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New party launched by DP liberal members

October 3, 2017

TOKYO- The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was launched Tuesday by Yukio Edano, Akira Nagatsuma and four other liberal members of the Democratic Party. Nagatsuma, former welfare minister, submitted a notification of the party’s establishment to the internal affairs minister

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Abe expresses strong anger at Las Vegas shooting

October 3, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a message to US President Donald Trump on Monday, expressing strong anger at a deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas. “I am immensely shocked and utterly outraged to learn about the shooting incident

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LDP clarifies aim to revise Constitution in election pledges

October 3, 2017

TOKYO- Releasing its campaign pledges on Monday for the House of Representatives election on Oct. 22, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party clarified its aim of amending Japan’s constitution, including its pacifist Article 9, for the first time since the supreme

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Japanese destroyer, US flattop conduct joint drills off Okinawa, Taiwan

October 2, 2017

TOKYO- The Japanese destroyer Sazanami has conducted joint drills with the US Navy’s USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and its strike group in waters around Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, and south of Taiwan, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force said Monday.

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Major Japanese companies hold ceremonies for new employees

October 2, 2017

TOKYO,- Major Japanese businesses on Monday held ceremonies for university students and graduates to whom they have made offers of employment next spring. Under the rules of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, on recruiting campaigns for university students, member

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Abe hopes for progress in peace treaty talks with Russia

October 2, 2017

KYOTO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his hopes on Sunday to make progress in World War II peace treaty talks with Russia. He said he hopes to promote discussions in a wide range of fields including the peace treaty

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Govʼt to back firmsʼ data-sharing through tax cuts

October 2, 2017

TOKYO- The industry ministry on Monday announced plans to introduce tax incentives for encouraging Japanese companies to share production and other data with rivals under its “connected industries” policy to help improve productivity and spur technological innovations. The ministry announced

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Major manufacturers’ sentiment hits 10-year high

October 2, 2017

TOKYO- Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan hit a 10-year high in September amid brisk exports on the back of an overseas economic recovery, the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” quarterly survey showed Monday. The results indicated that Japanese manufacturers

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