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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Japan Extends SDF Staff Dispatch to U.N. Mission in S. Sudan
May 18, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government on Friday decided to extend the dispatch period for Self-Defense Force staff stationed at the headquarters of the U.N. Mission in South Sudan, or UNMISS, by one year. The dispatch, based on the law on cooperation
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