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
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
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
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,
Major rally held in Okinawa to oppose US base relocation
August 13, 2017
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF.- A major rally was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday to display opposition to the ongoing project to build a new US military facility in the Henoko coastal area of Nago in the southern Japan prefecture. The
Abe vows best efforts to protect people amid N. Korea threat
August 13, 2017
NAGATO, YAMAGUCHI PREF.- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed on Saturday to do everything to protect the people amid the growing missile threat of North Korea. “We’re doing all we can to protect the people’s lives and their property,” Abe
Edano, DP leader candidate, negative on working with Koike
August 11, 2017
TOKYO- Former Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, planning to run in the leadership election of the main opposition Democratic Party, has signaled a negative attitude toward working with popular Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. “Koike takes a policy stance that
Advisory panel postpones decision on Kake school plan
August 11, 2017
TOKYO- A Japanese government advisory panel has postponed its decision on whether to approve a plan to establish a new veterinary medicine faculty by Kake Educational Institution, a school operator at the center of a favoritism scandal involving Prime Minister
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