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Comfort women statues installed on buses in S. Korea

August 14, 2017

SEOUL- A Seoul bus service operator on Monday started running buses each carrying a girl’s statue symbolizing the issue of comfort women forced into prostitution for Japanese troops before and during World War II. The 1.3-meter-tall plastic statue was installed

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New defense chief makes first visit to Okinawa

August 14, 2017

NAHA, OKINAWA PREF.- Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera on Monday visited Okinawa Prefecture for the first time since he took office earlier this month and held talks with Takeshi Onaga, governor of the southernmost Japan prefecture. During the meeting, held

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Japan not to allow student increase at Tokyo universities

August 14, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s education ministry will not allow in principle an increase of the enrollment limits at private universities in Tokyo’s densely populated 23 wards, beginning in the school year from April 2018, according to informed sources. The ministry will shortly

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Economy grows 4% in Apr-June quarter

August 14, 2017

TOKYO- The Japanese economy grew at an annualized pace of 4.0 pct in April-June in price-adjusted real terms, bolstered by strength in domestic demand, such as personal consumption and capital spending, which more than offset a drop in exports, government

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Russia holding military drills on disputed isles: report

August 13, 2017

TOKYO- Russia’s military has started drills on northwestern Pacific islands at the center of the country’s territorial dispute with Japan, according to a recent Interfax report. More than 1,000 soldiers and 100 vehicles are set to participate in the drills

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Japan rushing to talent-spot paralympians

August 13, 2017

TOKYO- With only three years left until the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Japan is accelerating efforts to find possible Paralympians in order to win as many medals as possible as host nation. Japan Para Athletics, an association for athletic sports for

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Japan to promote whole-area barrier-free development

August 13, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s infrastructure ministry plans to revise the law promoting the development of barrier-free environments, in order to offer whole-area infrastructure that is friendly to the elderly and people with disabilities, according to informed sources. The ministry is discussing ways

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US Marines to Ground aircraft for 24 hours after Osprey crash

August 13, 2017

WASHINGTON- The US Marine Corps said Friday that it will ground all aviation units for 24 hours in the wake of recent accidents including a fatal crash off Australia of an Osprey tilt-rotor transporter from a base in Okinawa Prefecture,

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