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Abe denies ordering land sale document manipulation

March 14, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied Wednesday that he has ordered the manipulation of Ministry of Finance documents related to a massive discount sale of a state-owned land plot to school operator Moritomo Gakuen. Abe also quoted his wife,

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Transport min. gave unaltered Moritomo papers to MOF on March 5

March 14, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s transport ministry on March 5 gave the Ministry of Finance copies of original documents on a state land lot sold at a huge discount to school operator Moritomo Gakuen, informed sources said Tuesday. This means the Finance Ministry

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Jan. core machinery orders up 8.2%

March 14, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in January were up 8.2 percent from the previous month, with orders from both manufacturers and non-manufacturers rising, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. The increase, the largest since the 12.2 percent jump in

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Japan mulling possibility of summit talks with N. Korea

March 14, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government has started considering whether it is possible to arrange talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Japanese government officials said Wednesday. Abe is expected to make a careful judgment on

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Okinawa’s claim for injunction against landfill for US base dismissed

March 14, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Naha District Court on Tuesday dismissed Okinawa Prefecture’s claim for an injunction against the Japanese government’s landfill work for a planned US base in the Henoko coastal area in the southernmost Japan prefecture. The court supported the

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4-way council OKs more flights at Narita

March 14, 2018

Chiba- A public-private council adopted on Tuesday a plan to increase the number of annual takeoff and landing slots at Narita International Airport near Tokyo to 500,000 from the current 300,000. An agreement on the plan was reached at a

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Gov’t adopts bills to lower adult age to 18

March 13, 2018

Tokyo- The cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe adopted on Tuesday bills to amend the Civil Code and other laws to lower Japan’s adult age from 20 to 18. The Abe government plans to introduce the bills, including ones to

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Japan to give greater inheritance rights to spouses

March 13, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted legislation to give greater inheritance rights to bereaved spouses, a move aimed at supporting their lives financially and preventing them from being forced out of their homes after the deaths of their partners.

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