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Abe may dissolve Lower House in June: Tamaki

April 17, 2018

Tokyo- Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Party of Hope, suggested Tuesday the possibility of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolving the House of Representatives at the end of the ongoing session of the Diet, set to end on June 20,

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Japan, China hold 1st high-level economic dialogue in 8 years

April 16, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese and Chinese governments held their first high-level economic dialogue in about eight years on Monday. Referring to the rapidly changing economic environment for the two countries, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said at the beginning of the

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Kono, Wang agree to promote mutual visits of leaders

April 16, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Sunday agreed that their countries will aim to fully improve their relations through mutual visits of their leaders. In their meeting in Tokyo, Kono and Wang agreed

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Women’s presence increasing at BOJ

April 16, 2018

Tokyo- The presence of women is increasing at the Bank of Japan after a series of measures to make it easier for employees to balance work with family life. The share of women has risen among the BOJ’s officials at

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Manufacturers stepping up anti-disaster efforts

April 16, 2018

Tokyo- The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and the Kumamoto quakes two years ago have prompted many manufacturers to draw up plans to ensure their business continuity in the event of natural disasters. In January this year,

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Panel skips mention of scrapping broadcast law key clause

April 16, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese government council on Monday stopped short of saying whether the country should scrap the broadcasting law’s Article 4, which demands that broadcasters be politically fair in reporting. Broadcasters strongly oppose the abolition of the political fairness clause,

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Ruling bloc proposes hearing with ex-Abe aide over Kake April 23

April 16, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s ruling bloc proposed to opposition parties on Monday that a parliamentary hearing with Tadao Yanase, a former executive secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, be held on April 23 over a cronyism scandal involving school operator Kake Educational

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Koizumi Says Never Heard of Combat over SDF Mission in Iraq

April 15, 2018

Mito, Ibaraki Pref.- Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Saturday that he had never received reports of combats over a Self-Defense Force mission in Iraq while in office. Recently-found daily activity logs of the Iraq mission include the word

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