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Japan, Vietnam to cooperate for early effectuation of TPP 11

May 5, 2018

Hanoi- Visiting Japanese ruling party executive Fumio Kishida and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc have confirmed close bilateral cooperation for an early entry into force of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord among their countries and nine other nations.

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Japan, US, S. Korea reaffirm cooperation over N. Korea

May 5, 2018

Washington- National security officials of Japan, the United States and South Korea reaffirmed Friday that the three countries will continue to closely cooperate for the denuclearization of North Korea. At a meeting in Washington, John Bolton, national security adviser to

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Child population down for 37th straight year

May 5, 2018

Tokyo- The population of children under 15 years old in Japan stood at an estimated 15.53 million as of April 1, down 170,000 from a year earlier and falling for the 37th consecutive year, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.

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Abductee families seek US support

May 5, 2018

Washington- Family members of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North Korea decades ago called for US support on Friday for resolving the abduction issue ahead of a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Over 100 people infected with measles since March

May 4, 2018

Tokyo- An outbreak of measles in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa in March has spilled over to the central prefecture of Aichi, with the accumulated total of patients surpassing 100 in the two prefectures. A Taiwanese tourist in his

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Abe renews eagerness to clarify SDF in constitution

May 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated his eagerness on Thursday to clarify the rationale for the existence of the Self-Defense Forces in the pacifist constitution. “The time has come for us to work on revising the constitution,” Abe said

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JBIC proposes Japan-China consortium for Thai railway project

May 4, 2018

Bangkok- A senior official of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation proposed Thursday the participation of a Japan-China consortium in a project to build a high-speed railway system linking three airports in Thailand. Tadashi Maeda, chief executive officer of the

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Preparations under way in Japan for plea-bargaining system

May 4, 2018

Tokyo- Public prosecutors and private companies in Japan are making preparations for the introduction on June 1 of a plea-bargaining system in the country that may drastically change the way investigations, trials and lawyer activities are conducted. The Supreme Public

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