Japan protests North Korea nuclear test, eyes stricter sanctions

September 4, 2017

TOKYO- The Japanese government condemned North Korea on Sunday for conducting a nuclear test the same day in defiance of international pressure and protested against the reclusive state through embassy channels in Beijing. Speaking to reporters, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said

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Autonomous bus test starts at “michi no ekiˮ rest area

September 3, 2017

TOCHIGI- A test of self-driving bus services organized by the transport ministry started on Saturday at a “michi no eki” roadside rest area in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of any other places in the country. The Japanese ministry hopes

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Maehara to pick Yamao as DP secretary-general

September 3, 2017

TOKYO- New Democratic Party leader Seiji Maehara plans to appoint Shiori Yamao, former policy chief of the DP, as secretary-general of the main Japanese opposition party, it was learned Sunday. The choice of Yamao, 43, a member of the House

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Residents oppose “hydrogen townˮ in Tokyo waterfront

September 3, 2017

TOKYO- Residents of a condominium in the Harumi waterfront district in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward are raising opposition to the metropolitan government’s project to construct a hydrogen station there, citing safety concerns and other reasons, Jiji Press has learned. In the

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Japan agency announces Princess Mako’s informal engagement

September 3, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s Imperial Household Agency announced on Sunday the informal engagement of Princess Mako, the first grandchild of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, to former university classmate and commoner Kei Komuro. Shinichiro Yamamoto, grand steward of the agency, made the

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Japan govt begins 2-day nuclear disaster drill at Genkai plant

September 3, 2017

GENKAI, SAGA PREF.- The Japanese government began a two-day comprehensive disaster drill assuming that a serious accident has happened at Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Genkai nuclear power station. The drill is participated by some 6,500 people, including officials of the

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Filipino man arrested for 2004 murder of young Japanese woman

September 3, 2017

MITO, IBARAKI PREF.- Police on Saturday arrested a 35-year-old Filipino man on suspicions including murder over a 2004 case in which a female Japanese university student in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, was strangled. Arrested was Lampano Jerico Mori, a factory

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Abe, Trump agree to step up pressure on N. Korea

September 3, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agreed Sunday that their countries, along with South Korea, will tighten pressure on North Korea, which fired a ballistic missile over Japan last week with no prior warning. In

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