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Abe Pins High Hopes on Progress in Abduction Issue

May 11, 2018

Sapporo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he strongly hopes that a planned U.S.-North Korean summit will achieve progress toward resolving the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago. Abe made the comments to reporters in

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China’s Li Calls for Expanding Economic Exchanges with Japan

May 10, 2018

Tokyo- China’s Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday called for expanding economic exchanges between his country and Japan. China and Japan need to realize a stable development of their relationship in the long-term under a basic policy of bringing it back

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Former Abe Aide Admits Meeting with Kake Officials

May 10, 2018

Tokyo- Tadao Yanase, former executive secretary to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, admitted Thursday that he met with officials of the school operator at the center of an Abe-linked favoritism scandal over a veterinary school project. Giving unsworn testimony before

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Japan’s Emperor Meets China’s Li

May 10, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Emperor Akihito met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. The Emperor and Li shook hands when the Chinese premier arrived at the palace. Li told the Emperor that it was an

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Sapporo Winter Olympic Bid May Be Delayed to 2030

May 10, 2018

Tokyo- Sapporo has expressed a wish to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2030 instead of 2026, the year for which the northern Japan city originally bid, informed sources said Thursday. The capital of Hokkaido is considering revising its

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Abe Welcomes North Korea’s Release of 3 U.S. Citizens

May 10, 2018

Tokyo- Talking over the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed North Korea’s release of three U.S. citizens who had been held in the country on charges of espionage or hostile acts. During the

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Police Open Large Disaster Training Center in Tokyo

May 10, 2018

Tokyo- The National Police Agency said Thursday it has launched operations at a newly built disaster training center in Tokyo, mainly for use by police officers in eastern Japan to share lessons from disasters, including the March 2011 earthquake and

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Japan Current Account Surplus Grows 3.4 Pct in FY 2017

May 10, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s current account surplus grew 3.4 pct in fiscal 2017 from the previous year, expanding for the fourth consecutive year partly due to higher dividend income from abroad, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Thursday. The country’s

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