Japan asks US for exemption from metal tariffs

March 11, 2018

Brussels- Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko urged U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Saturday to exempt Japan from the planned U.S. steel and aluminum import tariffs. At a meeting in Brussels, Lighthizer briefed Seko on the procedures and schedules for

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MOF likely to admit tampering with land sale documents

March 11, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Ministry of Finance is expected to admit that it has secretly rewritten documents related to a controversial discount sale of state land to private school operator Moritomo Gakuen, government sources said Saturday. The admission that public documents have

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Record 85% see risk of Japan being Involved in war

March 11, 2018

Tokyo- A Cabinet Office public opinion survey has shown that the proportion of Japanese who see Japan at risk of getting involved in a war stood at 85.5 percent, the highest since the poll began in 1969. The result, announced

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Japan to drop development of F-2 fighter

March 11, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government is likely to scrap plans for the domestic development of a successor to the Air Self-Defense Force’s F-2 fighter jet due to expected huge costs, government sources said Saturday. The government is expected to consider international

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Japan sets March turnover of heavy equipment for Marawi reconstruction

March 11, 2018

Japan is set to turn over 27 units of heavy machinery and other equipment to the Philippine government this March to aid in the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts for Marawi City, according to the Department of Finance (DOF) Saturday. The

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Fukushima Aims to Lure Young People with New Industries

March 10, 2018

Fukushima- Fukushima Prefecture aims to attract young people with new industries that will help realize a society without dependence on nuclear power, Masao Uchibori, governor of the northeastern Japan prefecture, said in an interview. Some 50,000 Fukushima residents remain evacuees

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Warning Area Expanded for Volcano in Southwestern Japan

March 10, 2018

Tokyo- The Japan Meteorological Agency expanded on Saturday its warning area from 3 kilometers to 4 kilometers from the crater of Shinmoedake, a volcano in southwestern Japan, after explosive eruptions. The agency said large ash deposits reached as far as

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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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