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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Toshiba, Western Digital settle chip unit dispute
December 13, 2017
Tokyo- Toshiba Corp.said Wednesday that it has settled a dispute with its flash memory business partner, Western Digital Corp., over its planned sale of subsidiary Toshiba Memory Corp. The agreement to settle all litigation and arbitration represents a major step
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