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Gov’t aims to submit bill to lower adult age by autumn

August 6, 2017

TOKYO- Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa revealed on Friday plans to submit a bill by autumn’s extraordinary session of Japan’s Diet to amend the Civil Code to lower the country’s adult age from 20 to 18. “I will make my utmost

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Economic growth projected at 2.6% for April-June

August 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s economy is projected to have expanded at an annualized rate of 2.6 percent during April-June in price-adjusted real terms to mark the sixth straight quarter of expansion, according to the average estimate of 12 private-sector think tanks. The

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Abe gives up on autumn constitution proposal to Parliament

Abe gives up on autumn constitution proposal to Parliament

August 6, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has given up on an attempt to put forward his ruling party’s proposal for constitutional amendments to parliament in autumn this year. He was forced to first focus on shoring up public approval ratings

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Hiroshima calls for nuke-free world on atomic bombing anniversary

August 6, 2017

HIROSHIMA- Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called for further global efforts to abolish nuclear weapons as the western Japan city marked the 72nd anniversary of the US atomic bombing on Sunday. In a speech delivered at an annual memorial ceremony, Matsui

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JT to buy Indonesia tobacco firm

August 5, 2017

TOKYO- Japan Tobacco Inc. said Friday it will buy Indonesian kretek cigarette company PT Karyadibya Mahardhika and its distributor for a total of one billion dollars. The Japanese company will aim to expand business in the Indonesian market, the world’s

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Rise in fishing by neighbors may keep saury prices high

August 5, 2017

TOKYO- Reasonably priced and tasty, saury is a fixture in autumn meals for Japanese people, but that may change in the foreseeable future. Japan’s saury catches have fallen sharply in the past few years, primarily due to a surge of

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Abe ready to boost diplomatic efforts after Cabinet revamp

August 5, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is now ready to step up diplomatic efforts to strengthen international pressure on North Korea to stop provocations, following a cabinet reshuffle carried out on Thursday. The biggest diplomatic and security challenge for the new

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Victims remembered 1 month after Kyushu downpours

August 5, 2017

ASAKURA, FUKUOKA PREF.- Prayers were offered in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Saturday for people killed in floods caused by downpours that hit the northern part of the Kyushu southwestern Japan region a month ago. City government officials observed a minute

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