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Honda calls itself “victimˮ of Takata’s fraud

June 24, 2017

NEW YORK- Honda Motor Co. said Friday it was a victim of fraud by Takata Corp.  denying a claim that Honda and other automakers covered up defects in air bags supplied by Takata. “Honda was a victim of Takata’s fraud,

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Japanese teaching materials seized by Russia in disputed isle

June 24, 2017

MOSCOW- Confusion is spreading after teaching materials on the Japanese language brought in by four lecturers sent from Japan to one of four Russian-controlled islands as part of visa-free exchange activities were seized by Russian customs authorities. The lecturers arrived

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Abe to conduct Cabinet reshuffle early August

June 24, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will reshuffle his cabinet and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s executive team as soon as early August, bringing forward the anticipated move from September, government sources said Friday. Abe sees a need to rebuild

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Japan to discuss extending gov’t workers retirement age

June 24, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government plans to set up a task force shortly for talks among relevant ministries and agencies on extending the retirement age for civil servants, Jiji Press has learned. Members of the task force will discuss ways to

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Japan may scrap tariffs on certain EU cheese

June 23, 2017

Tokyo- Japan is considering the possibility of reducing or removing its import tariffs on some of soft cheese, such as Camembert and mozzarella cheese, from member nations of the European Union in the two sides’ ongoing free trade negotiations, Jiji

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Tokyo Assembly election campaign starts

June 23, 2017

Tokyo- The official campaign period for the July 2 Tokyo metropolitan assembly election began on Friday, with over 250 candidates set to vie for the assembly’s 127 seats in 42 electoral districts. Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites first group), a

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Iwakuni mayor accepts US aircraft transfer plan

June 23, 2017

IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI PREF.- Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of the city of Iwakuni, said Friday he will accept a plan to move aircraft attached to the USS Ronald Reagan from Atsugi to Iwakuni. The decision was made after “careful consideration,” Fukuda told

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Okinawa marks 72nd anniversary of end of ground war

June 23, 2017

ITOMAN, OKINAWA  PREF.- A memorial service for the war dead was held in this southern Japan city on Friday to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. At noon, Japanese Prime

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