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Privately developed rocket fails to reach space

July 31, 2017

TAIKI, HOKKAIDO- A small observation rocket launched by Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies Inc. on Sunday failed to reach space. The first Momo rocket, developed by the company, based in the town of Taiki in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido

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Yokohama Mayor Hayashi wins third term

July 31, 2017

YOKOHAMA- Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi won a third four-year term in Sunday’s election, a result that reassured Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which fared poorly in two successive major local elections held recently. Hayashi, who ran in the mayoral election

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Abe, Trump agree to seek cooperation from China, Russia over North Korea

July 31, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump, in phone talks Monday morning, agreed to increase pressure on North Korea and to step up requests for cooperation from China and Russia , which have been cautious about

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Local farmers in Cebu go into organic, sustainable farming through Japanese volunteers

July 31, 2017

Nearly 270 farmers in Ginatilan, a mountainous area in Cebu are adopting organic farming technology to expand their market and raise their income, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said in a statement on  Monday. With help from a Japanese

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New system to deal with unused land, buildings

July 30, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s land and infrastructure ministry plans to introduce a new system to help prevent land and buildings mainly in city centers from becoming vacant, informed sources said Sunday. As part of the system, the ministry is studying the idea of

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“Spa-Musement Parkˮopens 

July 30, 2017

BEPPU, OITA PREF.- A unique “spa-musement park” combining hot spring with an amusement park opened on Saturday, though operating for only three days, in the famous spa resort city of Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. In the park, created at

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BOJʼs massive ETF buying causing concerns about side effects

July 30, 2017

TOKYO- One year after the Bank of Japan decided to boost the amount of exchange-traded funds it buys as an additional monetary easing step, concerns about side effects from the unconventional central bank step are growing. At its Policy Board

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Japan, US, S. Korea eye emergency UNSC meeting on N. Korea

July 30, 2017

NEW YORK- Japan, the United States and South Korea have started talks on requesting the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting over North Korea’s latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, informed sources said Friday. Tokyo, Washington and Seoul

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