Koike announces intention to proceed with market relocation
June 21, 2017
Tokyo- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Tuesday announced her intention to carry out the planned relocation of the Japanese capital’s landmark Tsukiji wholesale food market in Chuo Ward to the Toyosu district in neighboring Koto Ward, some 10 months after she
S. Korean president urges Japan to take legal responsibility, offer apology
June 21, 2017
WASHINGTON- South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in a newspaper interview published online Tuesday, urged Japan to take legal responsibility and offer an official apology for former comfort women. “The comfort women agreement we made with Japan during the last administration is
Abe admits flip-flopped response to scandal involving friend-led group
June 20, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he accepts that the government’s flip-flopped explanations about a scandal involving Kake Educational Institution, headed by a personal friend of his, has created public distrust in the government. “We should honestly reflect
Use of ICT increasing for road maintenance
June 20, 2017
Tokyo- An increasing number of local governments in Japan are turning to information and communications technology to detect road deterioration efficiently. The prefectural government of Oita, southwestern Japan, which maintains some 3,200 kilometers of prefectural roads, mobilizes officials for visual
Number of released white storks 100
June 20, 2017
KOBE- The number of white storks, a government-designated special natural treasure, released into the wild in Japan has reached 100, 12 years after such efforts began. The Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork in the western Japan city of
Nikkei hits 22-month closing high on weaker yen, brisk US equities
June 20, 2017
Tokyo- The benchmark Nikkei average advanced further to end at its highest level in about 22 months on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday, supported by the yen’s weakening against the dollar and US equities’ advance overnight. The 225-issue Nikkei average
Princess Mako’s informal engagement to be announced July 8
June 20, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday that it will announce the informal engagement of Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, to former university classmate Kei Komuro on July 8. The announcement will be made by
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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