More countries mention N. Korea abduction issue at UNSC meeting
December 12, 2017
New York- -More UN Security Council members directly mentioned North Korea’s past abductions of Japanese nationals at a meeting on North Korean human rights issues on Monday, than at such meetings in recent years. Countries that referred to the abduction
Tax to be cut by up to 20% for firms increasing wages
December 12, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s government and ruling bloc are in the final stages of talks on a plan to cut corporate tax by up to 20 percent for companies that increase wages, as part of measures to support their efforts for boosting
Gov’t to Support Poor Students Entering University
December 12, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to offer a lump-sum allowance for students entering higher education who come from households receiving public welfare benefits, Jiji Press has learned. The ministry plans to provide 300,000 yen per student for
Suga disappointed over comfort women statue in Manila
December 12, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga expressed Tuesday his disappointment over a statue built in Manila for so-called comfort women, who were forced into prostitution for Japanese troops before and during World War II. Suga told a press conference
Japan greenhouse gas emissions down for 3 years in row for 1st time
December 12, 2017
Tokyo- Japan has marked a greenhouse gas emission drop for three straight years for the first time on record, because nuclear reactors were restarted and the use of renewable energy increased, government data showed Tuesday. In fiscal 2016, which ended
Construction of comfort women statue no effect on ties with Japan, Roque says
December 11, 2017
Malacanang expressed belief on Monday that the construction of a statue for comfort women in Manila would not affect the “good bilateral” relationship with Japan. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Duterte administration has no official
Obayashi allegedly made individual bid-rigging arrangements
December 11, 2017
Tokyo- Public prosecutors are investigating Obayashi Corp. on suspicion that the major general contractor made bid-rigging arrangements on an individual basis with other bidders in tenders related to a plan to build a magnetic levitation Shinkansen train line, Jiji Press
Ruling bloc tax chiefs agree on income tax reform
December 11, 2017
Tokyo- The tax policy chiefs of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, agreed on a plan on Monday to raise income tax for corporate employees earning over 8.5 million yen annually, starting in January 2020. The
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