New Party Launched by Members of DP, Party of Hope
May 7, 2018
Tokyo- A new political party was created in Japan on Monday through a merger of two opposition parties–the Democratic Party and the Party of Hope–with the participation of 62 lawmakers. The merger is intended to reunite DP-linked forces that split
Demolition Work Starts at Sagamihara Care Home after 2016 Massacre
May 7, 2018
Sagamihara, Kanagawa Pref.- Work began Monday to demolish care home buildings in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, where dozens of disabled people were killed and injured in a stabbing rampage in 2016. The work at the care home, Tsukui Yamayuri-en, started with
Sony Bank to Use AI in Housing Loan Screening
May 7, 2018
Tokyo- Sony Bank, a unit of Sony Financial Holdings Inc., said Monday that the bank will introduce automated preliminary screening for housing loan applications using artificial intelligence technology. The system, scheduled to start on Thursday, will shorten the length of
To Appeal Okawa School Tsunami Ruling: Ishinomaki Mayor
May 7, 2018
Sendai, Miyagi Pref.- The Ishinomaki city government in Miyagi Prefecture has decided to appeal a high court ruling ordering the city and the northeastern Japan prefecture to pay damages over 2011 tsunami-caused deaths of students at a municipal elementary school.
N. Korea Raps Japan for Keeping Pressure Campaign
May 7, 2018
Seoul- The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, on Sunday criticized Japan for maintaining a tough stance against Pyongyang. Japan, which insists on keeping sanctions and pressure on North Korea until the country
Japan Aiming to Team Up with Island Nations on Indo-Pacific Strategy
May 6, 2018
Tokyo- Japan, at an upcoming summit meeting, aims to beef up collaboration with Pacific island nations for promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific strategy advocated by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. At the eighth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting, or PALM
Japan Govt to Support Exports of Precooked Rice
May 6, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s agriculture ministry is set to introduce a subsidy program aimed at helping improve plastic containers for cooked white rice in an effort to increase exports of the product, informed sources have said. Many of such prepackaged steamed rice
Tokyo Taxi Company Boosting Number of Foreign Drivers
May 6, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese taxi operator Hinomaru Kotsu Co. is boosting the number of its foreign drivers in response to an increase in visitors from abroad. A total of 23 foreign drivers from 11 countries, including Brazil, China and Egypt, are working
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