Crack found on train bogie in 1st serious incident for shinkansen
December 13, 2017
Osaka- West Japan Railway Co. or JR West, said Tuesday that a crack has been found on the bogie of a car of the N700 series bullet train used on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines. The railway operator will
Japan eyeing 320b yen to help farmers cope with trade pacts
December 13, 2017
Tokyo- The Japanese government will earmark some 320 billion yen under its planned fiscal 2017 supplementary budget for measures to help domestic farmers cope with the impacts of major free trade pacts, informed sources said Tuesday. Japan and 10 other
2.3m salaried workers to face income tax hikes
December 13, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, adopted on Tuesday an income tax reform plan that will bring about heavier burdens on salaried employees earning over 8.5 million yen a year. About 4 pct of all
Health ministry eases on planned reform for new drug surcharges
December 13, 2017
Tokyo- The Japanese health ministry on Wednesday eased off on a planned reform for a system allowing the government-administered prices for new drugs to stay at high levels for a while after their releases. The ministry plans to narrow the
LDP eyes discussions on opposition-proposed constitutional revision
December 13, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to call for parliamentary debate on not only revisions in the Constitution it envisages but also an amendment proposed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the leading opposition party in the lower
Japanese families demand early solution to abduction issue
December 12, 2017
Tokyo- Family members of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea reiterated on Tuesday their demand for an early solution to the abduction issue. They were alarmed by the deaths of Nobuko Masumoto, 90, the mother of abductee Rumiko, and Charles
Accidents, incidents of Japanese abroad hit record high in 2016
December 12, 2017
Tokyo- The number of accidents and incidents involving Japanese people overseas in 2016 and handled by the Foreign Ministry increased 3.1 percent from the previous year to 18,566, the highest since statistics started in 1986, the ministry said Monday. The
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
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