Light moment for Abe, Trump

November 6, 2017

TOKYO- US President Donald Trump (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shiunzo Abe share a light moment during the welcoming ceremony at the Akasaka guest house in Tokyo on November 6, 2017. President Donald Trump lashed out at the US trade

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Abe, Trump agree to maximize pressure on North Korea

November 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting US President Donald Trump agreed Monday to boost efforts to put maximum pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear and missile development. “The two of us were able to show

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Department stores unveil 2018 “Fukubukuroˮ lucky bags

November 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese department stores have unveiled their “fukubukuro” New Year’s lucky bags for 2018, including many packages that offer experience-based programs and “instagenic” products. Sogo & Seibu Co.’s flagship Seibu department store in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo’s Toshima Ward

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One of 9 Zama victims identified as 23-year-old Tokyo woman

November 6, 2017

TOKYO- One of the nine murder victims found at an apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, last week has been identified as a 23-year-old woman from the Hachioji suburb of Tokyo, an investigation headquarters of the Metropolitan Police

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Growing spending appetite likely to push up prices: Kuroda

November 6, 2017

Nagoya- Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda suggested Monday that the environment looks set for prices in the country to rise on the back of consumers’ growing willingness to make purchases. “It looks as though firms that had been hesitant

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Biz sentiment up for 5th straight month in Oct.

November 6, 2017

TOKYO- Business sentiment in Japan improved for the fifth straight month in October, led by the manufacturing sector on brisk exports, a private-sector survey showed Monday. The business sentiment diffusion index rose 0.7 point from the previous month to 49.1,

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Abe offers condolences to Texas church shooting victims

November 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered his condolences on Monday to the victims of a mass shooting in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on the previous day. “I would like to express my sympathy for the victims and

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Trump shows hope to launch US-Japan FTA talks

November 6, 2017

TOKYO- Visiting US President Donald Trump on Monday voiced his strong hope for his country and Japan to commence talks on concluding a bilateral free trade agreement, while complaining about the huge US trade deficit with Japan. “I know that

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