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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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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