First private-sector condo building to be demolished

September 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s first private-sector condominium building, built in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward in 1956, will be demolished due to its aging. Work to demolish the five-story building with 28 units, Yotsuya Co-Plus, will begin on Sept. 15, Asahi Kasei Realty &

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Japan to promote active tourism use of traditional buildings

September 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s tourism ministry plans to urge local governments to set ordinances to exempt historic buildings, such as “kominka” traditional folk houses, from the building standards law, to better promote the use of such structures for tourism. The Ministry of

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Most public fund-injected banks short of profit targets

September 6, 2017

TOKYO- Eight of the nine regional banks provided with public funds failed to achieve their fiscal 2016 profit targets due to prolonged superlow interest rates under the Bank of Japan’s negative interest rate policy. The Financial Services Agency is increasingly

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Real wage logs sharpest fall in 25 months in July

September 6, 2017

TOKYO- The price-adjusted real wage index in Japan in July fell 0.8 percent from a year earlier, posting the steepest drop since June 2015, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said in a preliminary report on Wednesday. The index

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Lawmaker Inoki to visit Pyongang

September 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese House of Councillors lawmaker Antonio Inoki said Tuesday that he will visit North Korea from Thursday. The visit will coincide with North Korea’s national foundation day on Saturday. He is making arrangements to hold talks with officials of

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Abe seeks support from Germany, others over N. Korea

September 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday called on Germany, Russia and India to cooperate for the adoption of a new UN Security Council resolution to impose tougher sanctions against North Korea. In a telephone conversation with German Chancellor

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Abe arrives in Russian Far East

September 6, 2017

VLADIVOSTOK- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok on Wednesday afternoon to attend a Russia-hosted Eastern Economic Forum conference. On Thursday, Abe is set to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on

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Abe to meet Putin, Moon in Vladivostok after N. Korea N-test

September 5, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok for two days from Wednesday to attend a Russia-hosted Eastern Economic Forum conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced Tuesday. On Thursday, Abe and Russian

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