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Subaru, too, lets unqualified workers check vehicles

October 27, 2017

Like Nissan Motor Co., Subaru Corp. used unqualified workers for inspections of finished vehicles at its plant in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, informed sources said Friday.Subaru detected the misconduct during an in-house investigation launched at the transport ministry’s direction to

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Land with unknown owners to reach 7.2m hectares in 2040

October 26, 2017

Land plots with unknown owners in Japan are expected to add up to some 7.2 million hectares in 2040, a panel of experts estimated in a report on Thursday. This is equivalent to about 90 pct of the area of

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Japan examining tobacco tax hike

October 26, 2017

Japan’s government and ruling bloc are considering including a tobacco tax hike in the country’s the tax system reform package for fiscal 2018, informed sources said Wednesday. The government and the ruling pair of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito

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Imperial Couple to visit three Kagoshima Pref. islands in Nov.

October 26, 2017

Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will visit the islands of Yakushima, Okinoerabu and Yoron in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 16-18, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday. The Imperial couple will visit the prefecture for the first time

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Nissan to recall extra 38,000 vehicles over inspection scandal

October 26, 2017

Nissan Motor Co. informed Japan’s transport ministry Wednesday that it will recall an additional 38,650 units of 30 vehicle models, because its inspection fraud continued even after the problem came to light. Nissan continued using unauthorized workers in final inspections

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Koike signals intent to stay as Party of Hope leader

October 26, 2017

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike signaled on Wednesday her intent to remain head of the Party of Hope, despite the party’s humiliating defeat in Sunday’s House of Representatives election. “I hope to stay on as I have a responsibility as the

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Kobe Steel unit loses JIS certification for some products

October 26, 2017

Kobe Steel Ltd. said Thursday a subsidiary has lost the Japanese Industrial Standards certification for some products due to product quality data falsification. Kobe Steel, the third-biggest steelmaker in Japan, also said it has found a total of four new

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Japan ready to help in rebuilding war-torn Marawi

October 26, 2017

Japan is ready to extend assistance for the reconstruction of war-torn Marawi City, an embassy official said on Thursday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Takehiro Kano, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of the Japanese Embassy in Manila, said the

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