Abe, Pence agree to keep maximum pressure on N. Korea
February 8, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Vice President Mike Pence, at a meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday, reconfirmed their countries’ stances of continuing to apply maximum pressure on North Korea to make the reclusive state abandon its nuclear
US Navy to form new strike group in southwestern Japan
February 8, 2018
Washington- The US Navy plans to form this month a new strike group led by the USS Wasp amphibious assault ship deployed at its Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Jiji Press has learned. Specifically, multiple Aegis destroyers will
KDDI, Daiwa Securities set up asset management firm
February 8, 2018
Tokyo- Major Japanese mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp. and major brokerage firm Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Thursday they have jointly established an asset management company. The new company, KDDI Asset Management Co., is capitalized at 2 billion yen, of
Japan sends rescue team to quake-hit Taiwan
February 8, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government sent a rescue team on Thursday to support search and rescue activities in eastern Taiwan hit by a deadly 6.4-magnitude earthquake late Tuesday. The team includes experts from the National Police Agency and the Fire and
Japanese Victims of Human Trafficking Log Another Record High
February 8, 2018
Tokyo- The number of Japanese who became victims of human trafficking in their home country totaled 28 in 2017, hitting another record high, National Police Agency data showed Thursday. The figure was highest since 2001, the earliest year for which
TEPCO Ordered to Pay 1.09 B. Yen to N-Accident Evacuees
February 8, 2018
Tokyo- Tokyo District Court ordered Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Wednesday to pay a total of 1,095.6 million yen in additional compensation, or some 3 million yen per person, to 318 evacuees from the March 2011 accident at
Gridlock from Heavy Snow Grows in Central Japan
February 8, 2018
Fukui- The gridlock of vehicles in heavy snow grew on Wednesday on National Route 8 in Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures, both in the Hokuriku region of central Japan. As of Tuesday, the gridlock was seen on the section between the
FSA to Inspect Some Virtual Currency Exchange Operators Soon
February 8, 2018
Tokyo- In the wake of massive theft of customer assets held in cryptocurrency NEM from Tokyo-based virtual currency exchange operator Coincheck Inc., Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to conduct on-site inspections of some other exchange operators within this week based
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