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Tokyo gives frosty look at Moon’s call for dialogue

November 6, 2019

Tokyo–Japan showed a frosty attitude Tuesday toward South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s call for dialogue, as he proposed no acceptable solution over wartime labor during his talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “Our stance of demanding wise action from the

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World economy seen recovering by mid-2020: BOJ Kuroda

November 6, 2019

Nagoya–Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday predicted that the global economy will recover in the first half or around the middle of next year. His remark shows the central bank expects that the global economic recovery will start

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Remains of burnt-down Shurijo shown to media

November 6, 2019

Naha, Okinawa Prefecture–Shurijo, a celebrated castle in Naha in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa that mostly burnt down in a fire on Thursday, was shown to the media on a limited scale on Monday for the first time since the

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More antidisaster measures needed: Suga

October 26, 2019

Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Pref.–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga expressed the government’s intention to implement additional disaster management initiatives in light of recent natural disasters, during a visit on Saturday to areas affected by floods following Typhoon Hagibis. Suga visited Kawagoe

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Narita Airport to extend operating hours for first time

October 26, 2019

Tokyo–Narita International Airport, near Tokyo, will extend its operating hours from until 11 p.m. to until midnight, beginning Sunday. This will be the first operating hour extension at the airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, east of the capital, since it

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Death Toll from Heavy Rains Climbs to 10 in Japan

October 26, 2019

Tokyo–Six people were confirmed dead on Saturday in Chiba and Fukushima prefectures after a low-pressure system and Typhoon Bualoi brought torrential rains in eastern and northeastern Japan the previous day, bringing the death toll in the prefectures to 10. One

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China foreign min. seeks better ties before Xi Japan visit

October 26, 2019

Beijing–Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday called for improvements in Japan-China ties ahead of a planned visit to Japan by Chinese President Xi Jinping next spring. In the opening ceremony of the Tokyo-Beijing Forum held in

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Kono briefs Australia on possible SDF Middle East mission

October 26, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono has explained to his Australian counterpart, Linda Reynolds, Japan’s possible dispatch of Maritime Self-Defense Force ships to the Middle East for securing sea lane safety. Kono held talks on the phone on Friday with the

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