Chief of supercomputer developer nabbed for subsidy fraud
December 5, 2017
Tokyo- Public prosecutors arrested the president and a former executive of a Tokyo-based supercomputer developer on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding an industry ministry-affiliated body of subsidies totaling about 431 million yen. On the same day, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors
UN adopts Japan-led nuclear ban resolution, with less support
December 5, 2017
New York- The UN General Assembly, at a plenary meeting in New York on Monday, adopted a Japanese-led resolution urging all nations to renew their determination to take joint actions for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. A similar resolution
Japan to raise monthly pay of nursery teachers by 3,000 yen
December 5, 2017
Tokyo- The Japanese government plans to raise the monthly pay of nursery teachers by some 3,000 yen from April 2019, in a bid to secure personnel to address shortages of nursery schools, Jiji Press learned Monday. The government also plans
April 2019 abdication plan for Emperor reported to Cabinet
December 5, 2017
Tokyo- -An Imperial House Council agreement to set Japanese Emperor Akihito’s abdication for April 30, 2019, was reported to a cabinet meeting on Tuesday by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. Suga also informed the cabinet of an agreement reached at
Abe defends appointment of official linked to shady land sale
December 5, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday defended his administration’s appointment as head of the National Tax Agency of an official involved in the shady discount sale of state-owned land to nationalist school operator Moritomo Gakuen. The official, Nobuhisa
Lower House urges N. Korea to abandon nuke, missile programs
December 5, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s House of Representatives urged North Korea to immediately end its nuclear and ballistic missile development programs, in a resolution adopted Tuesday over the reclusive state’s test-firing of what it claims was a new intercontinental ballistic missile. The resolution,
Lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine
December 5, 2017
TOKYO- A Shinto priest (right) leads Japanese lawmakers visiting the controversial Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Dozens of Japanese parliament members on December 5 made a pilgrimage to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine, which neighbours China
Woman to sue gov’t over forced sterilization
December 4, 2017
Sendai, Miyagi Pref.- A woman in her 60s will sue the Japanese government for damages for forcing her to undergo an operation for sterilization on the grounds of her intellectual disability, according to informed sources. The woman, living in Miyagi
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