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Abe keen to spur discussions on Constitution among public

January 5, 2018

Ise, Mie Pref.- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed on Thursday his eagerness to further promote discussions among the public on amending the country’s Constitution. “This year, we (the ruling Liberal Democratic Party) will show the public the shape of

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Nishinomiya Mayor to apologize to reporter for abusive remark

Nishinomiya Mayor to apologize to reporter for abusive remark

January 5, 2018

Kobe- Nishinomiya Mayor Takeshi Imamura said Friday he will apologize to a reporter of The Yomiuri Shimbun, a major Japanese daily, for saying “I’ll kill you.” “I lost control and lashed out,” Imamura, 45, told a press conference in Nishinomiya,

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Scholar tops Japanese boys’ list of dream jobs

January 5, 2018

Tokyo- For the first time in 15 years, scholar or scientist topped the list of what Japanese boys want to be when they grow up, according to an annual private-sector survey released on Friday. The two professions rose from second

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Nearly 1,300 stay in makeshift housing 6 months after Kyushu heavy rains

January 5, 2018

Fukuoka- Nearly 1,300 people are still staying in makeshift housing facilities in northern areas of the Kyushu region in southwestern Japan, six months after heavy rains caused massive floods and landslides there on July 5, leaving 40 people dead and

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Biz leaders wow to restore trust after scandals in 2017

January 5, 2018

Tokyo- Leaders of Japanese companies engulfed by scandals in 2017 vowed to strengthen compliance and restore trust in their companies, in their New Year’s remarks made Thursday. “We face the fact that trust in our management has been badly damaged

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Isetan Mitsukoshi may close more local outlets with poor sales

January 4, 2018

Tokyo- Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. President Toshihiko Sugie has indicated the major Japanese department store operator’s intention to close more local outlets struggling with poor sales. In a recent interview, Sugie also said that the company will cancel its plan

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Defense ministry to create space debris monitoring unit

January 4, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Defense Ministry is set to create a special unit at the Air Self-Defense Force in fiscal 2022 to constantly monitoring space debris and prevent collisions with artificial satellites. The ministry is currently working to build a new system

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Nippon Life to strengthen overseas biz

January 4, 2018

Tokyo- Nippon Life Insurance Co. will strengthen its overseas business because its domestic asset management operations have become less profitable due to protracted superlow interest rates, President Yoshinobu Tsutsui has said. The company will trim administrative work by using artificial

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