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U.S. Air Force Ospreys Arrive at Yokota Base in Tokyo Suburb

April 5, 2018

Tokyo- Five CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft of the U.S. Air Force arrived at the Yokota base in a Tokyo suburb on Thursday for a brief stop. The planes will leave for training for two to three months before official

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More reports from overseas-dispatched GSDF troops unearthed

April 5, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Defense Ministry has announced the discovery of more daily reports from Ground Self-Defense Force troops dispatched overseas, including reports on GSDF activities in South Sudan. The announcement on Wednesday night came on top of the revelation by Defense

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2,286 eateries set up to offer affordable meals to kids

April 5, 2018

Tokyo- A survey by a private-sector group has found that a total of 2,286 “kodomo shokudo,” or cafeterias that offer meals to children free of charge or at low prices, have been set up in Japan as part of efforts

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5 years later, BOJ policy yet to beat deflationary mindset

April 5, 2018

Tokyo- Five years after the Bank of Japan introduced monetary easing of “another dimension,” the grand social experiment to overcome deflationary mindset among the public in a short period has not achieved a complete success. The BOJ initially vowed to

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FSA struggling over cryptocurrency exchange operators

April 5, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Financial Services Agency is struggling to adjust controls over cryptocurrency exchange operators in the face of increasing speculative trading and a recent massive customer asset theft. A year has passed since the enforcement of the revised payment services

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Life-saving women told to leave sumo ring

April 5, 2018

Tokyo- A professional sumo referee has told women who stepped onto a sumo ring to provide first aid for a mayor to leave the ring, according to the Japan Sumo Association. On Wednesday, several women tried to give emergency treatment

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Japan Defense Chief Insists Civilian Control of SDF Working

April 5, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera insisted Thursday that the civilian control of the Self-Defense Forces is working, even though the Ground SDF neglected for over a year to report the existence of documents requested by lawmakers. “If the civilian

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Defense chief apologizes over GSDF daily logs in Iraq

April 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera apologized Tuesday for his ministry’s initial failure to discover daily activity reports compiled by Ground Self-Defense Force troops sent to Iraq in 2004-2006. “I apologize for the ministry’s failure to find the documents in

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