Summer holiday budget falls for 2nd straight year
July 28, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese households’ average budget for leisure and other purposes in this year’s summer holidays fell by 2,952 yen from a year earlier to 81,380 yen, down for the second straight year, a survey by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.
Regular job openings ratio rose above one in June
July 28, 2017
TOKYO- The ratio of effective job openings to seekers for regular positions in Japan exceeded one in June for the first time since data began being collected in November 2004, the government said Friday. The figure grew 0.02 point from the
Japan faces tough fight against doping
July 28, 2017
TOKYO- Few would dispute Japan’s reputation as one of the cleanest nations in terms of doping in sports. With no offenders in its past Olympic delegations, Japan won support in bidding to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in
Hagerty sworn in as envoy to Japan
July 28, 2017
WASHINGTON- Businessman William Hagerty was sworn in as US ambassador to Japan on Thursday in a ceremony that took place on the White House grounds. Following an introduction by Vice President Mike Pence, Hagerty took the oath of office, with his left
US downplays Inada resignation impact on bilateral work
July 28, 2017
WASHINGTON- A US Department of State spokeswoman downplayed Thursday any impact that Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada’s resignation may have on Japan-US cooperation in dealing with North Korean and other issues. “We have a close relationship with Japan,” the spokeswoman, Heather Nauert,
Household spending up for 1st time in 16 months
July 28, 2017
TOKYO- Consumption spending by households in Japan in June grew 2.3 percent from a year before in price-adjusted real terms, marking the first rise in 16 months, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The upturn reflected strong demand for home renovation and
Inada quits as defense minister over cover-up
July 28, 2017
TOKYO- Tomomi Inada resigned as Japanese defense minister on Friday over a data cover-up scandal involving the Ground Self-Defense Force, dealing a further blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s faltering administration. Inada submitted her resignation to the prime minister on the day
Japan extends humanitarian grant aid of $2 million to internally displaced people in Mindanao
July 28, 2017
Japan decided to extend humanitarian grant aid of $2,000,000 (approximately 222,000,000 Japanese yen) to support relief operations for those affected by the Marawi crisis in Mindanao through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund
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