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TV Asahi reporter sexually harassed by top finance bureaucrat

April 19, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s TV Asahi Corp. said Thursday that one of its female reporters was a victim of the alleged sexual harassment by Vice Finance Minister Junichi Fukuda, who tendered his resignation the previous day. TV Asahi plans to lodge a

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Trump Vows to Raise Abduction Issue at Summit with N. Korea

April 18, 2018

Palm Beach, Florida- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to bring up the issue of Pyongyang’s abduction of Japanese nationals during a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump made the promise in response to a

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Trump says he doesn’t like TPP after 1st-day talks with Abe

April 18, 2018

Palm Beach, Florida- -US President Donald Trump took a negative stance on the Trans-Pacific Partnership multilateral free trade initiative on Tuesday. “While Japan and South Korea would like us to go back into TPP, I don’t like the deal for

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Panel starts talks on wider use of electric vehicles

April 18, 2018

Tokyo- The industry ministry on Wednesday held the first meeting of a panel to discuss measures to strengthen Japan’s competitiveness in the field of automobiles, including on how to encourage wider use of next-generation models, such as electric vehicles. The

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Next US Pacific Command head hopes for greater Japan role

April 18, 2018

Washington- US Navy Adm. Philip Davidson, the nominee for the new head of the Pacific Command, indicated Tuesday hopes for greater contributions from Japan to regional security. “The US-Japan alliance has served as the cornerstone of peace, prosperity and freedom

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Abductees’ kin want assurance of return, not just talks

April 18, 2018

Ageo, Saitama Pref.- The families of Japanese abductees in North Korea want a promise to realize their return, not just talks with Pyongyang on the issue, Shigeo Iizuka, head of the families’ group, said Wednesday. Iizuka made the request after

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Japan logs 2.4 trillion yen trade surplus in FY 2017

April 18, 2018

Tokyo- Japan posted a customs-cleared trade surplus of 2,455.9 billion yen in fiscal 2017, staying in the black for the second straight fiscal year, thanks to strong automobile exports, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday. But the figure for the

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FTC inspects baby stroller makers over price fixing

April 18, 2018

Tokyo- The Japan Fair Trade Commission conducted on Wednesday on-site inspections of baby goods makers Combi Corp. and Aprica Children’s Products GK on suspicion of making retailers sell their products at set prices to avoid discounts, Jiji Press learned the

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