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More big hospitals in Japan to charge extra fees on patients

November 17, 2017

Tokyo- Japan’s health ministry plans to expand the range of hospitals that can impose additional fees on visits by patients with no referral from their regular doctors, as early as fiscal 2018, it was learned Thursday. Currently, such extra fees

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Imperial Couple meet evacuated Kuchinoerabu residents

November 17, 2017

Yakushima, Kagoshima Pref.- Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Thursday met with residents from the island of Kuchinoerabu in Kagoshima Prefecture who have been evacuated from the island after the May 2015 volcanic eruption there. The meeting took place

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11 disaster-hit municipalities registered as athlete host towns

November 17, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government announced Friday 11 municipalities in northeastern Japan that will serve as Reconstruction “Arigato” Host Towns for athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The municipalities in the three Tohoku northeastern prefectures that were hit

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Nissan to cite poor awareness of compliance in scandal report

November 17, 2017

Tokyo- Nissan Motor Co. in a report seen to be submitted to the transport ministry as early as Friday over its vehicle inspection scandal, is expected to admit that poor awareness of compliance among its workers was behind the misconduct.

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Kobe Steel to invest 10 billion yen to prevent data falsification

November 17, 2017

Tokyo- Kobe Steel Ltd. will invest 10 billion yen from fiscal 2018 mainly to improve its product inspection system to prevent product data falsification, informed sources have said. The inspection system includes a process in which handwritten data are used.

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Bone stealing issue vs Japanese gov’t revived as Abe asks Duterte to resume bone collection project

November 17, 2017

Almost ten years have passed and yet closure on the alleged stealing of the remains of Filipino ancestors, which were passed off as bones of Japanese soldiers during World War II, continues to haunt some affected communities. Despite that, Japanese

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Crown Prince at Science Summit

November 16, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Science Centre World Summit 2017 held at Miraikan in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Jiji Press

Abe security advisor witnesses maritime law enforcement training

November 16, 2017

Kentaro Sonoura,  special advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security of Japan, witnessed the maritime law enforcement training between Japan and Philippine Coast Guard in Manila on Thursday. Some members of United States, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesian coast guards joined

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