“Comfort women” statue in Manila vandalized
March 27, 2018
A controversial statue, depicting the so-called “comfort women” during World War II when the Japanese Imperial Army occupied the Philippines, and constructed in Manila, has been vandalized. The plate at the back of the statue, with the inscription of “Filipina
Govt Adopts Bills for Revised TPP
March 27, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Tuesday adopted a bill to ratify the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership and other bills related to the multilateral free trade pact, which excludes the United States. The government hopes to have the bills
Data Input Errors Cut Pension Benefits by 2 billion yen
March 27, 2018
Tokyo- Data input errors by an information processing company resulted in reduced public pension benefit payments to some 104,000 pensioners in Japan in February, totaling about 2 billion yen, officials at the Japan Pension Service said Monday. The Japan Pension
Emperor, Empress Start 3-Day Okinawa tour
March 27, 2018
Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Okinawa on Tuesday for a three-day tour, which was arranged based on the couple’s strong wish to visit the southernmost prefecture before the Emperor’s abdication next year. A special
Ex-MOF Official Denies Abe’s Instruction about Document Tampering
March 27, 2018
Tokyo- Former Japanese Ministry of Finance official Nobuhisa Sagawa told parliament on Tuesday that there was no instruction from the prime minister’s office about altering documents on a dubious state land transaction with private school operator Moritomo Gakuen. It was
Japan, China work to finalize deal on air, naval liaison mechanisms
March 26, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese and Chinese governments are working to finalize an agreement to launch liaison mechanisms between the two countries’ air and naval forces to avoid unintended military clashes in and over the East China Sea, informed sources said Monday.
Key biz sentiment DI seen edging down in BOJ “Tankan”
March 26, 2018
Tokyo- The Bank of Japan’s “tankan” quarterly survey for March is expected to show a slight downturn in business sentiment among large manufacturers, due partly to the yen’s recent strength. The central bank applies new standards for the tankan beginning
Gov’t seeks penalty on Nissan over inspection scandal
March 26, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s transport ministry on Monday called on a local court to impose an administrative fine on Nissan Motor Co. as the company was found to have continued to partially carry out inappropriate vehicle inspections even after it was instructed
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