Ministry urged to improve English skills of students, teachers
July 14, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s internal affairs ministry advised the education ministry on Friday to take effective measures to improve the English proficiency of students and teachers under the government’s five-year basic education promotion plan starting in fiscal 2018. The move comes at
Confirmation of Hagerty as US Ambassador welcomed
July 14, 2017
TOKYO- The Japanese government on Friday welcomed the US Senate’s confirmation of William Hagerty as ambassador to Japan. “We sincerely welcome the confirmation,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference, pointing out that US President Donald Trump has
Japan mourns death of Liu Xiaobo
July 14, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Friday expressed condolences over the death of prominent Chinese pro-democracy activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. “Liu devoted his life to the pursuit of freedom and democracy,” the top Japanese
Okinawa to file suit over US base relocation
July 14, 2017
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF.- The Okinawa prefectural assembly approved on Friday a plan to file a lawsuit aimed at blocking landfill work by the Japanese government for the relocation of a US military base within the southern prefecture. The prefectural government
Abe Cabinet support dives to 29.9%, disapproval 48.6%: Jiji poll
July 14, 2017
TOKYO- The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet plunged 15.2 percentage points in July from the previous month to 29.9 percent, dropping below 30 pct for the first time since his current administration was launched in December
Japan’s revised penal code goes into force
July 13, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s revised Penal Code, stipulating tighter penalties against sex offenses, went into force on Thursday. Through the first major overhaul of sex crime-linked provisions since the code was established in 1907, the amended law now includes the crime of
Kankeiren chief bullish on Osaka’s world expo bid
July 13, 2017
OSAKA- A business leader in the Kansai western Japan region has sounded bullish on Osaka’s bid to host the 2025 World Exposition. “I’ve heard that Paris is a little bit ahead of us in the bidding race, but we’re competitive
Dentsu to face trial over illegal overtime
July 13, 2017
TOKYO- Tokyo Summary Court decided Wednesday to put Dentsu Inc. on a formal trial in a high-profile illegal overtime case. On July 5, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office brought a summary indictment against the Japanese advertising giant on charges of violating
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