Putin aide sees Japan-Russia peace treaty talks moving steadily
September 15, 2017
MOSCOW- Valentina Matviyenko, head of the Federation Council, the upper chamber of Russia’s parliament, told a visiting Japanese ruling bloc official on Thursday that Tokyo and Moscow are steadily making progress in their talks to conclude a peace treaty to
Tokyo court finds pay gaps between regular, non-regular workers unjustifiable
September 15, 2017
TOKYO- Tokyo District Court ruled Thursday that gaps in pay between regular and nonregular employees at Japan Post Co. are unjustifiable. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by three nonregular Japan Post workers seeking a total of 15 million
UNSC to meet on another N. Korea missile launch over Japan
September 15, 2017
NEW YORK- The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday afternoon after North Korea fired another ballistic missile over the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on the same day. Japan, the United States and South Korea requested
Abe Cabinet approval rating rises to 41.8%: Jiji survey
September 15, 2017
TOKYO- Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet rose 5.2 percentage points from August to 41.8 percent this month, outpacing disapproval for the first time in three months, a Jiji Press poll showed on Friday. The disapproval rating
2 more lawmakers submit resignations from DP
September 15, 2017
TOKYO- Two more Japanese House of Representatives lawmakers handed letters of resignation from the main opposition Democratic Party to Secretary-General Atsushi Oshima on Friday. The two, Hirofumi Ryu and Yuichi Goto, are expected to join a new party that former
Komeito chief, in Moscow, calls for advancing isle talks
September 14, 2017
MOSCOW- Visiting Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi stressed on Wednesday that now is the time to move forward in territorial talks between Tokyo and Moscow on four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan. “We now see a golden opportunity (to advance the
Mazda to launch new CX-8 SUV in December
September 14, 2017
TOKYO- Mazda Motor Corp. said Thursday it will launch a high-end large sport-utility vehicle in Japan on Dec. 14. Equipped with a 2,200 cc clean diesel engine, the Japanese automaker’s flagship SUV, named the CX-8, is 4.9 meters long, about
Supermarkets, convenience stores cutting prices
September 14, 2017
TOKYO- Supermarkets and convenience stores in Japan are cutting prices on processed food products and daily necessities, as concern over the future course of the economy and sluggish growth in disposable income leave customers reluctant to loosen their purse strings.
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