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Japan launches preparatory panel for imperial succession

January 9, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government on Tuesday launched a preparatory committee for ceremonies related to Emperor Akihito’s abdication on April 30, 2019, and Crown Prince Naruhito’s accession to the throne on the following day. At its first meeting, the committee confirmed

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Toyota unveils fully autonomous concept commercial vehicle

January 9, 2018

Las Vegas- Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday unveiled a fully autonomous concept commercial vehicle ahead of the start of the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday in Las Vegas. The e-Palette Concept Vehicle is a low-floor, box-type electric vehicle measuring 2.3

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Younger hibakusha, offspring begin to lead anti-nuclear drive

January 8, 2018

Tokyo- The awarding of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, marked a significant step forward for the anti-nuclear movement. In Japan, with the average age of surviving hibakusha victims of the

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US military chopper removed from emergency landing site in Okinawa

January 8, 2018

Uruma, Okinawa Pref.- The US military on Monday morning transported a UH-1 helicopter that made an emergency landing in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday to a US Navy site in the city of Uruma in the southernmost Japan prefecture. The chopper,

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Mayor refuses to accept spent duel from Kansai electric n-plants

January 8, 2018

Mutsu, Aomori Pref.- The head of the northeastern Japan city of Mutsu has voiced his stance of not accepting spent fuel from Kansai Electric Power Co.’s three nuclear power stations for temporary storage. In response to a media report that

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Senior Japan, S. Korea diplomats discuss North Korea

January 8, 2018

Seoul- Kenji Kanasugi, Japan’s chief representative in the six-party talks over North Korea’s nuclear development program, held a meeting with his South Korean counterpart, Lee Do-hoon, in Seoul on Monday. Kanasugi, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian

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Japan to improve subsidy system for bridge, tunnel repairs

January 8, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s land ministry plans to revamp in fiscal 2018 its subsidy system for large-scale repairs and rebuilding of aging road bridges and tunnels by prefectural governments and ordinance-designated major cities, informed sources have said. Through the improvement of the

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Tokyo gov’t to subsidize charging facilities for electric vehicles

January 8, 2018

Tokyo- The Tokyo metropolitan government plans to introduce in fiscal 2018 a subsidy program to help accelerate the installations of charging facilities for electric vehicles at condominiums in the Japanese capital, informed sources have said. By combining the subsidies with

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