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Missile evacuation drill held in Tokyo for 1st time

January 22, 2018

Tokyo- Residents and others in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward took part in an evacuation drill on Monday morning to prepare for a possible ballistic missile attack. It was the first missile evacuation drill held in the Japanese capital. After North Korea’s

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Aso vows to restore fiscal health

January 22, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said Monday the government will continue to aim to restore its fiscal health despite changes in the planned use of additional revenue from a consumption tax hike set for October 2019. “Never giving up

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Copies of GSDF textbooks put up for online auction

January 22, 2018

Tokyo- More than 50 copies of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force textbooks have been sold in online auctions, GSDF sources said Monday. The copies were put up by a single seller account, they said. The GSDF has been investigating the case

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TPP 11 chief negotiators start 2-day talks in Tokyo

January 22, 2018

Tokyo- The chief negotiators of 11 signatory countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership launched two-day talks in Tokyo on Monday to set out details of a review of the free trade agreement. “I want to resolve the remaining items and finalize

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Candidate backed by anti-base governor wins mayoral race in Okinawa

January 22, 2018

Nanjo, Okinawa Pref.- A candidate backed by Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, a staunch opponent of the relocation of a key US military base within the southernmost Japan prefecture, won Sunday’s mayoral election in the Okinawa city of Nanjo. The Nanjo

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Heavy snowfall to continue in Eastern, Northern Japan

January 22, 2018

Tokyo- Heavy snowfall is forecast to continue across wide areas of the Kanto-Koshin eastern Japan region, which includes Tokyo, and the Tohoku northeastern region until early Tuesday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday. Snowfall is expected to peak during

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Gov’t submits FY 2018 budget plan to Diet

January 22, 2018

Tokyo- The government submitted to the Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Monday its budget plan for fiscal 2018 that features record general-account spending of 97,712.8 billion yen. The budget includes measures aimed at boosting human resource development and productivity, Prime Minister

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Annual spring wage talks kick off

January 22, 2018

Tokyo- A two-day management-labor forum organized by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, started in Tokyo on Monday, effectively marking the start of this year’s “shunto” annual spring wage talks. In an opening speech at the forum, Keidanren Chairman Sadayuki

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