Ruling bloc proposal skips female Imperial family branches
May 26, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed Friday a parliamentary resolution accompanying legislation to enable Emperor Akihito to abdicate that does not call for allowing women in the Imperial Family to establish branches of the family after marriage. The proposal,
Above-Limit Levels of Mercury, Other Toxics Detected at Tsukiji Market
May 26, 2017
Tokyo- A soil survey at Tokyo’s landmark Tsukiji food market has detected higher levels of mercury and other toxic materials than state-set standards, the metropolitan government said Thursday. The metropolitan government said that despite the results, there is no safety
LDP rejects call for ex-vice ministry testimony over university plan
May 26, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party rejected Friday an opposition request for sworn testimony before parliament by a former vice education minister over a dubious university faculty plan. Democratic Party parliamentary affairs head Kazunori Yamanoi met with his LDP counterpart,
Upper House debate on anti-conspiracy bill set Monday
May 26, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the largest opposition Democratic Party agreed Friday that the House of Councillors will start deliberations on a bill to criminalize acts of preparation to commit terrorism on Monday at a plenary meeting.The agreement
Oita backs overseas students to revitalize local economy
May 25, 2017
OITA- With its population shrinking, Oita Prefecture has since fiscal 2016 ramped up efforts to help students from overseas who want to start businesses or work locally. The southwestern prefecture has the largest number of international students per 100,000 population and
Ruling camp refuses to summon ex-bureaucrat over school plan
May 25, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s ruling camp on Thursday refused an opposition request to summon a former top education ministry bureaucrat to give unsworn parliamentary testimony over allegations concerning a new university faculty plan by a school operator headed by a friend of Prime
Ex-finance minister Yosano, policy maven, dies
May 25, 2017
TOKYO- Former Japanese Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, a politician well-versed in policy matters who devoted himself to fiscal reconstruction, has died, it was learned Wednesday. He was 78. A grandson of prominent poets Tekkan and Akiko Yosano, he served as a
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ announces top management change
May 25, 2017
TOKYO- Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ said Wednesday that it will promote Deputy President Kanetsugu Mike, 60, to its new president on June 14 to succeed Takashi Oyamada. The move, which comes only about a year after Oyamada, 61, assumed the post,
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