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Ruling camp likely to allow 3 casinos to open

March 31, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, are expected to agree on a plan to allow three casinos initially to be launched across the country under a planned law, informed sources said Friday. The agreement will

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LDP bigwig Nikai to visit Russia, Turkey from April 26

March 31, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese ruling party heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai is set to visit Russia and Turkey in that order from April 26 to May 4. Nikai, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, will meet with senior officials of United Russia, the ruling

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Japan aims for highly automated driving on expressways in 2020

March 31, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government on Friday adopted a plan to realize Level 3 self-driving involving automated acceleration, steering and braking on expressways in 2020. “Autonomous driving will be a huge weapon in our productivity ‘revolution’,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told

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USTR urges Japan to open beef, auto markets further

March 31, 2018

Washington- The Office of the US Trade Representative, in its annual report released on Friday, urged Japan to open its markets further. In particular, the 2018 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers criticized Japan’s import barriers for beef

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Toyota, Suzuki agree on mutual vehicle supply in India

March 30, 2018

Tokyo- Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp.said Thursday that they have reached a basic agreement on mutual supply of hybrid and other vehicles between the two Japanese automakers for the Indian market. The agreement is part of a business

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Fugitive ex-Thai prime ministers Thaksin, Yingluck visiting Japan

March 30, 2018

Bangkok- Thaksin Shinawatra and his younger sister, Yingluck, both former Thai prime ministers in exile, are visiting Japan, it has been learned. On Thursday, they attended a party in Tokyo for celebrating the launch of a book by former Japanese

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Gov’t under pressure to compile large-scale extra budget

March 30, 2018

Tokyo- Although its just-enacted budget for fiscal 2018 features record-high spending, the Japanese government is already under pressure to compile a large-scale supplementary budget for implementing economic pump-priming measures in view of a planned consumption tax hike. The momentum toward

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Job openings ratio logs 1st fall in 65 months

March 30, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers in February dropped 0.01 point from the previous month to 1.58, registering the first fall in 65 months, the labor ministry said Friday. Separately, the internal affairs ministry said

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