Death toll rises to 15 in rain-hit southwestern Japan
July 8, 2017
FUKUOKA/OITA- The death toll from record rainfall that devastated areas in the southwestern Japan prefectures of Fukuoka and Oita has risen to 15, with more than 20 people missing and over 600 stranded, local authorities said Friday. The central government mobilized
Record rainfall in southwestern Japan leaves 4 dead
July 7, 2017
FUKUOKA/OITA- Record rainfall lashed the southwestern Japan prefectures of Fukuoka and Oita through Thursday, leaving four people dead, two in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest and 19 unaccounted for. Self-Defense Forces troops, police officers and firefighters started full-scale search operations in
Renho opposes Abeʼs planned Article 9 revision
July 7, 2017
Tokyo- Democratic Party leader Renho on Thursday signaled the main Japanese opposition party’s stance of rejecting a plan by Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe to revise Article 9 of the Japanese constitution in order to clarify a rationale
Dentsu faces summary indictment over illegal overtime
July 7, 2017
Tokyo- The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has brought a summary indictment against Dentsu Inc. on suspicion of violating the labor standards law over illegal overtime at the leading Japanese ad agency, informed sources said Thursday. Four senior Dentsu officials on
Japan defense paper to warn against Chinaʼs naval activities
July 7, 2017
Tokyo- In its upcoming defense white paper for 2017, the Japanese government is set to express its concerns over a possible expansion of the Chinese military’s activities in the Sea of Japan, Jiji Press learned Thursday. An outline of the defense
Bunch of grapes fetches record 1.11 million yen
July 7, 2017
KANAZAWA, ISHIKAWA PREF.- A bunch of premium grapes developed in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, fetched a record high of 1.11 million yen in the first auction of this season on Friday. The price for the grapes, Ruby Roman, eclipsed the
Forex reserves log 1st drop in 3 months in June
July 7, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s foreign exchange reserves dropped for the first time in three months in June, the Ministry of Finance said Friday. The country’s external reserves totaled 1,249,847 million dollars at the end of June, down 2,021 million dollars from a month before,
Abe, Trump, Moon confirm cooperation on new sanctions on N. Korea
July 7, 2017
GERMANY- The leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Thursday to cooperate closely to have the UN Security Council adopt a new sanctions resolution on North Korea over the reclusive state’s missile development. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, US
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