Okinawa Assembly protests US Osprey operations
August 28, 2017
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF.- The Okinawa prefectural assembly adopted Monday a resolution demanding the withdrawal of the US Marine Corps and its MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft from the southernmost Japan prefecture, protesting the recent deadly crash of an Osprey military transporter.
Toshiba to start final talks to ink memory biz deal
August 28, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s Toshiba Corp. will start final talks with US partner Western Digital Corp., aiming to ink a deal within this month that will enable the sale of Toshiba Memory Corp. Western Digital has told Toshiba that it does not
MSDF chopper likely crashes off Aomori Pref.
August 27, 2017
TOKYO- A Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter is likely to have crashed off Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after falling out of contact during a drill Saturday night. One of the four crew members of the SH-60J patrol helicopter has been rescued,
Hokkaido top leader in alternative power generation
August 27, 2017
TOKYO- Hokkaido is the top leader among Japan’s 47 prefectures in power generation using alternative sources such as solar energy, Natural Resources and Energy Agency data have shown. In fiscal 2016, a total of 28,418 million kilowatt-hours of electricity was
Record 74 pct of Japanese satisfied with their lives: govt poll
August 27, 2017
TOKYO- A Cabinet Office survey showed Saturday that nearly 74 pct of Japanese people are satisfied with their current lives, the highest proportion since the survey item was added in 1963. The share of respondents who said they are satisfied
Healthy biz program may require full passive smoking measures
August 27, 2017
TOKYO- A Japanese government panel is considering proposing full measures against workplace passive smoking as a requirement for health-conscious businesses certified in a government-led program, Jiji Press learned Saturday. The panel of experts is expected to revise the standards for
Maehara leads Edano in support from DP chapters: Jiji poll
August 27, 2017
TOKYO- Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has secured support from 14 Democratic Party prefectural chapters in the party’s presidential race, against 10 for his sole opponent, Yukio Edano, a Jiji Press survey showed Saturday. In the survey, conducted on prefectural
Google apologizes for causing network failures in Japan
August 27, 2017
TOKYO- U.S. technology giant Google Inc. has apologized for causing Internet access failures across Japan on Friday. In a statement released Saturday, Google said an incorrect network setting caused the failures, adding that the problem was fixed within eight minutes.
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