Lithium-Ion battery incidents increasing: survey
August 23, 2017
TOKYO- Incidents involving lithium-ion batteries used in laptop computers and smartphones, such as fires and heat that led to damage to the bodies of users and surroundings, are increasing in Japan, a survey by a government-affiliated institute has shown. A
Kono says forced labor issue with S. Korea resolved
August 23, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Tuesday that his country and South Korea resolved decades ago the issue of compensation for damage caused during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. In an interview, Kono said he has “nothing
Maehara interested in cooperation with Koike-linked new party
August 23, 2017
TOKYO- Seiji Maehara, one of the two candidates in the leadership election of Japan’s main opposition Democratic Party, indicated Wednesday his willingness to explore opportunities to cooperate with a new political party likely to be established by a lawmaker close
Toshiba in intensive talks with Western Digital
August 23, 2017
TOKYO- Toshiba Corp. has been in intensive talks with partner Western Digital Corp. on the planned sale of its memory chip operations, informed sources said Wednesday. The struggling Japanese electronics and machinery maker aims to reach an agreement with the
Proportion of successful female gov’t job applicants hits record
August 23, 2017
TOKYO- Women accounted for a record 33.8 pct of successful applicants for noncareer Japanese government jobs in the fiscal 2017 examinations, the National Personnel Authority said Wednesday. The total number of successful applicants declined by 378 from the previous year
Defense ministry to seek record 5.25 trillion yen budget
August 23, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s Defense Ministry will make a record budget request of 5,255.1 billion yen for fiscal 2018, including expenditures to strengthen the country’s defense in response to series of ballistic missile launches by North Korea, government officials said Tuesday. The
Turnover ceremony for Japan-funded training center in Naujan held
August 22, 2017
A turnover ceremony for a project for the construction of training center for the Mangyans in Mindoro was held on August 15 in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, the Embassy of Japan said in a statement Tuesday. The ceremony was attended by Benjamin Abadiano, president,
US Navy orders fleet operational pause
August 22, 2017
WASHINGTON- The US Navy ordered Monday an operational pause and a sweeping review of all procedures to all of its fleets around the world in response to a collision involving the USS John S. McCain Aegis-class guided-missile destroyer. Each fleet
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