Japan, South Korea foreign chiefs agree to continue dialogue
September 27, 2019
New York–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, agreed Thursday to continue dialogue between them and other diplomats of the two countries amid the deterioration in bilateral relations over wartime labor and other issues. Motegi
Japan’s Abe pays tribute to ex-French President Chirac
September 27, 2019
Brussels–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday sent a message of condolences to the family of Jacques Chirac, a two-term French president who died on the same day. “When I close my eyes, I can see his smiles that are
Japan, U.S., Australia, India hold meeting of top diplomats
September 27, 2019
New York–Japan, the United States, Australia and India held a meeting of their foreign ministers in New York on Thursday, the first such gathering among the four countries. The participants agreed to cooperate to realize the free and open Indo-Pacific
535,000 Apply for Tokyo Olympic torch relay
September 27, 2019
Tokyo–The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said Thursday it has received 535,717 applications for the Olympic torch relay. Japanese prefectural committees and four sponsor companies will screen candidates. The organizing committee will make the final selection
Abe, Trump sign Paper confirming Japan-U.S. trade deal
September 26, 2019
New York–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a joint statement confirming their countries’ final agreement on a bilateral trade pact, after only about a year since the two leaders agreed on the launch
NHK head warned over program on Japan post insurance sales
September 26, 2019
Tokyo–The Board of Governors of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, gave a warning to NHK President Ryoichi Ueda in October 2018 over a program on inappropriate sales practices involving Japan Post Insurance Co. products, it was learned Thursday. The warning
Japan panel begins talks on charging for plastic shopping bags
September 26, 2019
Tokyo–The Japanese industry and environment ministries on Thursday held the first meeting of a joint commission to discuss details about a policy of requiring stores to charge customers for plastic shopping bags. At the meeting, the government proposed that retailers
Bilateral trade deal with U.S. hailed in Japan
September 26, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese government officials and business leaders have welcomed a joint statement signed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump in their meeting in New York on Wednesday to confirm their countries’ final agreement on a bilateral
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