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Sumitomo Mitsui to automate work of 1,500 people

November 13, 2017

Tokyo- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Monday that it will cut the equivalent of the work done by 1,500 employees, by automating routine work and other tasks. The major Japanese megabank group hopes to achieve the reduction, which equals

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China may have ended discriminatory media coverage of Abe

November 13, 2017

Beijing- The Chinese Communist Party may have ended its discriminatory treatment of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in terms of coverage by its flagship People’s Daily newspaper. The daily posted in its Sunday edition a photo of Abe and Chinese

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Unlimited bus ride pass offered for foreign tourists in Hokkaido

November 13, 2017

Sapporo- Two bus companies have started to sell unlimited ride passes for foreign tourists in the Tokachi area of Hokkaido, northernmost Japan. The passes allow visitors to hop freely on and off route buses in the area and are seen

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Party of Hope likely to form executive team on Tuesday

November 13, 2017

Tokyo- Yuichiro Tamaki, co-leader of the Party of Hope, on Monday presented a draft proposal for an executive team of the Japanese opposition party that he aims to launch as early as Tuesday. Tamaki put forward the proposal during a

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Kobe Steel proposes accepting short-term loans

November 13, 2017

Tokyo- Kobe Steel Ltd. has proposed accepting short-term loans as some creditors grew reluctant to provide long-term loans following the revelation of its product quality data falsification scandal, Jiji Press learned Monday. Kobe Steel, which disclosed the data manipulation in

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16 nations give up concluding RCEP talks by year-end

November 13, 2017

Manila- Ministers from Japan, China, South Korea and 13 other nations on Sunday confirmed their intention to give up concluding their negotiations on the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade pact by the end of this year. The ministers

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ASEAN Summit

November 13, 2017

MANILA- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) shakes hands with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) before the opening ceremony of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila on Monday, November 13, 2017. The Philippines is hosting

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Japan-Russia peace treaty unlikely in short period: Putin

November 12, 2017

Da Nang, Vietnam- It will be difficult for Russia and Japan to conclude a peace treaty in a short period of time, such as one year, because the Japan-US security treaty needs to be taken into account, Russian President Vladimir

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