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
Emperor abdication bill comes step closer to enactment
June 8, 2017
TOKYO- A special committee of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of Japan’s parliament, on Wednesday passed government-sponsored special legislation for Emperor Akihito’s abdication. The committee approved the abdication bill, which applies only to the current Emperor, with support from
4 opposition parties vow to kill anti-conspiracy bill
June 8, 2017
TOKYO- Four Japanese opposition parties agreed Thursday to join forces in order to block the passage of an anticonspiracy bill aimed at criminalizing the planning and preparation to commit acts of terrorism and other serious offenses. The agreement was reached at
Lower House passes bill to toughen penalties for sex crimes
June 8, 2017
TOKYO- The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, approved on Thursday a bill to revise the Penal Code to impose tougher penalties for sex crimes. The bill, which won unanimous approval at a plenary session, calls
Okinawa to file fresh lawsuit to block Henoko landfill
June 8, 2017
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF.- Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga on Wednesday unveiled a plan to raise a fresh lawsuit against the Japanese government to block the ongoing landfill work in the prefecture’s Henoko area, where a US military base is planned to be
North Korea fires missiles again
June 8, 2017
SEOUL- North Korea fired projectiles that appeared to be surface-to-ship cruise missiles toward the Sea of Japan from Wonsan in the country’s eastern region Thursday, the South Korean military said. The short-range missiles flew some 200 kilometers, according to the military’s
Japan GDP growth revised downward in Jan.-March
June 8, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s economy expanded at a slower pace than initially thought in January-March, reflecting reductions of oil-sector inventories and weaker growth of consumer spending, the Cabinet Office said Thursday. The country’s seasonally adjusted real gross domestic product in January-March rose a
Tokyo proposes reciprocal visits by Japan, China leaders in 2018
June 7, 2017
Tokyo-Japan proposed realizing reciprocal visits by the top Japanese and Chinese leaders in 2018, during last week’s Japan visit by Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi, who supervises the country’s diplomacy, Japanese government sources said Tuesday. The Chinese side has sounded
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