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Suga warns S. Korea of North’s “smile diplomacy”

February 13, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga called on the South Korean government on Tuesday not to easily accept North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s request for a visit to his country by South Korean President Moon Jae-in. “North Korea

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Abe told N. Korea of Japan’s positions on pending issues

February 13, 2018

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he has told North Korea’s second-highest-ranking official about Japan’s positions on the reclusive country’s abductions of Japanese nationals and its nuclear and missile development programs. Abe said he took up these issues and

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Dominguez cites “fast and sure” implementation of Japan-funded infra projects

February 12, 2018

LAPU-LAPU CITY—Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III cited Monday the progress of the discussions on infrastructure and economic cooperation between the Philippines and Japan, which, he said, demonstrate the strong commitment of the two countries to the “fast and sure” implementation of the

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New document management guidelines to go into force in April

New document management guidelines to go into force in April

February 12, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government is poised to put its new guidelines on the management of administrative documents into force in April, in the wake of scandals related to two private school operators. The new guidelines were compiled in response to

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Japan, Singapore agree to prevent North Korea from evading sanctions

February 12, 2018

Singapore- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan, agreed on Monday to cooperate to block maritime smuggling and other attempts by North Korea to evade international economic sanctions slapped on the reclusive state over its nuclear

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Onodera vows to prevent aircraft accidents

February 12, 2018

Saga- Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera pledged efforts on Sunday to prevent accidents involving Self-Defense Forces aircraft following Monday’s crash of a Ground SDF helicopter in the southwestern prefecture of Saga. In a meeting with Saga Governor Yoshinori Yamaguchi at

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Aso becomes longest-serving postwar finance minister

February 12, 2018

Tokyo- Taro Aso became Japan’s longest-serving finance minister in the post-World War II period on Monday, as he struggles to pull the country out of deflation and rebuild its tattered finances. Aso marked 1,875 days in office after he was

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Naruhito’s accession may be non-working day

February 12, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government is considering designating the date for proclaiming Crown Prince Naruhito’s accession to the throne, expected for October next year, as a nonworking day, informed sources said. The move is designed to make the “Sokuirei Seiden no

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