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Mazda to Promote Marumoto to President in June

May 11, 2018

Fuchu, Hiroshima Pref.- Mazda Motor Corp. said Friday that it will promote Executive Vice President Akira Marumoto, 60, to its president to succeed Masamichi Kogai on June 26. Kogai, 63, will step aside to the post of chairman while retaining

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Canadian Allegedly Smuggles Drugs by using “Minpaku” Lodging

May 11, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese law-enforcement authorities have served a fresh arrest warrant to a Canadian man for allegedly smuggling stimulants into the country by sending the drugs to a “minpaku” private lodging facility in Tokyo. Wang Qin Cheng has denied the allegations

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Ehime Governor Challenges Former Abe Aide’s Testimony

May 11, 2018

Matsuyama, Ehime Pref.- Ehime Governor Tokihiro Nakamura on Friday presented new materials to challenge parliamentary testimony by a key government official involved in a favoritism scandal. The governor of the western Japan prefecture released a name card of the key

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FOCUS: FTA among Japan, China, S. Korea Faces Unclear Path

May 11, 2018

Tokyo- An envisioned free trade agreement among Japan, China and South Korea still faces an unclear path after the trio confirmed the need to speed up their FTA negotiations. At their summit Wednesday, the three nations, which together account for

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Japan Urges Iran to Continue Implementing Nuclear Deal

May 11, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, in phone talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Thursday, urged Tehran to continue implementing the 2015 nuclear deal. On the United States’ recent decision to pull out of the nuclear accord

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Crown Princess Masako to Inherit Sericulture Tradition

May 11, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Crown Princess Masako has expressed her hope to inherit the Imperial tradition of sericulture from Empress Michiko, sources in the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday. Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako and Princess Aiko, their only child, are

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Chinese Premier Backs Regional-Level Exchanges during Hokkaido Visit

May 11, 2018

Sapporo- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for promoting exchanges at regional level between his country and Japan, during his visit to the northern Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Friday, accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In his speech to

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EXCLUSIVE: 2020 Olympic Golf Course Accepts Full Female Members

May 11, 2018

Tokyo- A golf course to be used in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has given full membership to three women, informed sources told Jiji Press on Thursday. This is the first time for Kasumigaseki Country Club to have women as full

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