Abe wants broad-based consensus on constitutional revisions
January 25, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday expressed hopes that parliament will reach a broad-based consensus on proposed constitutional amendment to put it to a public vote. “I hope that a broad-based consensus will be formed among lawmakers from
11 TPP nations to sign new deal on March 8
January 24, 2018
Tokyo- Top negotiators from the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership member economies have agreed to sign a free trade deal dubbed TPP 11 without the United States in the Chilean capital of Santiago on March 8. The agreement to hold the signing
Court rejects war damages claim by former residents of southern islands, Philippines
January 24, 2018
Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Naha District Court rejected on Tuesday a damages claim against the Japanese government by former residents of southern islands under Japanese rule as well as in the Philippines during World War II. Presiding Judge Junko Kenmotsu did
Aum Guru’s prison life still mystery as gallows near
January 24, 2018
Tokyo- Mystery surrounds the Tokyo prison life of Chizuo Matsumoto, the guru of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, even as he appears to be approaching the gallows. Last week, the Supreme Court effectively cleared the way for imposing capital
Japan logged 2.9 trillion yen trade surplus in 2017
January 24, 2018
Tokyo- Japan posted a customs-cleared trade surplus of 2,991 billion yen in 2017, the second straight year in the black, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report Wednesday. The figure, however, shrank 25.1 percent from the previous year, when
Japan asks US to ground AH-1 helicopters
January 24, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Wednesday his ministry has asked US forces in Japan to ground AH-1 attack helicopters following an emergency landing by one of them in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The ministry asked for emergency checks
Abe to attend Pyeongchang Olympic opening ceremony
January 24, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday showed his willingness to attend the Feb. 9 opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, reversing his initial intention to skip the event. “I want to attend the Pyeongchang
Minato City donates 900,000 yen for victims of Typhoon Tembin/Vinta in Mindanao
January 24, 2018
Officials of the local government of Minato City in Tokyo handed over to Ambassador Jose Laurel V on January 15 at the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo their 900,000 yen (P418,000) cash donations for the victims of and rehabilitation program for
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