Several lawmakers mulling quitting Japanese opposition DP
September 10, 2017
TOKYO- Several House of Representatives members of the Democratic Party are considering quitting the major Japanese opposition party due to their displeasure with its election cooperation with the Japanese Communist Party, sources familiar with the situation said. These Lower House
Kiryu 1st Japanese to break 10 seconds in 100 meters
September 10, 2017
FUKUI- Yoshihide Kiryu, 21, of Toyo University became the first Japanese sprinter to run 100 meters in less than 10 seconds on Saturday. Kiryu marked a new Japanese record of 9.98 seconds with a tailwind of 1.8 meters per second in
Japan offers aid package for ASEAN to promote trade
September 10, 2017
MANILA- Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko proposed an aid package for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to develop foundations for free trade, at a meeting with his counterparts from ASEAN members in Manila on Saturday. The offer came as Japan
Apple objects Western Digital move on Toshiba Memory
September 9, 2017
TOKYO- Apple Inc. is seeking to prevent Western Digital Corp. from taking control of Toshiba Memory Corp., despite its interest in teaming up with the US hard disk drive maker to acquire the crown jewel of troubled Japanese electronics and
Tokyo to submit ordinance banning indoor smoking to assembly
September 9, 2017
TOKYO- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said Friday that the metropolitan government will submit an draft ordinance against passive smoking that includes a ban on indoor smoking in eating establishments in principle, to the metropolitan assembly during the current fiscal year
Ministry asks panel for advice on work style reform bill
September 9, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s labor ministry asked Friday a government panel for advice on a planned bill for work style reforms, including new overtime caps and measures to help realize equal pay for equal work. The ministry submitted an outline of the
Japan mulling mandatory “Minpakuˮ biz holidays
September 9, 2017
TOKYO- The Japan Tourism Agency is considering requesting municipalities to designate periods during which “minpaku” private lodging services must be shut in their regions, Jiji Press learned Friday. Municipalities will be free to decide when to set such local minpaku
FSA sees insufficient aid by regional banks to weak firms
September 9, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s Financial Services Agency has drafted a report that regional banks tend to be reluctant to provide financing support to client companies in bad financial conditions, informed sources said Friday. Seeing that the tendency represents financial exclusion typical in
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