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Inada draws fire over SDF remarks during LDP campaign

June 28, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada has come under fire following her controversial reference to the Self-Defense Forces during the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s campaign for the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election. At a campaign event for an LDP candidate

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Survey mission arrives on Russian-held island

June 28, 2017

NEMURO, HOKKAIDO- A Japanese survey mission arrived on a Russian-held island on Tuesday, starting its tour to study the feasibility of proposed Japan-Russia joint economic activities on the northwestern Pacific islands at the center of a bilateral territorial row. After departing from

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Japanese teacher pushes for youth with disabilities to have equal shot at life

June 28, 2017

The Babita House is a two-storey dormitory and a native house where young PWDs  learn math, sign languages, reading, writing, and engage in livelihood activities.   Japanese volunteer Akiko Sugiyama who was dispatched in Bohol under the Japan Overseas Cooperation

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Takata chief apologizes to shareholders

June 27, 2017

Tokyo- Takata Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Shigehisa Takada apologized directly to shareholders on Tuesday, the day after the troubled Japanese air bag supplier filed for bankruptcy protection. “We apologize for causing inconvenience,” Takada said at a general meeting of

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1st test run of remotely operated vehicles starts

June 27, 2017

CHATAN, OKINAWA PREF.- Japan on Monday started tests of driverless small electric carts in Chatan, Okinawa Prefecture, the first trial in the country for remotely operated vehicles. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST, will hold the experiments for

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Household financial assets hit record at FY 2016 end

June 27, 2017

Tokyo- The balance of household financial assets in Japan at the March 31 end of fiscal 2016 grew 2.7 percent from a year before to 1,809 trillion yen, hitting a record high on a fiscal year-end basis, a Bank of Japan report showed

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Japan conveys regret over Moon’s Fukushima N-accident remarks

June 27, 2017

SEOUL- The Japanese government has expressed its regret over recent remarks by South Korean President Moon Jae-in about the March 2011 accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s  Fukushima No. 1 plant, Jiji Press learned Monday. “The accident in 2011 at

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Abeʼs earlier constitution time frame confuses ruling bloc

June 27, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s earlier time frame for revising the constitution has caused confusion within the ruling bloc, as he appears to be seeking to distract public attention from a favoritism scandal related to a school operator. “I haven’t

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