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Japan economy “strongest in several yearsˮ: IMF

June 20, 2017

Tokyo- Japan’s economy is now the “strongest in several years,” the International Monetary Fund said in a statement on Monday following an annual economic review on the country by its staff. “Unemployment has fallen to record levels,” the IMF said,

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Prosecutors complete all-night raid on Moritomo Gakuen

June 20, 2017

OSAKA- The Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office completed on Tuesday a raid on places related to Moritomo Gakuen, which is suspected of defrauding the central and Osaka prefectural governments of subsidies. The search by the office’s special investigation unit started

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Diet adjourns without clearing suspicion about school plans

June 19, 2017

Tokyo- The Diet, Japan’s parliament, adjourned for the summer after a 150-day ordinary session to Sunday, ending debates without clearing suspicion about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s alleged influence over two school plans. “To my regret, a lot of debate time

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Sarin attack victim to get redress for later depression

June 19, 2017

Tokyo- A male victim of the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system who was diagnosed with depression four years later was recently certified as a commuting accident victim eligible for compensation, according to informed sources. Earlier this

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Dangerous fire ants found in container yard in western Japan

June 19, 2017

Tokyo- Some 100 red imported fire ants were found in a container yard on artificial Port Island in the city of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, the Environment Ministry has said. The detection of the dangerous ants, an invasive alien species in

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Govt OKs Japan Post Bank’s unsecured loan biz

June 19, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government approved Monday Japan Post Bank’s  application for a license to launch a unsecured loan operation targeting its individual customers. The application had been screened by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry and the Financial Services Agency.

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Japan logs first trade deficit in 4 months in May

June 19, 2017

Tokyo- Japan incurred a customs-cleared trade deficit of 203.4 billion yen in May, the first red ink in four months, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report on Monday. The country’s imports grew at a faster pace than exports

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7 US Navy sailors confirmed dead after collision off Japan

June 19, 2017

Tokyo- All seven crew members of the USS Fitzgerald who went missing after the Aegis destroyer collided with a container ship off central Japan on Saturday have been confirmed dead, the US Navy in Japan said Monday. According to the

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