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
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
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
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
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
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
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
New Japan defense chief vows to strengthen pressure on N. Korea
August 5, 2017
TOKYO- New Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera vowed on Friday to cooperate with the international community to strengthen pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile programs. “We need to step up various efforts to contain North Korea, in cooperation
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