Astronaut Wakata becomes JAXA Vice President
April 1, 2018
Tokyo- Astronaut Koichi Wakata became vice president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Sunday. Wakata, 54, is the first astronaut to assume the senior post at the government-affiliated space agency, according to JAXA. Hitoshi Kuninaka, 57, who
New Japanese top banker warns of side effects of BOJ easing
April 1, 2018
Tokyo- Koji Fujiwara, new chief of the Japanese Bankers Association, has stressed the need to beef up the monitoring of adverse effects of the Bank of Japan’s massive monetary easing, including the negative interest rate policy, on the country’s financial
Open discussions necessary for new era name in Japan
April 1, 2018
Tokyo- Nobuo Ishihara, who served as deputy chief cabinet secretary when the Japanese era name was changed from Showa to Heisei in 1989, has called for open discussions on the name of a new era that will succeed the current
Osaka Metro launched to take over municipal subway operations
April 1, 2018
Osaka- The municipal subway system in the western Japan city of Osaka was privatized on Sunday, with the new operator, Osaka Metro Co., coming into being. The move marked the first privatization of a public subway system in the country.
Draft calls for making renewable energy key power source
March 31, 2018
Tokyo- The industry ministry on Friday presented a basic draft of long-term energy strategy proposals that calls for making renewable energy a key power source for Japan. Japan should move toward decarbonization in line with the Paris agreement to fight
Population deen declining in all prefectures after 2030
March 31, 2018
Tokyo- All of Japan’s 47 prefectures are predicted to face declining populations after 2030, a welfare ministry think tank said Friday. The populations of Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture are expected to start falling after peaking in 2030, the National Institute
Steam leak found at Genkai nuclear plant
March 31, 2018
Tokyo- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Friday it has found a small steam leak at the No. 3 reactor at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. There will be no impact on the environment because there
Aso modifies criticism of news reports on document tampering
March 31, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Minister of Finance Taro Aso on Friday modified his remarks critical of domestic media reports about his ministry’s falsifications of documents related to a controversial discount sale of state land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen. At a House
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