Auto recall caused by Takata affects over 19m units
January 20, 2018
Tokyo- The total number of vehicles for which automakers filed recall in Japan due to defective Takata Corp. air bags has exceeded 19 million units, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The sum reached 19.07 million units after Honda Motor Co. notified
One year on, Abe keeps friendly ties with Trump
January 20, 2018
Tokyo- As US President Donald Trump marks the first anniversary of his inauguration on Saturday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe remains a rare national leader with a friendly relationship with the controversy-prone president. Abe obviously believes it necessary to build
Abe preferred to continue as prime minister: Jiji poll
January 20, 2018
Tokyo- The largest proportion of the Japanese public want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to remain in the country’s top leader post, a Jiji Press poll found Friday. Abe, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was chosen by 24.1
10 Years On, Osaka Fiscal Reform Started by Hashimoto Unfinished
January 19, 2018
Osaka- Since Toru Hashimoto was elected Osaka governor in January 2008 and subsequently launched his reform drive, the prefecture in western Japan has turned its debt-heavy public finances around to achieve budget surpluses. Some experts, however, downplay the recovery as
Ex-LDP Exec Tanigaki Leaves Hospital in Late 2017
January 19, 2018
Tokyo- Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Sadakazu Tanigaki returned home late last year after having been hospitalized due to an injury caused in a cycling accident. It was disclosed by Ichiro Aisawa, chief representative of the former Tanigaki group of
Softbank to Become Top Shareholder of Uber
January 19, 2018
Silicon Valley- Japan’s Softbank Group Corp. will become the top shareholder of Uber Technologies Inc. with a 15 pct stake, according to a U.S. media report. A Softbank-led consortium has concluded talks with the U.S. ride-hailing company on Thursday over
Suicides Drop for 8th Straight Year in Japan in 2017
January 19, 2018
Tokyo- The number of people who committed suicide in Japan in 2017 fell 757, or 3.5 pct, from the previous year to 21,140, down for the eighth consecutive year, a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry report showed Friday. The number
Japan Govt Appoints 2 New Ambassadors
January 19, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government on Friday decided the appointments of two new ambassadors, effective the same day. Kazuya Ogawa, 62, ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina, was appointed ambassador to Algeria. Ogawa joined the Foreign Ministry in 1978. He previously served in such
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