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Severe quality control flaw suspected at Kobe Steel plant

December 17, 2017

Tokyo, Dec.- A Japanese certification body for the standards of the International Organization for Standardization has found a possible severe quality control system flaw at an iron powder plant of Kobe Steel Ltd. , which is at the center of

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Japan gives Up 3-way summit with China, S. Korea this Year

December 17, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government is now believed to have given up holding a trilateral summit with China and South Korea in Japan by the end of this year, informed sources said Saturday. This is because South Korea is putting priority

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Chongryon-Linked Insurer Raided for Avoiding Money Seizure

Chongryon-Linked Insurer Raided for Avoiding Money Seizure

December 17, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese police on Sunday raided about 30 sites related to an insurer affiliated with the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, for the firm’s alleged concealment of tens of millions of yen in an attempt

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Japan to ask US military to avoid flights over schools

December 16, 2017

Tokyo- Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday that the government will ask the US forces in the nation to strictly ensure that US military aircraft will not fly over schools and other facilities. The top government spokesman showed

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Japan to review assumed growth for fiscal projections

December 16, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government is set to consider reviewing its economic growth assumptions used as a basis for projecting medium- to long-term economic and fiscal performances for the entire country and local communities, Jiji Press learned Friday. Taking present economic

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FY 2018 draft budget likely to total 97.8 trillion yen

December 16, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government is making arrangements to draw up a record draft general-account budget of about 97.8 trillion yen for fiscal 2018, which starts in April, Jiji Press learned Friday. The budget scale, up from the 97,454.7 billion yen

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“Baby Hatch” hospital mulling allowing deliveries by anonymous mothers

December 16, 2017

Kumamoto- Jikei Hospital, which operates a “konotori no yurikago (stork’s cradle)” baby hatch, in the city of Kumamoto is considering allowing women to give birth to children anonymously there, it was learned Friday. The anonymous birth system “is expected to

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Abe eyeing bold review of defense guidelines

December 16, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday signaled his intention to drastically revamp the country’s defense guidelines, in the face of growing threats from North Korea. In a speech in Tokyo, Abe said that the government will start full

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