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Emperor hoping for simple abdication ceremony: agency

December 15, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Emperor Akihito hopes for a simple abdication ceremony, Imperial Household Agency chief Shinichiro Yamamoto said Thursday. The Emperor wishes for the ceremony “to be as simple as possible,” Yamamoto said at a regular press conference. It is the

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Abe, Myanmar President Press Conference

December 15, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) speaks during a joint press conference with Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Tokyo on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Kyaw is in Tokyo to participate at the UHC

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JR Tokai chief denies bidding misconduct impact on maglev project

December 14, 2017

Nagoya- Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co. or JR Tokai, denied Wednesday that the construction of a magnetic levitation ultrahigh-speed train line by the company would be affected by alleged misconduct in bidding related to the project. “We

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Window falls from US Marine chopper onto Okinawa school

December 14, 2017

Ginowan, Okinawa Pref.- A window frame fell from a US military aircraft on Wednesday onto the grounds of an elementary school in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. According to the prefectural government and other sources, the object that fell on

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80-90% of Japanese fail to evacuate after missile alerts

December 14, 2017

Tokyo- A Japanese government survey showed Wednesday that 81-94 percent of people in the nation did not or were unable to evacuate or take other protection measures after they were informed of the launch of a North Korean ballistic missile

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Japan to extend $2.9b aid for world’s health care

December 14, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government will extend an aid worth some $2.9 billion for improving the world’s health care standards, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday. Abe unveiled the aid plan at the Universal Health Coverage Forum 2017 held in Tokyo.

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Osaka decides to end sister-city ties with San Francisco

December 14, 2017

Osaka- The western Japan city of Osaka decided to end its six-decade-old sister-city relationship with San Francisco over a statue symbolizing so-called comfort women erected in the US city, Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura has said. The decision has been made at

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Xi sends positive signal to Japan on Nanjing anniversary

December 14, 2017

Nanjing- Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled a positive message to Japan in an unusual way on Wednesday, the 80th anniversary of the 1937 Nanjing massacre of Chinese civilians and others by Japanese soldiers. At a ceremony to mark the anniversary

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