Repair of 1,000 noted Buddhist statues in Kyoto completed
December 22, 2017
Kyoto- Preservation and repair work for 1,001 statues of thousand-armed Kannon Bodhisattva at the Sanjusangendo Buddhist hall in Kyoto, western Japan, has been completed. The last set of statues that have undergone overhaul were installed at the hall, a popular
New body launched to adjust rice supply-demand conditions
December 22, 2017
Tokyo- A new organization led by agricultural cooperatives was launched in Japan on Thursday for adjusting supply-demand conditions for rice, ahead of the abolition in fiscal 2018 of the government’s “gentan” system for curbing production of the staple food for
Toughen penalties under product quality law
December 22, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s industry ministry plans to toughen penalties against violations of the industrial standardization law, informed sources told Jiji Press on Thursday. The move is part of a package of measures designed to prevent a repeat of the product quality
Gov’t OKs 2.7 trillion yen extra budget for FY 2017
December 22, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s government on Friday adopted a fiscal 2017 draft supplementary budget with additional spending of 2,707.3 billion yen. The extra budget, adopted at a cabinet meeting, includes 482.2 billion yen for measures designed to bring about “revolutions” in human
Japan opposes US interference in Israel-Palestine conflict
December 22, 2017
Tokyo- The Japanese government indicated on Friday that it does not support US interference in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Japan supports a two-state solution to the conflict and it should be settled through talks between the parties concerned,” Chief Cabinet Secretary
Kobe Steel says three execs aware of data falsification
December 22, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd. said Thursday that three executives were aware of company’s product quality data manipulation before the malpractice came to light. It was the first time for Kobe Steel to admit that any executive knew about the
Man dies in fire at Nikkei head office
December 21, 2017
Tokyo- A man died in a fire that broke out in the head office of Japanese newspaper publisher Nikkei Inc. in a busy central Tokyo district on Thursday. After receiving an emergency call around 10:50 a.m. (1:50 a.m. GMT) reporting
Many passengers evacuated with luggage from smoky plane: report
December 21, 2017
Tokyo- Many passengers tried to carry their luggage with them when they evacuated from a Boeing 737-800 jet of Japan Airlines after smoke was detected in its cabin in February last year, the Japan Transport Safety Board said in its
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