Princess Mako’s engagement ceremony eyed for March
November 21, 2017
TOKYO- A formal engagement ceremony for Japanese Princess Mako and her fiance Kei Komuro is likely to be set for March, sources at the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday. With Komuro’s work schedule taken into account, chances are high that
Panel proposes salary deduction cut for high-paid workers
November 21, 2017
TOKYO- The government’s Tax Commission on Monday proposed reducing salary deductions for high-paid corporate employees, saying that Japan grants generous deductions to them compared with other major countries. The commission, which advises Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, made the proposal in
Abe hails US redesignation of North Korea as terror sponsor
November 21, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday praised the United States’ decision to put North Korea back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism. “I welcome and support the US move, which is designed to strengthen pressure on
Head of US forces in Okinawa apologizes for fatal vehicle crash
November 21, 2017
Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, head of US forces in Okinawa, apologized on Monday for a fatal drunk driving accident caused by a US Marine in Naha, the southernmost Japan prefecture’s capital, on Sunday. In talks with Okinawa
10th batch of nurses and careworkers to undergo preparatory Japanese language training
November 20, 2017
The opening ceremony of the Preparatory Japanese Language Training for the tenth batch of candidate nurses and careworkers bound for Japan under the JPEPA ( Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) was held on November 9 at the TESDA ( Technical
Three more Japanese vessels commissioned into PCG
November 20, 2017
Three 44-meter Multi Role Response Vessels (MRRVs) from Japan were formally commissioned into Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) service during the celebration of its 116th anniversary at their headquarters in Manila on Monday. The three vessels were named after lighthouses in the
JICA-assisted new LRT 1 rolling stocks seen to help decongest Metro Manila traffic
November 20, 2017
One hundred twenty new rolling stocks for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through Official Development Assistance (ODA) are seen to help decongest Metro Manila and enhance business climate in the
Kohata elected Fukushima mayor
November 20, 2017
Fukushima- Hiroshi Kohata, 57, former regional chief of post-disaster reconstruction in Fukushima Prefecture, has been elected mayor of the capital of the northeast Japan prefecture. In Sunday’s mayoral election in the city of Fukushima, Kohata beat incumbent Kaoru Kobayashi, 58,
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