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Typhoon Noru makes landfall in Western Japan

August 7, 2017

TOKYO- Typhoon Noru made landfall in the Kii Peninsula in western Japan on Monday afternoon, causing heavy rain and strong wind in the region. The season’s fifth typhoon reached land over the northern part of Wakayama Prefecture on the peninsula

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Uehara, 1st cabinet minister elected from Okinawa, dies

August 7, 2017

TOKYO- Former National Land Agency chief Kosuke Uehara, the first lawmaker elected from Okinawa Prefecture to become a cabinet minister in Japan, died of respiratory failure on Sunday. He was 84. Uehara, a native of the southernmost Japanese prefecture, led

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Yamanashi mayor arrested over illicit staff hiring

Yamanashi mayor arrested over illicit staff hiring

August 7, 2017

TOKYO- Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department arrested Yamanashi Mayor Seiki Mochizuki on Monday on suspicion of involvement in illicitly hiring a city employee. The 70-year-old mayor of the central Japan city is suspected of falsifying official documents to help a specific

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Japan, US, Australia voice deep concerns over S. China Sea rows

August 7, 2017

MANILA- The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and Australia on Monday expressed serious concerns over disputes in the South China Sea, where China is increasing its moves to build military facilities. In a joint statement issued after their

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Japan asks US to refrain from Osprey flights

August 6, 2017

TOKYO-Japan called on the United States on Sunday to refrain from flying its Osprey military aircraft in Japan for the time being following the crash of one of the tilt-rotor aircraft in Australia. The Japanese government asked the US military

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Rising labor costs casting shadows on businesses

August 6, 2017

TOKYO- Rising labor costs are casting shadows over the management of Japanese businesses amid escalating manpower shortages in the country. According to a labor ministry survey for June released on Friday, the average hourly pay of part-time workers rose 3.1

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Arctic route seen used for Europe-to-Hokkaido shipment later this year

August 6, 2017

TOKYO- The shipping route between Europe and East Asia via the Arctic Ocean is expected to be used for cargo transportation from Europe to Hokkaido, northern Japan, for the first time later this year, Jiji Press has learned. A cargo

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UN Security Council toughens N. Korea sanctions

August 6, 2017

NEW YORK- The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Saturday tightening sanctions against North Korea over its launches of two intercontinental ballistic missiles last month. The US-sponsored resolution bans North Korean exports of coal, iron, iron ore, lead,

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