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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ruling camp aims to pass budget thru Lower House on Wednesday
February 27, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s ruling camp is set to pass the government’s fiscal 2018 draft budget through the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of parliament, on Wednesday. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, hopes to realize
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