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Abe meets N. Korea’s No. 2 official in Pyeongchang

February 11, 2018

Pyeongchang, South Korea- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe briefly met with North Korea’s second-highest-ranking official on Friday, during their visit to Pyeongchang, South Korea, to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, Japanese government sources said. Abe exchanged words

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Snow-caused gridlock in central Japan resolved

February 9, 2018

Fukui- A heavy snow-caused major gridlock on National Route 8 in Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures in the Hokuriku region of central Japan was resolved in the small hours of Friday. While two large trucks remain stalled in the city of

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Flu patients increase to record high for 3rd week

February 9, 2018

Tokyo- The number of influenza patients reported in Japan hit a record high for the third straight week, the health ministry said Friday. The average number of flu patients at some 5,000 medical institutions across the country that are regularly

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Armani uniforms for Tokyo schoolchildren meet criticism

February 9, 2018

Tokyo- The decision by a public elementary school in central Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district to recommend items from high-end Italian brand Armani for de-facto student uniforms has provoked complaints from some parents. The Armani clothes proposed by Taimei Elementary School

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Britain’s May tries to reassure Japanese biz leaders

February 9, 2018

London- British Prime Minister Theresa May tried Thursday to reassure Japanese business leaders by promising to make efforts to minimize the impact of her country’s exit from the European Union, or Brexit. At a meeting, senior officials of Japanese companies

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Japan aims to improve transportation accessibility before 2020 Games

February 9, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government adopted Friday a bill aimed at improving the accessibility of the country’s public transportation systems ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The bill calls for obliging the operators of public transportation systems to submit

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Additional data fraud found at Mitsubishi Materials units

February 9, 2018

Tokyo- Mitsubishi Materials Corp. said Thursday it has found additional cases of product data falsification, involving three of its subsidiaries including two firms where such misconduct was newly detected. The three are Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., its aluminum-processing unit, Tachibana

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Farm exports hit record high for 5th straight year

February 9, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products hit a record high for the fifth straight year in 2017, backed partly by the popularity of “washoku” cuisine, government data showed Friday. The exports rose 7.6 percent from the previous

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