Kake school plan’s clearing of gov’t-set conditions not examined: minister

November 16, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday a government council that advised him to approve Kake Educational Institution’s controversial plan to set up a new school of veterinary medicine did not examine whether the plan cleared the four government-set

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Imperial Couple start visit to Kagoshima pref. islands

November 16, 2017

Yakushima, Kagoshima Pref.- Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Thursday started a three-day visit to the islands of Yakushima, Okinoerabu and Yoron in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. This became the Imperial couple’s first visit to the prefecture in 14

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20 years on: Is financial crisis a thing of past in Japan?

November 16, 2017

Tokyo- November 1997 is best remembered in Japan as a month when the depth of damage in a financial system reeling from the collapse of the speculation-driven bubble economy was laid bare in a painful way. Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, a

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Ex-US Marine denies intent to kill Okinawa woman in 2016

November 16, 2017

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- A former US Marine told a Japanese court on Thursday that he did not intend to kill a woman in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in April 2016, but admitted that his attempt to rape the woman, then 20,

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ASEM foreign chiefs to voice “grave concerns” over North Korea

November 16, 2017

Bangkok- Foreign ministers from some 50 Asian and European countries will express “grave concerns” over the situation on the Korean Peninsula when they meet in Myanmar for two days from Monday, Jiji Press learned on Thursday. The ministers will voice

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Heads of 16 nations agree to work for reaching RCEP pact in 2018

November 15, 2017

Manila (Jiji Press)–Leaders of Japan, China, South Korea and 13 other nations agreed on Tuesday to make efforts for reaching an accord on the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade pact among them next year. At their first summit,

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Concerns shown over Japan’s press freedom at UN panel

November 15, 2017

Geneva- Some member nations of the United Nations voiced concerns over the level of freedom of the press in Japan at Tuesday’s meeting of a working group of the UN Human Rights Council. It is the first time since October

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Nissan loses quality certification at all plants in Japan

November 15, 2017

Tokyo- Nissan Motor Co. has lost internationally recognized quality management certification for vehicle production at all of its six plants in Japan over the automaker’s product inspection scandal, it was learned on Wednesday. While Nissan can continue operations at the

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