Gov’t shows what students should learn ahead of new curriculum guidelines
May 27, 2017
TOKYO- Ahead of the full-fledged launch of new curriculum guidelines for elementary and junior high schools in or after fiscal 2020, the Japanese education ministry released Friday a draft plan showing what students should cover in the transition period. Under the
Man indicted for killing Vietnamese girl in Chiba
May 27, 2017
CHIBA- Public prosecutors on Friday indicted Yasumasa Shibuya, 46, a former head of the parents’ association at an elementary school in the city of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, for allegedly murdering a Vietnamese girl attending the school in March. The
Japan Airlines to review international flights
May 27, 2017
TOKYO- Japan Airlines has started discussions on reviewing its international flight services from autumn, aiming to open new routes to Australia and Hawaii, informed sources have said. The move comes after the transport ministry’s supervision of JAL’s management, including restrictions on
G-7 united in fight against terrorism
May 27, 2017
TAORMINA, ITALY- Leaders of the Group of Seven major industrial nations on Friday demonstrated their unity in the fight against terrorism, at their summit meeting in Taormina, Sicily, southern Italy, that started the same day for a two-day run.The leaders
Core consumer prices up
May 26, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s core consumer price index in April rose 0.3 percent from a year earlier, up for the fourth straight month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday. The pace of increase accelerated from 0.2 percent in March,
Daikin looking to become top air conditioner maker in US HOUSTON,
May 26, 2017
Daikin Industries Ltd. Chairman Noriyuki Inoue said Thursday his company is aiming to “become the top air conditioner maker in the United States,” utilizing its new plant in a suburb of Houston as a base for its business expansion in
Revisions of civil code clauses on claims enacted
May 26, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s parliament enacted Friday revisions to clauses related to claims and contracts in the Civil Code for the first time in about 120 years. The revisions were approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House
Direct investment in US hits record high in 2016
May 26, 2017
Tokyo- The balance of Japan’s direct investment in the United States as of the end of 2016 grew 5.4 percent from a year before to 53,184.2 billion yen, hitting a record high, Finance Minister Taro Aso said Friday. The rise
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