KyoAni arson suspect, still hospitalized, admits charges
November 9, 2019
Kyoto–The Kyoto Animation Co. arson suspect, remaining hospitalized nearly four months after the deadly attack, has admitted murder and other charges against him in his first police questioning, investigative sources said Saturday. Shinji Aoba, 41, faced the questioning by the
Japan ranks 53rd in English skills: Survey
November 9, 2019
London–Japanese people’s English proficiency level ranked 53rd in an annual survey of 100 non-English speaking countries and regions by EF Education First, down from 49th place in the 2018 survey. The grim status was highlighted at a time when teachers
Japan to go ahead with descriptive questions in university entrance exam
November 9, 2019
Tokyo–Japan will introduce descriptive questions to the subjects of Japanese and mathematics under a new unified university entrance examination system starting in fiscal 2020 as planned, education minister Koichi Hagiuda said Friday. “We will work to create a good exam
Japan avoids criticizing China over student death in Hong Kong
November 9, 2019
Tokyo–Japan on Friday avoided directly criticizing China over the death of a student in Hong Kong amid protests, ahead of a planned visit to Japan by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi is scheduled to visit Japan as a state guest
Abe orders stimulus package, seen totaling 5 T. Yen
November 9, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday instructed his cabinet to draw up a package of measures to boost recovery and revitalization efforts in typhoon-struck areas and to prop up the economy. It is the first time for the government
Hokkaido, Sapporo not to bear costs for 2020 Games marathon
November 9, 2019
Sapporo, Nov. 8 (Jiji Press)–The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Games agreed on Friday with the city of Sapporo and the prefecture of Hokkaido that the two local governments will not shoulder costs related to the Olympic marathon and
Japan’s Takagi wins Geneva Composition prize
November 9, 2019
Berlin–Hinako Takagi, a 30-year-old assistant at Osaka College of Music, won the top composition prize at the 2019 Geneva International Music Competition on Friday, along with a Colombian contestant. Takagi, who is from Amagasaki in the western Japan prefecture of
S. Korean parliament speaker floats wartime labor solution
November 6, 2019
Tokyo–Visiting South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang on Tuesday put forward a proposal to break the current deadlock between Tokyo and Seoul over the issue of wartime labor. In a speech at Waseda University in Tokyo, Moon said legislation
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