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Japan to resume beef exports to China

November 26, 2019

Jiji Press Tokyo–Tokyo and Beijing on Monday concluded an agreement on animal health and quarantine, taking a key step toward the resumption of Japan’s beef exports to China halted since 2001. Jiji Press Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his

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INTERVIEW: U.S. diplomat vows to push Seoul to keep GSOMIA

November 21, 2019

Tokyo–Joseph Young, charge d’affaires ad interim at the U.S. embassy in Japan, said Wednesday that Washington will continue to call on South Korea to renew its military information-sharing pact with Japan, which is set to expire soon following Seoul’s decision

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Japan demand for 2020 rice seen falling 100,000 tons

November 21, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese demand for rice to be produced in 2020 for human consumption is forecast to decrease 100,000 tons from the previous year to 7.17 million tons, the government has said. Rice demand drops are accelerating, reflecting a decrease in the

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Japan to require firms to clearly ban power harassment under work rules

November 21, 2019

Tokyo–A subcommittee of a Japanese labor ministry panel on Wednesday gave its nod to draft guidelines for preventing power harassment in workplaces, which require companies to clearly ban such practice under their work rules. The draft, approved by the Labor

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Japan emperor, empress to visit areas hit by Typhoon Hagibis

November 19, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering a trip late next month to Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures that were hit hard by Typhoon Hagibis and subsequent heavy rain, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday. If realized, it will be

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EXCLUSIVE: Abe to visit India in mid-December

November 19, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting India in mid-December for talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, sources familiar with bilateral relations told Jiji Press on Tuesday. Abe is planning to stay in India for three days starting

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FY 2019 extra budget needs to be around 10 T. Yen: Nikai

November 19, 2019

Tokyo–Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Tuesday the government should draw up a fiscal 2019 supplementary budget worth around 10 trillion yen in terms of project scale. Speaking at a press conference, Nikai said that the

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Japan confirms national stadium’s completion at end of November

November 19, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government confirmed Tuesday for the last time that the new National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, will be completed at the end of November. “We were able to confirm that the

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