LDP eyes 2.4m yen limit for new student aid
September 19, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is examining the idea of limiting the use of new financial assistance for students in higher education to 2.4 million yen per head, Jiji Press learned Monday. Under the envisioned assistance program, students at
Political parties gearing up for Lower House election
September 19, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese political parties accelerated Tuesday their preparations for a snap election for the House of Representatives expected to take place next month. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly plans to dissolve the all-important lower chamber of parliament as early as
Seven-Eleven Japan to unveil “onigiriˮ machines
September 19, 2017
TOKYO- Major convenience store chain operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Tuesday that it will introduce vending machines that dispense “onigiri” rice balls, bread and other products. The unit of Seven & i Holdings Co. plans to set up the machines
Banks to tighten screening for individual loans
September 19, 2017
TOKYO- The Japanese banking industry plans to tighten the screening of loan applications from individuals to avert the risk of having financial ties to organized crime. The Japanese Bankers Association, or Zenginkyo, will launch as early as January a borrow
Land prices rise 0.5% in commercial districts
September 19, 2017
TOKYO- The average land price in commercial districts in Japan as of July 1 inched up 0.5 percent from a year earlier, mainly reflecting higher demand for hotel and store sites on the back of an increasing number of inbound
3 Chinese men held for using shopping points of others
September 19, 2017
TOKYO- Tokyo police have arrested two Chinese men on suspicion of making unauthorized online access and using shopping points of other person at an outlet of electronics retailer Bic Camera Inc. The two arrested by the cybercrime division of the
Japan deploys PAC-3 missile interceptors in Hakodate
September 19, 2017
HAKODATE, HOKKAIDO- Japan’s Defense Ministry deployed Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, missile interceptors in the city of Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Tuesday after North Korea recently fired two missiles over the southern part of the northernmost Japan prefecture. The PAC-3 interceptors
4 boys held over vandalism of Okinawa mass suicide cave
September 18, 2017
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF.- Police in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa have arrested four boys on suspicion of vandalizing a cave in a local village where a number of residents committed suicide in the final phase of World War II.
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