Abe makes ritual offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine
April 22, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a ritual offering of a “masakaki” tree stand to Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, the first day of the war-related shrine’s three-day spring festival. Abe presented the sacred tree under his name with the
Aso shows concern over U.S. protectionist moves
April 22, 2018
Washington- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso expressed Tokyo’s concern over the United States’ protectionist moves, at a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Washington on Friday. It is not good that inward-looking moves are increasing in the United
Abe hails N. Korea decision to stop nuke, ICBM testing
April 22, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday praised North Korea’s decisions to stop nuclear testing and test-firing of intercontinental ballistic missiles, and abolish its nuclear test site in the northern part of the country. “We want to welcome the
Minister to listen to female media workers on sexual harassment
April 20, 2018
Tokyo- Seiko Noda, minister for women’s empowerment, said Friday she will hold a meeting with women working in the media to hear what they have to say about sexual harassment in the workplace. Noda unveiled the plan at a press
Aso denies plans to quit over bureaucrat sexual harassment
April 20, 2018
Washington- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said Thursday he is not considering resigning over the alleged sexual harassment of female journalists by the top bureaucrat of his ministry. Asked about his responsibility for appointing the bureaucrat, Vice Finance Minister Junichi
Core consumer prices up 0.9% in March
April 20, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s core consumer price index in March rose 0.9 percent from a year earlier, jacked up by higher energy prices including electricity and gasoline costs, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The result matched the median forecast among the
Golden Week passengers at Narita seen hitting record for 3rd year
April 20, 2018
Narita, Chiba Pref.- The number of international flight passengers per day at Narita International Airport during Japan’s Golden Week holiday period is seen hitting a record high for the third consecutive year, the airport’s operator said Friday. The total number
80 Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine
April 20, 2018
Tokyo- Some 80 Japanese lawmakers made a group visit to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine on Friday, a day before the start of the spring festival at the war-linked Shinto shrine. The lawmakers, mainly from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the
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