Main points of Emperor abdication law

June 9, 2017

 Following are the main points of a special law allowing Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate, which was enacted on Friday: *Article 1 says the people of Japan understand and have sympathy with Emperor Akihito’s concern that his advancing age will

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Policeman arrested in family murder case

June 9, 2017

FUKUOKA- Police investigating a triple homicide in Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, arrested Thursday a peer officer on suspicion of killing his wife. The Fukuoka prefectural police department suspects the 38-year-old sergeant at the department, Mitsuru Nakata, of strangling his

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Education ministry to reinvestigate existence of “kake” documents

June 9, 2017

 Tokyo- Japanese education minister Hirokazu Matsuno said Friday his ministry will reinvestigate allegations regarding documents on a new university faculty plan by a school operator headed by a friend of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The ministry will look into whether

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LDP seeks to define emperor as head of state

June 9, 2017

 Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday proposed that the Emperor be defined as the head of state under the country’s constitution, an idea immediately objected by opposition parties. “It could be possible for the Emperor to be defined

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Landmark law allowing Emperor abdication enacted

June 9, 2017

Tokyo-Japan’s parliament enacted on Friday government-sponsored special legislation to allow Emperor Akihito to step down, paving the way for the first succession from a living Emperor in about 200 years in the country. At a plenary meeting of the House

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Policeman arrested in family murder case

June 9, 2017

  FUKUOKA- Police investigating a triple homicide in Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, arrested Thursday a peer officer on suspicion of killing his wife. The Fukuoka prefectural police department suspects the 38-year-old sergeant at the department, Mitsuru Nakata, of strangling his

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Bill enacted bill to fully allow “Minpaku” services

June 9, 2017

 Tokyo- The House of Councillors on Friday enacted a bill to fully allow the operations of “minpaku” private lodging services across Japan, where visitors from abroad are increasing. The upper chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, adopted the bill to

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Female labor force participation hits record 66%

June 9, 2017

  Tokyo- Japan’s female labor force participation rate rose to 66.0 pct in 2016, the highest level since the country began taking the data in 1968, a government annual report said Friday. The rate, which covers women in the working

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