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Softbank Group fails to declare 93.9 billion yen in taxable income

April 18, 2018

Tokyo (Jiji Press)–Japanese tax authorities have found that Softbank Group Corp. failed to declare 93.9 billion yen in taxable income over the four years through March 2016, it was learned Wednesday. The National Tax Agency’s Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau concluded

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Ministers pin hopes on Abe-Trump summit

April 17, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese cabinet ministers expressed hopes on Tuesday for a successful summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump to be held this week in Palm Beach, southern Florida. “It’s important for Japan and the United States

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G-20 finance heads’ meeting to focus on US-China trade row

April 17, 2018

Tokyo- The escalating US-China trade conflict and its impact on the global market and economy are likely to be a key issue at a two-day Group of 20 meeting in Washington from Thursday. The finance ministers and central bank chiefs

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Japan, China confirm importance of free trade

April 17, 2018

Tokyo- Japan and China on Monday confirmed the importance of strengthening the world’s free trade system in the face of protectionist moves by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. In their first high-level economic dialogue in about eight years, the two

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Niigata governor mulling resignation over affair

April 17, 2018

Niigata- Ryuichi Yoneyama, governor of Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, said Tuesday that he is considering stepping down, after he was interviewed by a weekly magazine on his alleged affair. At a press conference at the prefectural government office, Yoneyama apologized

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GSDF Iraq logs describe tense situation in vivid detail

April 17, 2018

Tokyo- Daily activity logs for the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s 2004-2006 mission in Iraq, disclosed on Monday, describe the tense local situation in vivid detail, referring, for example, to an explosion of an improvised explosive device and an exchange of

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MOF request to sexual harassment victim sparks new controversy

April 17, 2018

Tokyo- The Ministry of Finance has caused a fresh controversy by asking the victim of an alleged sexual harassment by Vice Finance Minister Junichi Fukuda to cooperate with an investigation into the allegation. In a statement released Monday, the ministry

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New condo prices in Tokyo area up 6.9% n FY 2017

April 17, 2018

Tokyo- The average unit price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures in fiscal 2017 rose 6.9 percent from the previous year to 59.21 million yen, up for the first time in two years,

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