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Part from KLM plane hits car in Osaka

September 24, 2017

OSAKA- A 4.3-kilogram part that dropped from a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passenger airplane hit a moving car in the western Japan city of Osaka on Saturday, the transport ministry’s West Japan Civil Aviation Bureau said Sunday. The part struck

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Abe govt wants voters’ verdict on achievements: LDP member

September 24, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election in order to obtain voters’ verdict on his government’s achievements, a ruling party official said Sunday. Meanwhile, opposition lawmakers criticized the planned dissolution of

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Abe, Kishida discuss LDP election pledges

September 23, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Liberal Democratic Party policy head Fumio Kishida on Saturday to discuss the LDP’s campaign pledges for an expected general election next month, informed sources said.The meeting was held at Abe’s private house

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Bicycle insurance attracts demand in Japan

September 23, 2017

TOKYO- Horrified by a series of court rulings ordering huge damages payments related to accidents caused by bicycles, bicyclists in Japan are rushing to buy exclusively designed liability insurance policies. Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. has concluded 400,000 new contracts

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Panel starts talks on benefits of maglev line

September 23, 2017

TOKYO- A newly created Japanese transport ministry panel on Friday launched discussions on how the country should maximize the effects from a magnetic levitation ultrahigh-speed train line that will link Tokyo and the western city of Osaka via Nagoya, central

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Construction industry vows to self-regulate overtime

September 23, 2017

TOKYO- The Japan Federation of Construction Contractors, made up of major building firms, announced on Friday an action plan for companies to self-regulate overtime hours and realize two days off a week. Through the action plan, the federation hopes that moving in

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NASA to cooperate with JAXA’s project

September 23, 2017

TOKYO- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Friday that the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration has agreed to cooperate with JAXA’s Martian moon exploration project. Under the agreement, JAXA will receive observation equipment from NASA for the

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11 TPP nations to hold talks again in Tokyo next month

September 23, 2017

TOKYO- Chief negotiators from Japan and 10 other signatories of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement ended two days of talks in Tokyo on Friday, setting their next meeting in the Japanese capital in October. At the latest talks, the 11 countries

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