1.3 million mistakenly receive lower pension benefits
March 3, 2018
Tokyo- About 1.3 million people in Japan ended up receiving lower amounts of public pension benefits than supposed in February due to mistakes in their filings for income tax breaks, health ministry officials said Saturday. The mistakes were caused by
Trump tariff plan causes worries in Japan
March 3, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government and industry are worried about the possible effects on the domestic economy of tariffs, which US President Donald Trump on Thursday said would be imposed on steel and aluminum imports for national security reasons. While the
Trump eyeing tariffs of 25 % on steel, 10% on aluminum
March 2, 2018
Washington- US President Donald Trump on Thursday voiced his intention to impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum, a move that is expected to increase friction between the United States and its trading partners.
Ministers make case against US tariff plans
March 2, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese cabinet ministers argued Friday against US plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, saying that Japanese products do not threaten the national security of the United States. “Steel and aluminum imports from the US ally of
Jan. jobless rate lowest since April 1993
March 2, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate stood at 2.4 pct in January, the lowest level since the 2.3 percent in April 1993, a government report showed Friday. The January figure compared with 2.7 percent in December 2017, according to the
Biz leaders regret gov’t decision on discretionary work
March 2, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese business leaders on Thursday voiced disappointment at the government’s decision not to include a proposed expansion of the so-called discretionary work system in planned work style reform bills. It is “really regrettable” that the government has had to
Moon warns Japan not to declare comfort women issue over
March 2, 2018
Seoul- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that the Japanese government should not say the issue of wartime “comfort women,” mainly Koreans, is over, calling Japan the party at fault. Referring to comfort women, who were forced to serve
Disaster areas facing shrinking number of volunteers
March 2, 2018
Kesennuma, Miyagi Pref.- The number of volunteers keeps falling in areas devastated by the March 2011 disaster although many of the affected communities and people still need help for reconstruction seven years after the catastrophe. The reconstruction needs in disaster
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