NHK discloses female reporter’s overwork death
October 5, 2017
TOKYO- Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, revealed Wednesday that a female reporter in Tokyo died due to overwork in July 2013. The direct cause of the death of the 31-year-old reporter, Miwa Sado, at the metropolitan broadcasting center was congestive
Disaster drill guidelines to cover foreigners, disabled
October 5, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency will compile guidelines for evacuation drills within fiscal 2017 to better guide foreign and disabled people in the event of disasters, officials have said. The agency plans to present seven specific cases, including
US eager for trade talks with Japan: agriculture secretary
October 5, 2017
WASHINGTON- US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue expressed strong hopes on Wednesday that his country will launch trade talks with Japan to expand its exports of farm products. “We’re eager to enter into bilateral trade negotiations with Japan,” Perdue said in
Komeito cautious on revising Article 9 of Constitution
October 5, 2017
TOKYO- In its campaign pledges released Thursday for the upcoming House of Representatives election, Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, showed a cautious attitude toward the LDP-proposed revision to Article 9 of the country’s constitution.
Abe voices sympathy over shooting in talks with Trump
October 5, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump Wednesday night to extend his condolences for the victims in the Las Vegas gun shooting. The talks lasted some 10 minutes. Trump told Abe that he
Abe government faces host of diplomatic tests ahead of election
October 5, 2017
TOKYO- The government of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces an array of diplomatic tests in the lead-up to the crucial Oct. 22 general election for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament.
Document falsifications for vehicle checks widespread at Nissan
October 4, 2017
TOKYO- Documents on final inspections of finished vehicles have been falsified widely at domestic plants of Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. in attempts to make it look as if such checks were conducted by certified employees when they were carried out
New GPIF board chairman vows to give plain explanations to people
October 4, 2017
TOKYO- Eiji Hirano, chairman of the newly launched board of governors of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, has vowed to give plain explanations about the fund’s operations to the people. “I will explain how public pension reserves are actually managed,
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