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
Osaka Gas raided for alleged anti-competitive practice
August 3, 2017
TOKYO- The Japan Fair Trade Commission conducted an on-site inspection of the head office of Osaka Gas Co. on Thursday on suspicion of forcing business partners to buy products from the major city gas provider in return for maintenance jobs,
76.1% of new university graduates secure Jobs
August 3, 2017
TOKYO- Of some 570,000 spring 2017 Japanese university graduates, 432,088, or 76.1 percent, have found jobs, the highest percentage in 24 years, a report by the education ministry showed Thursday. The figure was up 1.4 percentage points from a year
Abe launches new cabinet
August 3, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched a new cabinet on Thursday, in a bid to revive his administration, which has seen its public approval ratings plunge, by putting priority on economic growth. Abe replaced most of cabinet members, bringing
Japan makes proposal on Pacific tuna catches
August 2, 2017
TOKYO- Japan has proposed imposing emergency restrictions on Pacific bluefin tuna catches if stocks of the species fall, informed sources said Tuesday. Japan aims to have the proposal approved at a meeting of the Northern Committee of the Western and
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