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Japan, China, South Korea unlikely to hold summit in July

June 29, 2017

Tokyo- Japan, China and South Korea are unlikely to hold an envisioned three-way summit in July, Japanese government sources told Jiji Press on Wednesday. Japan proposed holding the summit in Tokyo in July, but Beijing has recently expressed opposition to an

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Moon’s speech team makes error on Fukushima n-accident: South Korea official

June 29, 2017

SEOUL- A senior official of the South Korean president’s office said Wednesday that a questionable remark by President Moon Jae-in about the March 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 plant was made due to a

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Immigration agents arrest Japanese for alleged insurance fraud, swindling

Immigration agents arrest Japanese for alleged insurance fraud, swindling

June 28, 2017

Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents arrested on Thursday a Japanese national wanted by authorities in Tokyo for involvement in insurance fraud and swindling. Sources from the BI fugitive search unit said  37-year-old Susuki Yuya was nabbed by the unit’s operatives

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Japan, EU searching for common ground on cheese

June 28, 2017

Tokyo- Japan and the European Union, in final-stage free trade talks at ministerial and top negotiator levels, are searching for common ground on the handling of Japanese tariffs on cheese, the most contentious item, among other key agricultural products. The negotiations

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NHK panel eyes charging fees on online TV program viewing

June 28, 2017

Tokyo- A committee of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, came up with a proposal on Tuesday calling for charging fees on households without television sets for watching TV programs distributed through the Internet simultaneously. The committee also proposed that NHK not to charge

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Slow progress in Takata air bag recall emerges as challenge

June 28, 2017

New york- The massive recall of defective Takata Corp. air bags has progressed only slowly in the United States and is increasingly seen as a challenge following the Japanese company’s bankruptcy filing. The air bag recall has grown to an

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S. Korean president beginning to show true colors, worrying Japan

June 28, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government’s worries are growing about South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who is getting outspoken about sensitive issues such as so-called comfort women and North Korea, observers have said. He seems to be moving away from his earlier careful

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Toshiba, Japan-led team in final talks over chip unit sale

June 28, 2017

Tokyo- Toshiba Corp. is in final talks with a Japan-US-South Korea consortium to conclude a deal to sell its flash memory unit, informed sources said Tuesday. The struggling Japanese electronics and machinery maker on Wednesday granted the consortium the preferential right to

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