Job opening-to-seeker ratio hits 43-year high
May 30, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s ratio of job openings to job seekers in April climbed to the highest level in 43 years and two months, while the nation’s unemployment rate stayed at the same level for three straight months, government data showed Tuesday. The
Yoshie Oka, first to report hiroshima A-Bomb destruction, dies at 86
May 30, 2017
HIROSHIMA- Yoshie Oka, who gave the first report of the destruction of Hiroshima by an atomic bomb in the closing days of World War II, died of malignant lymphoma in a Hiroshima hospital on May 19, it was learned Tuesday. She
Okinawa to sue Japan gov’t to block Futenma relocation
May 30, 2017
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF.- The Okinawa prefectural government is set to sue the Japanese government possibly in July to block landfill work related to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air base in the southernmost Japan prefecture, it
Koike to become leader of Tomin First no Kai
May 30, 2017
Tokyo- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Tuesday expressed her intention to become the chief of Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites first group), a regional political party she heads effectively as special adviser. By making clear that she will take the helm
JBIC investment, loans in Asia up 2.5-fold in FY 2016
May 30, 2017
Tokyo- The government-linked Japan Bank for International Cooperation made 840 billion yen in investment and loans in the rest of Asia in fiscal 2016, up 2.5-fold from the previous year, Jiji Press learned Monday. The figure for the year through March
Suicide remains top cause of death among youth
May 30, 2017
Tokyo- Suicide remains the most common cause of death among young people in Japan although the total number of people killing themselves has been on the decline, an annual government white paper showed Tuesday. The situation is serious as many in
Japan asks China to play bigger role on North Korean provocations
May 30, 2017
Tokyo- Shotaro Yachi, head of the secretariat of the Japanese government’s National Security Council, on Monday called on China to play a bigger role in addressing North Korea’s missile launches. North Korea’s provocations have entered a “new stage of threat,” Yachi
Japan working to find next UN peace mission for SDF participation
May 29, 2017
Tokyo- The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hurrying to find a UN peacekeeping mission where the Self-Defense Forces can participate, following the recent completion of Ground SDF troops’ engineering mission in South Sudan. Under the banner of “proactive
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