Kumamoto hospital stresses necessity of baby hatch 10 years on
May 10, 2017
KUMAMOTO- The president of a southwestern Japan hospital that manages the nation’s first baby hatch underscored the necessity of such a facility at a press conference on Tuesday, on the eve of the baby hatch’s 10th anniversary. Although there is persistent
Toyota’s sales, profits seen falling for 2nd straight year
May 10, 2017
Tokyo- Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that its group sales and profits are projected to fall for the second straight year in fiscal 2017, due to a rise in research and development costs and the yen’s expected strengthening. For the year
Gov’t debt hits record 1,071 trillion yen
May 10, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s government debt hit a record 1,071,559.4 billion yen at the March 31 end of fiscal 2016, up 22,193.3 billion yen from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The debt growth resulted from stepped-up government bond placements amid
Coincident economic index logs 1st fall in 2 months
May 10, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators for March fell 0.6 point from the previous month, down for the first time in two months, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. The coincident CI, which reflects current economic conditions, stood at
College enrollment capacities to be limited in Tokyo’s 23 wards
May 10, 2017
Tokyo- The Japanese government is considering setting a limit on the enrollment capacities of colleges in central Tokyo to ease the over concentration of young people in the capital, informed sources have said. Specifically, colleges in Tokyo’s densely populated 23 wards
Japan wants new S. Korea pres. to honor comfort woman deal
May 10, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to call on new South Korean President Moon Jae-in to implement the 2015 bilateral agreement on the issue of so-called comfort women, the Japanese government’s top spokesman indicated Wednesday. The Japanese government will not
Real wages log steepest fall in 21 months in March
May 9, 2017
Tokyo- Monthly wages in Japan in March dropped 0.8 percent from a year before in price-adjusted real terms, marking the steepest decline since the 3 percent fall logged in June 2015, the government said Tuesday. The real monthly pay fell for
Nurseries set up by companies rising
May 9, 2017
Tokyo- Nurseries set up by companies have increased in Japan, showing a major presence in nationwide efforts to eliminate the shortage of such facilities. As of March 30, 871 nurseries with a combined capacity of some 20,000 children had been judged
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