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Yamaha Motor to exhibit owner-recognizing bike

October 13, 2017

TOKYO- Yamaha Motor Co. has said that it will exhibit a prototype of a motorcycle equipped with functions, including recognizing its owner, for world premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show. MOTOROiD will be among the 20 vehicles to be displayed

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48 % back Abe-proposed Article 9 revision: Jiji poll

October 13, 2017

TOKYO- A Jiji Press public opinion poll showed on Friday that 48.2 percent of respondents support Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s proposal to recognize the country’s Self-Defense Forces by revising war-renouncing Article 9 of the constitution. In the October survey,

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Record 13.34m foreigners enter Japan in 1st half

October 13, 2017

TOKYO- The number of foreigners who entered Japan in the first half of 2017 jumped 16.4 percent from a year earlier to 13.34 million, the highest level ever on a half-year basis, the Justice Ministry said Thursday. The result is

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US military grounds CH-53E helicopters

October 13, 2017

NAHA, OKINAWA PREF.- US forces in Japan ordered a 96-hour operational pause Thursday morning for all CH-53E transport helicopters stationed in the southern prefecture of Okinawa, after a CH-53E crash-landed in the prefecture on Wednesday. The measure is designed to

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US firms examining impact of Kobe Steel’s data fraud

October 13, 2017

NEW YORK/ CHICAGO- General Motors Co. has started to examine whether Kobe Steel Ltd.’s aluminum and copper quality data fabrication would have any impact on its vehicles.The US auto giant said in a statement that it is “aware of the

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Japan, US to discuss beef trade, economic cooperation in Washington

October 12, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s recently activated emergency import restrictions on frozen beef, which have provoked a backlash from the United States, are expected to be high on the agenda when the two countries hold a second session of their economic dialogue in

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Firms’ internal reserves at issue for general election

October 12, 2017

TOKYO- The large internal reserves held by Japanese companies are one of the major issues for the Oct. 22 general election, amid a debate on whether to impose a tax on retained earnings or encourage firms to promote investments using

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TSE decides to keep Toshiba listed for now

October 12, 2017

TOKYO- The Tokyo Stock Exchange said Wednesday that it will end the designation of Toshiba Corp. as a “security on alert” on Thursday, allowing the troubled electronics and machinery giant to remain listed for the time being. The TSE said

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