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All nine victims identified in Zama incident

November 10, 2017

TOKYO- All victims have now been identified in a case where dismembered bodies of nine people were found at an apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, police said early Friday. In the case, Takahiro Shiraishi, a 27-year-old resident

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Abe likely to hold talks with Xi in Vietnam on Saturday

November 9, 2017

DA NANG, VIETNAM- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the fringe of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit, to be held in Vietnam for two days from Friday, Chief Cabinet

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APEC ministers divided over multilateral free trade

November 9, 2017

DA NANG, VIETNAM- Ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum member economies failed to issue a statement after their meeting on Wednesday apparently due to differences over multilateral free trade and trade protectionism. The APEC ministers, meeting in Da Nang,

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Kobe Steel execs may have tolerated data falsification

November 9, 2017

TOKYO- Some directors at Kobe Steel Ltd. may have given silent approval for product data falsification, informed sources said Tuesday. While the data falsification, which began more than a decade ago, has already been found to be organizational, involving factory

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Nissan cuts operating profit forecast on inspection scandal

November 9, 2017

YOKOHAMA- Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday that it has revised down its group operating profit forecast for the current fiscal year through March 2018 due to its vehicle inspection scandal. The Japanese automaker now forecasts an operating profit of 645

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Osprey’s accident rate surges after deployment in Okinawa

November 9, 2017

TOKYO- The MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft’s accident rate surged about 1.7-fold after its deployment at the US Marine Corps’ Futenma air station in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, it was learned on Wednesday. The incidence of serious accidents involving MV-22 Osprey

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APEC Summit

November 9, 2017

DA NANG- Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono (C) attends the opening of the APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit leaders meetings in Da Nang, Vietnam, Wednesday, 08 November 2017. Jiji Press

Women in Toyama top beautiful skin rankings in Japan

November 8, 2017

TOKYO- Women in Toyama Prefecture have the most beautiful skin in Japan, according to the results of this year’s survey by major cosmetics maker Pola Inc. released Tuesday. Toyama women topped the annual 47-prefecture beautiful skin rankings for the first

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