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Defense ministry eyes missile deployment on main Okinawa island

March 19, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Defense Ministry is considering deploying land-to-ship missiles on the main island of Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, given Chinese warships’ repeated navigation in waters between the main Okinawa island and Miyakojima, another island in the prefecture, informed sources said

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Japan, S. Korea Foreign Ministers reaffirm pressure policy on North

March 18, 2018

Washington- Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers underscored on Saturday the importance of close cooperation in pressuring North Korea into taking concrete action toward scrapping its missile and nuclear programs. At a meeting in Washington, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono

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PM Abe stresses importance of space, cyberworld defense to Academy grads

March 18, 2018

Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref.- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told new graduates of the National Defense Academy on Sunday that the country will enhance its defense capabilities in space and on the Internet. Delivering a speech during a graduation ceremony at

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Late Emperor’s funeral prepared one year before passing

March 18, 2018

Tokyo- Secret work to prepare for late Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s funeral started about one year before his demise in 1989, a former cabinet member revealed in his recently published memoir. Nobuo Ishihara, 91, who was deputy chief cabinet secretary at

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No female Imperial Family member to attend enthronement-related rite

March 18, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government plans not to have female members of the Imperial Family attend “Kenji to Shokei no Gi,” one of core ceremonies to mark Crown Prince Naruhito’s accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne following Emperor Akihito’s abdication, it was

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Crown Prince visits school for Japanese children in Miami

March 18, 2018

Miami, Florida- Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, on his way to Brazil to attend an international conference on water, stopped over at Miami, Florida, on Saturday to visit a supplementary school chiefly for Japanese children. The Saturday school provides lessons with

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Many Japan firms positive about hiring new graduates: poll

March 18, 2018

Tokyo- More than 80 pct of major Japanese companies plan to increase hires of new graduates or at least maintain the number of hires in spring next year, according to a Jiji Press survey. Companies in the housing industry plan

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1,283 serious accidents happen after recalls: survey

March 18, 2018

Tokyo- A total of 1,283 serious accidents have occurred in the 10 years through March 2017 in Japan due to the continued use of defective products that were subject to recalls, a government-affiliated organization has reported. Of the accidents, two

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