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Japan’s Kono Likely to Visit Washington on March 16-18

March 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is expected to visit Washington on March 16-18 for talks with U.S. officials on North Korea policy, government sources said Saturday. Kono’s talks with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James

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Kobe Steel Chief may quit over data scandal

March 4, 2018

Tokyo- Kobe Steel Ltd. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki is considering stepping down to take responsibility for a product data manipulation scandal involving the Japanese company, informed sources said Sunday. On Tuesday, Kobe Steel plans to release

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Japan conveys concern over tariffs to US

March 4, 2018

Singapore- Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko conveyed strong concerns about planned U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in telephone conversations on Saturday, Seko said. Steel and aluminum imports from U.S. ally Japan have

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Biometrics option eyed for casino entry

March 3, 2018

Tokyo- The government is considering allowing the use of biometrics, such as facial and vein recognition, for the personal identification of visitors to casinos that would be opened in Japan, Jiji Press learned Friday. The government has examined the use

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Taisei, Kajima officials arrested over Maglev project

March 3, 2018

Tokyo- Public prosecutors arrested two officials of major general contractors Taisei Corp. and Kajima Corp. on Friday for alleged bid-rigging over the Chuo Shinkansen magnetic levitation high-speed railway project. The two are suspected of violating the anti-monopoly law by conspiring,

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Ministry to investigate alleged Moritomo document changes

March 3, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Finance Ministry said Friday that it will investigate allegations that it had rewritten its documents about a controversial discount sale of state land to private school operator Moritomo Gakuen. “We’ll look into the allegations, eliminating any effect on

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Kuroda remark rekindles caution over BOJ stimulus exit

March 3, 2018

Tokyo- A remark by Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda surprised financial market players on Friday, rekindling jitters over when the central bank will start normalizing its monetary easing. “Without doubt we would be considering an exit” from its unconventional

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Okinawa urges new minister to reduce US base burden

March 3, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga urged Japan’s new Okinawa affairs minister on Saturday to reduce the southern Japan prefecture’s burden of hosting US military bases. The Japanese government should work on reducing the US military presence in Okinawa,

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