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Japan formalizes 2-billion yen grant for Marawi rehab

May 15, 2018

Japan has extended 2-billion yen grant for the Philippines to support ongoing efforts for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the devastated city of Marawi in Mindanao. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Japan International Cooperation Agency chief representative Yoshio Wada

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LDP Rejects Opposition Call for Testimony by Ehime Gov.

May 15, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday rejected an opposition request for parliamentary testimony by Ehime Governor Tokihiro Nakamura over a favoritism scandal involving Kake Educational Institution. Kiyomi Tsujimoto, parliamentary affairs head of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of

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Japan Govt Adopts Security-Oriented Ocean Policy

May 15, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government adopted Tuesday a revised basic ocean policy that is more focused on national security than its previous versions. The ocean policy is reviewed every five years. The latest version highlights the guarding of territorial waters and

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Niigata to Host G-20 Farm Minister Meeting in May 2019

May 15, 2018

Tokyo- The agriculture ministers of the Group of 20 major advanced and emerging economies will gather in the central Japan city of Niigata for two days from May 11, 2019, Japanese agriculture minister Ken Saito said Tuesday. The ministerial meeting

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Japan to Watch Impact of Possible U.S. Auto Tariff: Motegi

May 15, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday that he will wait and see how Japanese companies could be affected by a possible new tariff on automobiles imported to the United States. “I’ll keep an eye on (U.S.) moves

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DOTr, Japan move closer to mobilizing new MRT-3 rehab, maintenance provider

May 15, 2018

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed on Friday, 11 May 2018, the Minutes of Discussion for the Appraisal Mission for the Japan-financed MRT-3 Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, where details on estimate project cost,

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Japan Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko to Visit Hawaii in June

May 15, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prince Akishino and his wife, Princess Kiko, will make their first official visit to the U.S. state of Hawaii on June 4-9. Their visit was approved at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. As this year marks the 150th

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Japan to Lift Part of Import Ban on Argentine Beef

May 15, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese agriculture minister Ken Saito and his visiting Argentinian counterpart, Luis Miguel Etchevehere, agreed on Monday that Japan will lift part of its import ban on beef from Argentina by July. Japan decided to accept Argentine beef imports from

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