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Japan’s cabbage, Chinese cabbage, lettuce imports hit record highs in Jan.

March 1, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s imports of cabbage, Chinese cabbage and lettuce hit record highs in volume in January, according to the Tokyo Customs. The surge came as domestic shipments dived due to a long spell of rain and typhoons last autumn. Imports

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Industrial output logs 1st fall in 4 months in Jan.

February 28, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s industrial production in January fell 6.6 percent from the previous month, the first drop in four months, prompting the industry ministry to lower its assessment of production activity for the first time in 29 months, a government report

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Employees sue chemical maker for failure to prevent cancer

February 28, 2018

Fukui- Three employees and a former employee of Mitsuboshi Chemical Co. filed a damages suit against the company on Wednesday for its alleged failure to take steps to prevent them from developing bladder cancer. The four men, in their 40s

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Rice planting seen flat after end of output adjustment

February 28, 2018

Tokyo- Rice planting for harvest during 2018 is seen generally flat from the previous year across Japan, following the end of the government’s production adjustment policy this year, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. Planting of rice, excluding that for processed

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Abe replaces Okinawa, Northern Territories minister

February 28, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday replaced Tetsuma Esaki with Teru Fukui as minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs. Esaki, 74, stepped down, having been absent from his official duties since last week when he

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Mitsui to refortify African business

February 28, 2018

Tokyo- Major Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. plans to refortify its business in Africa by expanding not only mainstay resources operations but also other businesses such as agriculture and power generation, the company’s president, Tatsuo Yasunaga, has said. “First

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Submission of work style reform bills to be delayed further

February 28, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s government and ruling coalition are considering further delaying the schedule to submit bills for so-called work style reform to the Diet, the nation’s parliament, to the second half of March at the earliest, officials said Wednesday. The government

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Japan successfully launches intelligence satellite

February 27, 2018

Tanegashima, Kagoshima Pref.- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully launched on Tuesday an H-2A rocket carrying an information-gathering optical satellite of the government. The H-2A Launch Vehicle No. 38 lifted off from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space

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