Key policy targets of abenomics remain “out of reachˮ: IMF
August 1, 2017
WASHINGTON- The Japanese government has yet to achieve its policy targets set under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Abenomics economic policy mix as inflation remains “stubbornly low,” the International Monetary Fund said Monday. “Abenomics has improved economic conditions and engendered structural
Regulations outline on casino-featuring resorts
August 1, 2017
TOKYO- The Japanese government released Monday an outline of regulations for so-called integrated resorts, or IRs, that feature casinos, including measures to prevent gambling addiction, with a view to submitting a related bill during an extraordinary session of parliament this
Japan aims to increase adoption of abused children
August 1, 2017
TOKYO- A Japanese welfare ministry advisory panel gave broad approval on Monday to a proposal for raising the proportion of children adopted by foster parents to 75 percent or more of all infants unable to live with their biological parents,
Motegi, Onodera expected to join Abe’s new cabinet
August 1, 2017
TOKYO- Liberal Democratic Party senior lawmakers Toshimitsu Motegi and Itsunori Onodera are expected to join the new cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe whose lineup will be announced Thursday, informed sources said Tuesday. At an executive meeting, the ruling
Kagoike, his wife arrested over alleged subsidy scam
August 1, 2017
OSAKA- Japanese public prosecutors arrested Yasunori Kagoike, former head of school operator Moritomo Gakuen, and his wife on Monday on suspicion of illicitly receiving subsidies from the national government. The arrests came after the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office conducted
High school boys, man arrested over robbery of bag with 72 million yen in Ginza
August 1, 2017
TOKYO- Police arrested Monday two high school boys and a 20-year-old man for allegedly robbing a self-employed man of a bag that contained about 72 million yen in Tokyo’s Ginza district in April. The students at a Chiba prefectural high
Tottori sand dunes weeded to protect wind ripples
July 31, 2017
TOTTORI- Volunteers and other people are joining hands to get rid of weeds at the Tottori Sand Dunes in western Japan to protect the landmark’s renowned wind-created ripple patterns, a major tourist attraction. On the early morning of July 15,
South Korea launches task force to examine comfort women accord
July 31, 2017
SEOUL- The South Korean Foreign Ministry said Monday that it has set up a task force to review the December 2015 accord between South Korea and Japan to “finally and irreversibly” resolve the issue of comfort women. The working group
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