New foreign minister attracts attention in South Korea, China
August 4, 2017
SEOUL/BEIJING- The appointment of Taro Kono as Japanese foreign minister on Thursday attracted immediate attention from South Korean and Chinese media. Media in both countries reported that he is the eldest son of dovish politician Yohei Kono. Yohei Kono as
LDP, DP to hold Diet talks over scandal
August 4, 2017
TOKYO- The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Democratic Party agreed Friday to hold off-session deliberations in the Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Thursday to discuss allegations of a cover-up of daily logs on Ground Self-Defense Force troop operations
Toyota, Mazda to form capital tie-up, build joint factory in US
August 4, 2017
TOKYO- Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. said Friday that they have agreed to form a capital tie-up and promote joint development of electric vehicle and other leading technologies while building a joint assembly plant in the United States.
No time frame for amending Constitution
August 4, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that there should be no predetermined time frame for his long-cherished goal of amending the country’s constitution, which was drawn up during the US occupation that followed the end of World War
Kono to visit Philippines from Sunday
August 4, 2017
TOKYO- New Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Friday he will visit Manila from Sunday to Tuesday to attend meetings with his counterparts from countries related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It will be his first overseas trip
Social security benefits hit record 114 trillion yen
August 3, 2017
TOKYO- Social security benefits paid out in Japan in fiscal 2015 grew 2.4 percent from the preceding year to a record 114,859.6 billion yen, a welfare ministry-affiliated think tank said Tuesday. Medical expenditures and pension benefits increased in the year
Civil servants’ FY 2017 bonuses seen up slightly
August 3, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s National Personnel Authority is expected to recommend that national civil servants in the country receive bonuses equivalent to 4.35-4.4 months’ salary in fiscal 2017, up 0.05-0.1 month from the previous year, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The authority is
Japan to cut quotas on smaller tuna catches for 25 prefectures
August 3, 2017
TOKYO- Japan ‘s Fisheries Agency said Wednesday it will cut this season’s catch quotas on smaller Pacific bluefin tuna for 25 prefectures, including Hokkaido and Miyagi, aiming to preserve stocks of the fish. The move comes after the country’s catches
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