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Japan to reinforce efforts to encourage recluses to work

January 12, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese labor ministry will strengthen efforts in fiscal 2018 to encourage people who tend to isolate themselves from society to enter the workforce. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will provide financial assistance to municipalities that offer

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Toshiba pays off Westinghouse debts

January 12, 2018

Tokyo- Toshiba Corp. said Friday it has completed the payments of Westinghouse Electric Co.’s debts it guaranteed for the failed US nuclear business subsidiary. The major Japanese electronics and machinery maker said that it paid 1,860.5 million dollars to SCANA

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Current account surplus down 5.6% in Nov.

January 12, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s current account surplus in November fell 5.6 percent from a year before as imports grew at a faster pace than exports due partly to higher crude oil prices, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The surplus in the current

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Bird flu confirmed at chicken farm in western Japan

January 12, 2018

Tokyo- An outbreak of avian influenza has been confirmed at a chicken farm in the city of Sanuki in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, the agriculture ministry said Thursday. A highly pathogenic H5 bird flu virus was detected in dead poultry

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Visitors to Japan hit record 28.69m in 2017

January 12, 2018

Tokyo- The number of visitors to Japan in 2017 increased 19.3 percent from the previous year to about 28.69 million, setting a record high for the fifth straight year, Japanese tourism minister Keiichi Ishii said Friday. The Japanese government has

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Apparent China sub, warship approach Japan waters near Senkakus

January 12, 2018

Tokyo (Jiji Press)–A submarine and a Chinese Navy warship have entered the contiguous zone surrounding Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday. In the announcement, the ministry did not mention the

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Experts from Japan, Philippines, Indonesia team up to protect Coral Triangle

January 11, 2018

A team of experts from Japan, Philippines, and Indonesia initiated a research project that will help boost local efforts to conserve and improve the resilience of the coastal ecosystem in the Coral Triangle and contribute to mitigating global warming. The

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Bird flu outbreak suspected at chicken farm in Kagawa Pref.

January 11, 2018

Tokyo- An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza is suspected at a chicken farm in the city of Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, the prefectural government said Wednesday. If a detailed genetic test confirms the outbreak, it will be the

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