The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Japan, others face difficulties changing US Paris Accord decision

June 12, 2017

BOLOGNA, ITALY- Environment ministers from Japan and other major nations faced difficulties persuading the United States to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate accord, on the first day of their two-day meeting in Bologna, Italy, on Sunday.

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Fujifilm log 37.5 billion yen loss from accounting irregularities

June 12, 2017

Tokyo- Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Monday it incurred a cumulative loss of 37.5 billion yen from inappropriate accounting practices at overseas group units over the past few years. The company previously estimated the cumulative loss at 22 billion yen, citing inappropriate

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Nifco to sell Japan Times

June 12, 2017

Tokyo- Auto parts maker Nifco Inc. said Monday it will sell wholly-owned subsidiary Japan Times Ltd., a major English-language newspaper publisher, to News2u Holdings Inc., a Tokyo-based company that distributes corporate and other information on the Internet. Nifco will sell all

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Wanted Japanese national nabbed in Cavite

June 11, 2017

A wanted Japanese national was arrested in Rosario, Cavite on Friday for allegedly violating the law on anti-violence against women and children, police said on Sunday.   Rosario Municipal Police Station said the 38-year old suspect, a factory worker and native of Nagano,

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“Minpakuˮ private lodging biz drawing many complaints in Osaka

June 11, 2017

OSAKA- The city of Osaka has been struggling to respond to numerous complaints about problems linked to the emerging “minpaku” business, which makes vacant rooms in private homes available as accommodation for tourists, particularly for those from abroad. The western Japan

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Government Committee to back Japan Post Bank’s unsecured loan biz

June 11, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government’s postal privatization committee sees no problem allowing Japan Post Bank to newly launch the unsecured loan business for individual customers, informed sources said Saturday. The committee, chaired by Kazumasa Iwata, head of the Japan Center for Economic

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Western Digital eyes new proposal to Toshiba

June 11, 2017

OSAKA- Western Digital Corp. is considering proposing a plan to make possible the acquisition of Toshiba Corp.’s flash memory unit for over 2 trillion yen, informed sources have said. Western Digital has offered to buy Toshiba Memory for 1.6 trillion yen,

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Osprey makes emergency landing at Amami Airport  

June 11, 2017

Kagoshima- The U.S. military’s Osprey tilt-rotor cargo aircraft made an emergency landing at Amami Aiport in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Saturday night. The pilot of the plane, which was flying over the sea off Amami, declared an emergency

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