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Abe’s govt poised to accelerate US base relocation in Okinawa

February 5, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is poised to accelerate the prolonged efforts to relocate a US air base within Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on the back of the victory of a ruling bloc-backed candidate in Sunday’s election to

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FM Kono welcomes US Nuclear Posture Review

February 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono welcomed on Saturday the Nuclear Posture Review released by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. “Japan highly appreciates the latest NPR which clearly articulates the U.S. resolve to ensure the effectiveness of its

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Voting Starts in Nago Mayoral Election

February 4, 2018

Nago, Okinawa Pref.- Voting started in a high-profile mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa Pref., on Sunday morning. The poll will be closed at 8 p.m. (1 p.m. GMT), followed by ballot counting. In the election, 48,781 voters will choose from

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Japan Successfully Launches Smallest Satellite-Carrying Rocket

February 4, 2018

Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Pref.- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully launched one of the world’s smallest satellite-carrying rockets on Saturday. The fifth rocket in the SS-520 series released a microsatellite developed by the University of Tokyo into geocentric orbit

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Japan to Allow Conditional Use of Original Drugs for Welfare Recipients

February 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s welfare ministry plans to conditionally allow pharmacists to dispense original drugs to people on welfare in an envisaged law amendment to set the principle of using generic drugs to those people, according to informed sources. The ministry aims

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DOF: Mighty paid P4-B more in monthly taxes since JTI takeover in 2017

February 4, 2018

Compared to the same period in the previous year, cigarettes bearing the brands sold by Mighty Corporation yielded roughly P4 billion more in monthly excise taxes over the September-December 2017 period, or when Japan Tobacco Inc. fully took over the

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All cryptocurrency exchanges ordered to report management systems

February 3, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Financial Services Agency has ordered all cryptocurrency exchanges in the country to submit self-inspection reports based on a checklist of 43 items, including their business management systems, Jiji Press learned Friday. The FSA issued the order in the

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N-disaster response drill held around Sendai plant in Kagoshima

February 3, 2018

Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Pref.- About 4,400 people joined a nuclear disaster response drill held Saturday under the assumption that a serious accident occurred at Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Sendai power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Jointly organized by the Kagoshima prefectural

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