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Edano announces bid for DP leadership

July 30, 2017

SAITAMA- Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano announced Saturday his willingness to run in the election to choose the successor to Renho, who has offered to resign as president of the main Japanese opposition Democratic Party. “I’ve come to a conclusion that

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US conducts drills with Japan, S. Korea after N. Korea  ICBM launch

July 30, 2017

SEOUL- Two B-1B strategic bombers of the US Air Force on Sunday conducted joint drills separately with fighters of Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force and the South Korean Air Force, US military and other sources said.   The drills were apparently intended to

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North Korea fires ballistic missile,  claims ICBM success

July 29, 2017

TOKYO/SEOUL/WASHINGTON- North Korea has fired a ballistic missile late at night, in an apparent show of its capabilities of attacking the United States any time, a development that is certain to prompt Tokyo, Washington and Seoul to put even stronger

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“Premium Fridayˮ faces crucial moment half year after kickoff

July 29, 2017

TOKYO- “Premium Friday,” a nationwide campaign to encourage people to leave work early on the last Friday of every month and spur consumer spending, faces a crucial moment a half year after its splashy debut. Only a small number of companies

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US court refrains from judgment on Toshiba’s chip unit sale

July 29, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO- A California superior court on Friday stopped short of issuing a ruling over US hard disk drive maker Western Digital Corp.’s petition aimed at blocking struggling Japanese electronics and machinery maker Toshiba Corp.’s planned sale of its flash memory unit.

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US concerned about Japan safeguard beef tariff hike

July 29, 2017

WASHINGTON- US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Friday expressed concern about Japan’s decision to carry out a tariff hike for imported frozen beef as a safeguard measure following soaring imports. The measure “would harm our important bilateral trade relationship with Japan

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Abe condemns North Koreaʼs ballistic missile launch

July 29, 2017

TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned on Saturday North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch in the strongest terms. Japan’s government lodged a strong protest immediately against North Korea through their embassies in Beijing. The Japanese government intends to work closely with

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 Doubts remain after special probe into GSDF cover-up

July 28, 2017

TOKYO- The Defense Ministry’s special investigation into the alleged cover-up of Ground Self-Defense Force reports on peacekeeping operations in South Sudan has left unresolved the biggest issue of whether then Defense Minister Tomomi Inada was involved. The probe by the

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