Japan, UK leaders agree to increase pressure on N. Korea
September 1, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his British counterpart, Theresa May, on Thursday agreed to further increase pressure on North Korea, which is accelerating nuclear and missile development, and urge China to play its role in sorting out the
April-June capital spending up 1.5%
September 1, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese non-financial companies’ combined capital expenditures in April-June rose 1.5 percent from a year before to 9,450.6 billion yen, up for the third straight quarter, the Ministry of Finance said Friday. The reading was weaker than the median forecast
Defense ministry requests record 5.2 trillion yen budget
September 1, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s Defense Ministry has announced a budget request of 5,255.1 billion yen for fiscal 2018, a record high, as it aims to strengthen the country’s missile interception capabilities amid increasing threats from North Korean missiles. The request for the
Children on nursery waiting lists rise for third year
September 1, 2017
TOKYO- The number of children waiting to enter nursery schools in Japan as of April 1 increased by 2,528 from a year before to 26,081, growing for the third straight year, the welfare ministry said Friday. The increase is believed
11 TPP signatories make progress in top negotiator talks
August 31, 2017
SYDNEY- Chief negotiators from 11 signatory countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership made progress in narrowing down a list of items for the free trade pact to be dropped or revised at a three-day meeting in Sydney through Wednesday. The negotiators
Industrial output down 0.8% in July
August 31, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s industrial production in July fell 0.8 percent from the previous month, reflecting sluggish output of semiconductor-making equipment and products related to power generation, government data showed Thursday. The seasonally adjusted production index for the manufacturing and mining sectors
1.7 million vehicles with risky Takata air bags unrepaired in Japan
August 31, 2017
TOKYO- Some 1.7 million vehicles subject to recalls in Japan have not gone through repair even though they are mounted with defective Takata Corp. air bags with a high risk of abnormal ruptures, a government survey has shown. The transport
Sumiteru Taniguchi, symbol of Nagasaki A-bombing, dies
August 31, 2017
NAGASAKI- Sumiteru Taniguchi, who suffered severe radiation burns on his back in the US atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945 and served as a living witness to the agonies brought about by the nuclear attack, died on Wednesday. He was
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