Ministry mistakenly fails to pay pension benefits
September 14, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s welfare ministry said Wednesday the “kyosai nenkin” pension program mainly for government employees mistakenly failed to pay 59.8 billion yen of add-on benefits, a record amount of nonpayment by the program. The ministry will inform the 105,963 recipients
Abe pushes for wider use of shinkansen in India
September 14, 2017
Ahmedabad, India- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed Thursday hopes that India will use his country’s Shinkansen bullet train technology for more high-speed railway projects. Abe touted the safety of Shinkansen while giving a speech in Ahmedabad, western India, at
Kyoto to charge 200-1,000 yen in accommodation tax in 2018
September 14, 2017
Kyoto- The western Japan city of Kyoto plans to charge an accommodation tax of 200-1,000 yen per guest per night, starting in October next year, informed sources said. The city government aims to submit the plan to the city assembly
Fatal accidents by elderly drivers drop in Jan.-June
September 14, 2017
TOKYO- The number of fatal accidents in Japan caused by drivers aged 75 or older totaled 190 in January-June, down by 28 from the corresponding period last year, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The total accounted for 12.9 percent
Tokyo, Seoul have consensus to shelve history issues: official
September 14, 2017
SEOUL- The Japanese and South Korean governments have reached a consensus to put history issues, including the issue of “comfort women,” on the back burner for the time being, a South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday. The spokesman said
Abe’s aide advocates Japan’s possession of missiles
September 14, 2017
TOKYO- A ruling party adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underscored on Wednesday the necessity of Japan considering possessing ballistic and cruise missiles given the progress in North Korea’s missile and nuclear development. Katsuyuki Kawai, the Liberal Democratic Party’s
Trump mulling 1st visit to Japan in Nov.
September 13, 2017
TOKYO- US President Donald Trump is considering visiting Japan in early November to hold talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, informed sources said Wednesday. Tokyo and Washington are arranging Trump’s visit to Japan, a Japanese government source said. It would
Nobel Laureate Ohsumi sets up foundation for fundamental biology
September 13, 2017
TOKYO- Tokyo Institute of Technology honorary professor Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has announced the establishment of a foundation for fundamental biology research. “I would like to provide research funding for researchers who
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