US sailors in Japan under probe over drugs: official
February 14, 2018
Tokyo- A US Navy official has admitted that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating sailors deployed at the Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, for their alleged drug use and distribution. “The Navy has zero tolerance for
Abe withdraws remark on discretionary work system
February 14, 2018
Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday withdrew a recent remark on Japan’s discretionary work system, which would be expanded if proposed work style reform legislation is enacted. “I’d like to withdraw my remark and apologize,” Abe told a House
10 dead in heavy snow in central, northeast Japan
February 13, 2018
Tokyo- Ten people have been killed and 180 injured since Feb. 4 due to heavy snow in central and northeastern Japan, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday. Four people died in Niigata Prefecture, one in Toyama Prefecture and
Japan starts English pretests for new univ. entrance exams
February 13, 2018
Tokyo- Japan started Tuesday English pretests of its new unified examination system for university entrance set to be introduced in fiscal 2020. Some 6,700 second-year students of 158 high schools across the country are expected to take the pretests, which
1st doping case by Japanese athlete in Winter Games found
February 13, 2018
Pyeongchang, South Korea- Kei Saito, a member of the Japanese men’s short track speed skating team for the Pyeongchang Olympics, tested positive for a banned substance, the first such case for a Japanese athlete in Winter Olympic history, it was
US mulling “reciprocal tax” even on allies: Trump
February 13, 2018
Washington- US President Donald Trump expressed willingness Monday to impose “a reciprocal tax” against countries having trade surplus with the United States, including allies such as Japan. Meeting with state and local officials at the White House, Trump voiced frustration
Producer prices up 2.7% in Jan.
February 13, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s producer price index for January rose 2.7 pct from a year before, up for the 13th consecutive month, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday. The rise mainly reflected higher crude oil and nonferrous metal prices, according to the
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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