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Philippines, Japan conglomerates pay courtesy call on Duterte

February 22, 2018

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday met with Philippine and Japanese conglomerates at the Malacañan Palace. In their courtesy call,  the Philippine conglomerates discussed competitiveness and macroeconomic fundamentals, infrastructure and innovation matters to the President. The Philippine conglomerates were composed

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Reflationist Wakatabe seen as key in BOJ monetary policy

February 22, 2018

Tokyo- Market attention is focusing on whether Waseda University Prof. Masazumi Wakatabe, known as a reflationist and candidate for Bank of Japan deputy governor, will continue to call on the central bank to take additional monetary easing steps after assuming

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Japan reacts calmly to planned US-N. Korea talks

February 22, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government has reacted calmly to a US announcement on a planned but cancelled meeting between Vice President Mike Pence and Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader of Kim Jong Un, and other officials

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Trump vows action on unfair trade practices abroad

February 22, 2018

Washington- US President Donald Trump expressed his strong determination on Wednesday to take tough action against unfair trade practices in foreign countries. Pushing to make international trade fair and reciprocal, Trump said in his annual Economic Report of the President

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Aomori town seeks halt to US fighter flights after tank disposals

February 22, 2018

Tohoku, Aomori Prefecture- The town government of Tohoku, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, said Wednesday that it has urged the head of the US Air Force’s Misawa Air Base to halt the flight operations of F-16 fighters until the safety of

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ANA aircraft overshoot due to captain’s braking delay: report

February 22, 2018

Tokyo- An All Nippon Airways aircraft skidded off a runway at an airport in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido last year due chiefly to the captain’s delay in applying the brakes, the Japan Transport Safety Board said in a

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Abe adamant on submitting work style reform legislation

February 22, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated Thursday that the government will stick to its plans to submit legislation for so-called work style reform during the ongoing session of parliament, despite a controversy over related labor data. “I want the

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LDP broadly OKs constitutional revision proposals on education

February 21, 2018

Tokyo- A panel of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party reached a broad consensus on Wednesday on the party leadership’s proposals for constitutional revisions designed to beef up education. The proposals call for adding a paragraph to Article 26 of the

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