Ruling, opposition parties fighting over fate of finance minister
April 24, 2018
Tokyo- Opposition parties are intensifying their offensive against the government and the ruling camp, urging Finance Minister Taro Aso to step down to take responsibility for naming Junichi Fukuda, the top bureaucrat at his ministry, who is set to quit
After escape, GPS monitoring eyed for open prisons
April 24, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s Justice Ministry is considering a plan to utilize the Global Positioning System to monitor inmates serving sentences in so-called prisons without walls, amid a prolonged manhunt for a fugitive. Discussions on the plan were prompted by the escape
Resignation of scandal-hit finance official approved
April 24, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s cabinet on Tuesday approved the resignation of Vice Finance Minister Junichi Fukuda, who last week offered to quit over his alleged sexually harassing remarks. The resignation of Fukuda, 58, deals an additional blow to his boss, Finance Minister
Boy allegedly threatens Tokyo school over Armani uniforms
April 24, 2018
Tokyo- Police have sent prosecutors papers on a 14-year-old boy for allegedly threatening a public elementary school in central Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district that introduced uniforms designed by high-end Italian brand Armani. The boy, who is in his third year
Machine tool orders hit record high for 1st time in decade
April 24, 2018
Tokyo- Orders for Japanese machine tools hit a record high for the first time in a decade in fiscal 2017, backed by strong demand from smartphone makers and others in China, industry data showed Tuesday. Total orders jumped 38.1 percent
Farm, auto trade high on agenda of Japan-US talks, envoy says
April 23, 2018
Tokyo- Opening Japanese agricultural markets and automobile trade imbalances will likely be priority areas in new Japan-US trade talks, which are also expected to cover the United States’ additional steel and aluminum tariffs, US Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty has
Scandal-hit MOF official to get up to 53m yen on retirement
April 23, 2018
Tokyo- Up to 53 million yen will be paid in retirement allowance to Vice Minister of Fiance Junichi Fukuda, who tendered his resignation last week following a media report accusing him of sexual harassment, it was learned Monday. At a
Japanese troops separately reported Iraq security situation
April 23, 2018
Tokyo- A report from Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops dispatched to Iraq, drawn up separately from their daily logs, contained detailed descriptions of the tense security situation faced by them, informed sources told Jiji Press on Monday. The logs said
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