Duterte leaves for Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony
October 21, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday left to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito. Duterte departed from Davao City around 6:30 pm. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo called the president’s delegation “lean” compared to his
Abe cabinet approval almost flat at 44 percent: Jiji Poll
October 18, 2019
Tokyo–The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet was nearly flat at 44.2 pct in October, a Jiji Press survey showed Friday. Support rose a mere 1.1 percentage points from the previous month, while the disapproval rate slid
South Korean PM seeks President Moon’s letter to Abe
October 18, 2019
Seoul–South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has urged President Moon Jae-in to consider writing a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a bid to seek a thaw in the strained ties between the two countries, it was learned
Vietnam places order for Japanese weather satellite
October 18, 2019
Hanoi–The Vietnamese government on Friday concluded a contract with major Japanese trader Sumitomo Corp. for a Japanese-made satellite to monitor the weather and climate for disaster prevention. The deal involving about 20 billion yen in project costs will be aided
Japan internal minister Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine
October 18, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the second day of the war-related Shinto shrine’s four-day autumn festival. Takaichi was the second incumbent cabinet minister to visit the shrine during the festival,
Japan submits draft resolution on nuke abolition to U.N.
October 18, 2019
New York–The Japanese government on Thursday submitted a draft resolution calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons to the First Committee of the U.N. General Assembly, in the run-up to next year’s review conference on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation
Comfort women statue to be put up near Washington
October 18, 2019
Washington–A groundbreaking ceremony for a statue of a girl symbolizing so-called comfort women was held in a suburb of Washington on Thursday. The statue, to be put up by the end of the month, may stir up tensions between Japan
Koizumi’s popularity as next prime minister drops: Jiji Poll
October 18, 2019
Tokyo–The largest proportion of the Japanese public want new Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi to become the country’s next prime minister, but he has suffered a decline in popularity, a Jiji Press opinion survey for October showed Friday. Koizumi, who took
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