Households on welfare up for 3rd straight month

October 4, 2017

TOKYO- The number of households on welfare in Japan in July rose 568 from the previous month to 1,641,087, up for the third consecutive month, the welfare ministry said Wednesday. The growth reflected an increase in the number of elderly

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Showing mixed results, Abenomics to face votersʼ verdict

October 4, 2017

TOKYO- In the upcoming general election, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek voters’ verdict on his signature Abenomics economic policy mix, which he has strongly promoted but is yet to achieve the full range of its intended targets. The

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US dairy group calls for trade talks during Trump’s visit to Japan

October 4, 2017

CHICAGO- Mark Beck, executive vice president of the US Dairy Export Council, in an interview Tuesday called for starting bilateral trade talks with Japan during a planned visit by President Donald Trump to the country in November. Beck said that

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Rengo kicks off 2-day convention, set to urge 2-party politics

October 4, 2017

TOKYO- The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, kicked off a two-day convention on Wednesday, seen setting a goal of establishing a viable two-party political system to defeat Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party. The goal will be included

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Panel starts discussions on telework guidelines

October 3, 2017

TOKYO- A Japanese labor ministry study group on Tuesday held its first meeting to set guidelines to make it easier to telework, or work outside their regular workplaces, and have side jobs and second jobs. The group of experts will

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Consumer sentiment improves in September

October 3, 2017

TOKYO- Consumer sentiment in Japan rose for the first time in two months in September, a Cabinet Office survey showed Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index rose 0.6 point from the previous month to 43.9, according to the survey

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Koike’s party names 192 candidates in initial list

October 3, 2017

TOKYO- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s Kibo no To (Party of Hope) released on Tuesday its initial list of 192 candidates for the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. The list of 191 candidates for single-seat constituencies and one for a

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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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