Yamanote Line Trains with Security Cameras to Run from Sat.
May 17, 2018
Tokyo- East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, unveiled to the media on Thursday train cars equipped with security cameras for its Yamanote Line, which runs in the center of Tokyo. It will be the first time for the loop
EXCLUSIVE: Japan Eyes Cost-Sharing System for Breeding of Fugu Fish
May 17, 2018
Tokyo- As part of its efforts to increase catches of fugu puffer fish, popular in Japan for eating after their poisonous parts are removed, the Fisheries Agency is considering a system to share costs for breeding and releasing young fugu
Japan House Sao Paulo Welcomes 770,000 Visitors in 1st Year
May 17, 2018
Sao Paulo, Brazil- -The cumulative number of visitors to Japan House in Sao Paulo, the first government-run public relations base abroad, totaled 769,502 on May 6, the first anniversary of its launch, attracting five times more visitors than its target.
Popular Japanese Singer Hideki Saijo Dies at 63
May 17, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese singer Hideki Saijo, who grabbed the hearts of young women and many other fans mainly in the 1970s with hit songs including “Kizudarake no Lola” (Scarred Lola), died of acute heart failure at a hospital in Yokohama, Kanagawa
Man Arrested over Sale of Tokyo Olympic Coin Imitations
May 17, 2018
Tokyo- Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a man over the alleged sale of imitations of 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic commemorative coins. Yasuhiro Kotani, 43, a corporate worker of Osaka, western Japan, was arrested on suspicion of violating the
Man Died from Overwork after Switch to Discretionary Work
May 17, 2018
Tokyo- A worker at a Tokyo-based system development company died from overwork in August 2017, about a month after he began to work under a discretionary work system, informed sources have said. Tokyo’s Ikebukuro labor standard inspection office has determined
Japan’s Trade Actions May Hinder U.S. Dairy Exports: Industry Group
May 17, 2018
Chicago- Japan’s support measures for the domestic cheese industry and its new trade pacts may hinder U.S. dairy exports to the Asian country, a U.S. industry group said Wednesday. The International Dairy Foods Association expressed concern over the impacts of
Japan Diet OKs Bill to Boost INCJ Investment
May 17, 2018
Tokyo- The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Wednesday enacted into law a bill to boost investment in advanced technologies by government-backed Innovation Network Corp. of Japan. The law allows INCJ to set up affiliated funds to expand investment intended to realize
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