by Chinese government vessels into Japanese waters off the East

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Japan Enacts Bill to Modernize Commercial Code Text

May 18, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s parliament enacted Friday a bill to fully convert the text of the country’s commercial code into a colloquial style from the current classical literary format. The bill was approved unanimously at a plenary meeting of the House of

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