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Ceramics whose cracks “heal” quickly developed

December 29, 2017

Tokyo- A Japanese team has developed ceramics with a self-healing ability to fix cracks in the substance quickly in high-temperature environments. The ceramics would help improve the fuel efficiency of aircraft engines significantly if the substance is confirmed usable for

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Abuses against disabled hit record at care facilities

December 29, 2017

Tokyo- The number of abuses against disabled people in Japan fell three from the previous year to 2,520 in fiscal 2016, but mistreatment cases at care facilities totaled a record 401, according to a welfare ministry survey. The total number

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Xi’s talks with Japanese politicians hit Chinese front page

December 29, 2017

Tokyo- The Communist Party of China’s flagship newspaper reported the latest meeting between President Xi Jinping and two executives from Japan’s ruling coalition on the front page of its Friday edition. The move by the People’s Daily apparently reflected China’s

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Edano denies stronger cooperation with JCP

December 29, 2017

Tokyo- Yukio Edano, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has denied the idea of strengthening its cooperation with the Japanese Communist Party in national elections. In the next House of Councillors election in 2019, the CDPJ

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Missile defense costs grow despite uncertain effects

December 29, 2017

Tokyo- The government’s recent decision to acquire the Aegis Ashore ground-based missile defense system in response to North Korean threats will push up Japan’s cumulative spending to build a missile shield above 2 trillion yen. With related equipment’s capabilities to

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LDP exec seeks efforts to mend ties with Seoul Korea

December 29, 2017

Beijing- Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Friday stressed the need for mutual efforts to mend ties between Tokyo and Seoul. Referring to South Korea’s handling of the issue of so-called comfort women, Nikai, now

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Japan urges South Korea to implement comfort women agreement

December 29, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government Thursday protested through diplomatic channels against South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s remarks criticizing the bilateral accord to resolve the issue of so-called comfort women, urging South Korea to implement the agreement. Earlier on Thursday, Moon said

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Japan irritated by S. Korea’s disclosure of secret talks

December 28, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government has been irritated by Wednesday’s unilateral disclosure by a South Korean Foreign Ministry task force of the contents of secret bilateral talks on a dispute over so-called comfort women. The South Korean task force made the

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