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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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