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JICA holds 1st pitch event for Japanese SMEs to expand business in Philippines

February 20, 2018

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is holding its first pitch event for Japanese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) this week in Manila to help the latter explore business ventures, address development issues, and make their products more suitable to

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Labor ministry admits wrong data comparison used by Abe

February 19, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese labor ministry admitted Monday that a data comparison that was referred to by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before parliament last month to support work style reform, a flagship policy of his administration, was wrong. “It was inappropriate.

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Stocks rise further on US gains

February 19, 2018

Tokyo- Stocks continued to surge on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, with investors encouraged to see the US Dow Jones industrial average extend its winning streak to a sixth session last Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei average climbed 428.96 points,

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LDP mulling lowering minimum ages to run for office

February 19, 2018

Tokyo- Some Liberal Democratic Party members have proposed lowering the minimum ages to run for public office in Japan to a uniform 20, it was learned Sunday. The ruling party hopes that the measure would help spark interest in politics

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Koike preparing full smoking ban inside Tokyo gov’t offices

February 19, 2018

Tokyo- The Tokyo metropolitan government is making preparations to introduce a full smoking ban inside its buildings in April, Governor Yuriko Koike said Sunday. “We’ll stop the use of all smoking rooms at all our offices and facilities and take

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Japan logs trade deficit for 1st time in 8 months

February 19, 2018

Tokyo- Japan posted a customs-cleared trade deficit of 943.4 billion yen in January, the first red ink in eight months, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Monday. But Japan’s steel exports to the United States marked a steep

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Japan matches record-high 10 medals in Pyeongchang

February 19, 2018

Pyeongchang, South Korea- The number of medals collected by Japanese athletes in the Pyeongchang Olympics has reached 10, matching the country’s record high for the Winter Olympics scored in the 1998 Nagano Games in central Japan. They include two golds

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1.5b yen vessel traffic management system launched in Cebu to boost maritime safety

February 19, 2018

A 1.5 billion yen vessel traffic management system (VTMS) was recently launched in Cebu as part of  development cooperation between the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to boost Philippine maritime safety. “Maritime safety is indispensable

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