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Firm set up in Kumamoto to supply food to cruise ships

October 11, 2017

KUMAMOTO- A trading company has been established in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to supply local foods to large foreign cruise ships making port calls in the city, at a time when Japan’s government aims to boost the number of

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IMF revises up Japan 2017 growth estimate to 1.5%

October 11, 2017

WASHINGTON- The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that it projects the Japanese economy to grow 1.5 percent in 2017, up 0.2 percentage point from its previous forecast released in July. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF also

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Fresh court battle starts over US base project in Okinawa

October 11, 2017

NAHA, OKINAWA PREF.- Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga blamed the Japanese government for having “distorted” the administration of law, during the first court hearing on Tuesday in a fresh lawsuit over US military base construction in the Henoko coastal area of

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US bombers conduct 1st nighttime drills with SDF, S. Korea fighters

October 11, 2017

WASHINGTON/SEOUL- Two US strategic bombers conducted drills separately with Japanese and South Korean fighter jets over the Sea of Japan and the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday night, the US Pacific Air Forces said the same day. US bombers flew over

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Nikkei hits 21-year closing high on Wall Street rally

October 11, 2017

TOKYO- The benchmark Nikkei average gained further ground and closed at the highest level in almost 21 years on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, inspired by Wall Street’s overnight rally.The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 57.76 points, or 0.28 percent, to

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Official campaign period begins for general election

October 10, 2017

TOKYO- The 12-day official campaign period kicked off on Tuesday for the crucial Oct. 22 general election for Japan’s House of Representatives, with the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set to face voters’ verdict nearly five years after it

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4th Japanese GPS satellite launched successfully

October 10, 2017

TANEGASHIMA, KAGOSHIMA PREF.- The fourth satellite for the Japanese version of the Global Positioning System was successfully launched Tuesday. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, launched an H-2A rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 4 satellite

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Olympic Stadium worker’s suicide to recognized as overwork-related

October 10, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese labor standards authorities have recognized that the suicide of a male construction worker engaged in a national stadium project in Tokyo was induced by long work hours, a lawyer for his family said Tuesday. Tokyo’s Shinjuku Labor Standards

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