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Elderly Abuse by Nursing Facility Staff Up 10.8 Pct in FY 2016

March 10, 2018

Tokyo- The number of cases of abuse of elderly people by nursing facility staff in Japan rose for the 10th consecutive year to hit an all-time high of 452 in fiscal 2016, up 10.8 pct from the previous year, a

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Emperor Showa Has Collected Samples of New Marine Species: Research Team

March 10, 2018

Tokyo- The late Japanese Emperor Hirohito, posthumously called Emperor Showa, was found to have collected samples of a new basket star species in the 1930s and 1950s, a research team led by the University of Tokyo said Friday. Basket stars

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Abe Celebrates Opening of Highway Section in Fukushima

March 10, 2018

Date, Fukushima Pref.- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended on Saturday the opening ceremony of a section of a highway in Fukushima Prefecture being promoted as a state project to support reconstruction from the March 2011 disasters. Referring to the

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More People in 6 Nations Place Trust in Japan

March 10, 2018

Tokyoo- The proportion of people who said they can trust Japan increased in each of six countries surveyed from a year before, the Japan Press Research Institute, a private think tank, said Saturday. The latest survey, conducted between December and

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Japan Tax Agency Chief Steps Down over Moritomo Issue

March 10, 2018

Tokyo- National Tax Agency Commissioner Nobuhisa Sagawa, who was involved in the issue of a controversial discount state land sale to private school operator Moritomo Gakuen when he was a senior Ministry of Finance official, stepped down from the top

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Japan to provide P1B for Marawi, DPWH exec says

March 10, 2018

Japan has vowed to extend P1 billion for the reconstruction of war-torn Marawi City, an official said. This is on top of the new equipment that Tokyo will turn over to the Philippine government this coming week for the rehabilitation

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Japan vows not to retaliate on US tariffs

March 9, 2018

Tokyo- Japan has no plans to retaliate against the US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports ordered by President Donald Trump, trade minister Hiroshige Seko said on Friday. “Exchanges of retaliation, which is unilateral action, won’t serve the interests of

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Japan, 10 other nations sign new TPP

March 9, 2018

Santiago- Japan and 10 other countries signed a document on a new Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Thursday afternoon. The move came after the 11 nations reached a broad agreement on the new

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