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North’s denuclearization on dialogue agenda: S. Korean premier

February 12, 2018

Seoul- South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon assured a visiting Japanese parliamentary chief on Monday that it is totally impossible for Seoul to proceed with dialogue with North Korea by excluding the issue of the denuclearization of the reclusive country

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Team develops new chip devices for wireless communications

February 12, 2018

Tokyo- A research team of Tokyo Institute of Technology has developed two new semiconductor devices for wireless communications that are seen helping promote fifth-generation, or 5G, mobile phone services and the Internet of things. The team, including Kenichi Okada, associate

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Lavrov reiterates Russia’s position on isle issue with Japan

February 12, 2018

Moscow- Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the country’s state-run television network has reiterated Moscow’s position on northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan. Moscow came to control the islands as a result of World War II, and

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Citizen Watch subsidiary falsifies place of production, product data

February 11, 2018

Tokyo- Citizen Watch Co. said Friday that an electronic parts unit has sold switches and censors by lying about where they were produced. The company also revealed that the subsidiary, Citizen Electronics Co., based in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, fabricated quality

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Exit strategy to be biggest challenge for Kuroda

February 11, 2018

Tokyo- Achieving 2 percent inflation and paving the way for exiting from the current massive monetary easing policy are likely to be the biggest challenge for Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, who is expected to be reappointed by the

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Over 40% of Japanese support dual surnames

February 11, 2018

Tokyo- Over 40 percent of Japanese people support a proposed law change to allow married couples to use separate surnames, a Cabinet Office survey released Saturday showed. The proportion of respondents who said they have no problem with the law

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Abe urges Moon to implement comfort women pact agreement

February 11, 2018

Pyeongchang, South Korea- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday urged Seoul to steadily implement its 2015 bilateral accord with Tokyo on the issue of so-called comfort women. They reaffirmed cooperation

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Japanese skis could dominate Pyeongchang Olympic moguls

February 11, 2018

Moriguchi, Osaka Pref.- A brand of skis from a Japanese company with only four employees is taking the world of mogul skiing, a type of freestyle skiing, by storm. ID one skis, sold by Material Sports Inc., based in Moriguchi,

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