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Japan facing extremely poor catches of baby eels

January 18, 2018

Tokyo- Catches of juvenile Japanese eels have been extremely low in the current finishing season, raising concerns among eel farmers. Baby eel catches in December last year are believed to have totaled only 0.2 ton, down sharply from a year

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All Nissan Infinity models to be powered by electricity

January 18, 2018

Detroit- Nissan Motor Co. President Hiroto Saikawa on Tuesday said all new models of the Infinity luxury vehicle to be launched in 2021 or later will be basically powered by electricity. Infinity cars to hit the market in 2021 or

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Abe, Turnbull visit GSDF training ground near Tokyo

January 18, 2018

Funabashi, Chiba Pref.- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull, visited the Narashino training ground of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Thursday. Their visit is aimed at deepening

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NHK urged to take preventive steps after false missile news

January 17, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday urged Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) to take preventive measures after the public broadcaster distributed false missile news the previous day. “Warnings issued through the country’s J-Alert system are extremely important for

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Series of Okinawa elections likely to affect Futenma move

January 17, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- The results of a series of local elections in Okinawa Prefecture this year look certain to affect the course of the planned transfer of a controversial U.S. military base in the southernmost Japan prefecture. The biggest focus

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Nissan pres. hints at forming 4-way alliance

January 17, 2018

Detroit- Nissan Motor Co. President Hiroto Saikawa suggested Tuesday that the Japanese automaker eyes a possibility of developing its alliance with France’s Renault SA and Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp. into a four-way alliance. But he stopped short of referring to

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Biz failures hit 27-year low in 2017

January 17, 2018

Tokyo- The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan fell to a 27-year low in 2017 as financing of companies improved thanks to gradual economic recovery and low interest rates, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Tuesday. The number of business failures

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Spending by visitors to Japan exceeded 4 trillion yen in 2017

January 17, 2018

Tokyo- Spending by visitors from abroad during their stays in Japan exceeded 4 trillion yen for the first time on record in 2017, the Japan National Tourism Organization said in a preliminary report on Tuesday. The amount of spending rose

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