More local govt’s eyeing lodging tax
September 4, 2017
TOKYO- An increasing number of local governments in Japan are planning to introduce an accommodation tax in a bid to finance efforts to promote tourism amid record-breaking arrivals of tourists from abroad. Local governments are allowed to adopt an accommodation
Parliament to discuss N. Korea’s nuclear test on Tuesday
September 4, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese ruling coalition officials on Monday agreed to hold an off-session meeting of a House of Representatives committee on Tuesday to discuss a response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test. The officials from the Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition
Takeda ties up with startup on cancer immunotherapy
September 4, 2017
TOKYO- Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Monday it has entered into a collaboration with Tokyo-based startup Noile-Immune Biotech Inc. on research and development for cancer immunotherapy. Noile-Immune Biotech was launched in 2015 by the National Cancer Center Japan and Yamaguchi University.
Japan to promote sharing economy for solving regional issues
September 4, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s internal affairs ministry plans to back efforts in fiscal 2018 to utilize the so-called sharing economy to tackle regional problems such as depopulation and labor shortages. Specifically, the ministry will encourage the provision of paid transportation services for
No abnormal radiation readings after N. Korea nuclear test: NRA
September 4, 2017
TOKYO- No abnormal readings have been detected in radiation levels measured by monitoring posts across Japan after a nuclear test by North Korea on Sunday, the Nuclear Regulation Authority said. An official of the NRA said that it will strengthen its
Gov’t cancels part of nuclear disaster drill at Genkai plant
September 4, 2017
GENKAI, SAGA PREF.- The Japanese government canceled part of a comprehensive disaster drill at Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Genkai nuclear power station, which started on Sunday morning, following a nuclear test conducted by North Korea the same day. Following the nuclear test,
Princess Mako, Komuro speak of joy after informal engagement
September 4, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Princess Mako and her fiance-to-be, Kei Komuro, expressed joy at a press conference on Sunday after their informal engagement was announced by the Imperial Household Agency the same day. “I felt really happy and immediately accepted his marriage proposal,” said
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on North Korea
September 4, 2017
NEW YORK- The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss a response to North Korea’s nuclear test, diplomats said Sunday. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. (2 p.m. GMT) in the open. Japan, the United
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