Refusal of child return order under Hague Pact ruled illegal in Japan
March 16, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that it is illegal to refuse an order to return a child under the Hague treaty to settle cross-border custody disputes, unless under exceptional circumstances. The top court overturned a ruling by Nagoya High
Suicides total 21,000 in 2017
March 16, 2018
Tokyo- The number of people who committed suicide in Japan in 2017 dropped by 576, or 2.6 percent, from the previous year to 21,321, down for the eighth consecutive year, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said in a revised
LDP mulls allowing 4-5 casinos
March 16, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering a proposal to allow casinos to be built in at least four or five locations in the country, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The proposal says consideration needs to be given to the
2 officers, including Filipino, accused in US destroyer collision off Japan
March 16, 2018
Shizuoka- The Japan Coast Guard filed papers with public prosecutors on Thursday accusing two officers over a fatal collision between a US Navy destroyer and a Philippine container vessel off the coast of central Japan in June last year. A
Possible paper tampering reported to Abe on March 6
March 16, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received a report about possible alterations to Ministry of Finance documents related to a Moritomo Gakuen land deal on March 6, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday. On March 6, Deputy Chief Cabinet
Kono urges Lighthizer to exempt Japan from new US tariffs
March 16, 2018
Washington- Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono urged US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Thursday to exempt Japan from new US tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. At their meeting in the US capital, Kono stressed that steel and aluminum
Abe Cabinet support rate dives to 39%: Jiji poll
March 16, 2018
Tokyo- Public support for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in March plunged 9.4 percentage points from the previous month to 39.3 percent, falling short of the disapproval rate for the first time in five months, a Jiji
Japan adopts stronger view on prices for 1st time in 3 years
March 16, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government on Friday adopted a stronger view on consumer prices for the first time in nearly three years while keeping intact its overall assessment of the country’s economy. “The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace,”
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