Consumer sentiment reaches highest level in 4 years in Oct.

November 3, 2017

TOKYO- Consumer sentiment in Japan in October hits a four-year high, a Cabinet Office survey showed Thursday. The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index rose 0.6 point from the previous month to 44.5, the highest level since September 2013. The index

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3 Japan megabanks earn 1.3 trillion yen profits in 1st half

November 3, 2017

TOKYO- Combined consolidated net profits at Japan’s three megabank groups are estimated to have topped 1.3 trillion yen in April-September, up from the 1,207.7 billion yen a year before, posting the first rise in four years on a fiscal first-half

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Huge unknown void found inside Khufu pyramid: int’l team

November 3, 2017

TOKYO- A huge unknown void at least 30 meters long has been discovered inside Khufu’s Pyramid, the world’s largest pyramid, in Egypt by utilizing cosmic ray-based imaging technology, according to an international team in which Japanese researchers played leading roles.

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Govʼt advisory body to OK controversial vet school plan

November 3, 2017

TOKYO- A Japanese government council will recommend that education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi give the go-ahead for a veterinary medicine department plan by a school operator at the center of a favoritism scandal involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, informed sources said

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US Navy mulls more ships to 7th Fleet

November 3, 2017

Washington- The US Navy is considering deploying more ships to its Japan-based 7th Fleet to meet its growing operational demands in the Pacific, Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, indicated Thursday. “The Navy’s been run hard in the past

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Abe to seek Trump’s support for Indo-Pacific strategy

November 3, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will call on US President Donald Trump to work together for promoting an Abe-proposed strategy to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region, during their meeting slated to be held in Japan on Monday,

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Ivanka Trump seeks to foster womenʼs participation in economy

November 3, 2017

TOKYO- Ivanka Trump, adviser to and daughter of US President Donald Trump, on Friday called for fostering women’s entrepreneurship and participation in the economy. “Women who are empowered to work, to thrive, and to lead bring immense creativity, fresh perspective,

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Abe gunning for constitutional revision with eye on longest tenure

November 3, 2017

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is gunning to achieve his long-cherished ambition to revise Japan’s constitution, as he eyes the possibility of becoming the longest-serving prime minister in the country. Abe is trying to cement his power base in the

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