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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Abe meets with Komeito leader to discuss election

September 18, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi on Monday to discuss an expected imminent dissolution of the House of Representatives for a snap general election. During the 15-minute talks at Abe’s private home in Tokyo,

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