Abe’s attempts to revise Constitution do no good to Japan: scholar
May 7, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s pacifistic Constitution has played an important role in the country’s postwar development and to forcibly revise it will do no good to Japan, said Akira Ishii, a historian and professor emeritus of Tokyo University. Japan’s current Constitution, drawn
ADB to boost infrastructure lending with AIIB
May 7, 2017
YOKOHAMA- Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao said Sunday that the bank will enhance lending for various infrastructure projects in the region in concert with the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. The ADB finds it important to assist projects in wide-ranging
Japan not to setback relations with South Korea: Hagiuda
May 7, 2017
Tokyo- The Japanese government does not want to see Japan-South Korea relations deteriorate after the South Korean presidential election, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda said Sunday. “Tokyo will maintain the basic stance of preventing any setback in Japan-South Korea relations
Takashimaya willing to introduce teleworking
May 6, 2017
TOKYO- Takashimaya Co. is willing to introduce telework as a new work style, Shigeru Kimoto, president of the major Japanese department store operator, said in a recent interview. Women account for about 70 percent of all workers in Takashimaya. The company
UNESCO OKs Memory of World plan
May 6, 2017
PARIS- The UNESCO Executive Board on Thursday approved a reform plan for the Memory of the World program that calls for prior talks on applications related to controversial issues, Jiji Press learned Thursday. The 58-country board, including Japan, made the unanimous
Japan, China hold 1st financial dialogue in 2 years
May 6, 2017
YOKOHAMA- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and his Chinese counterpart, Xiao Jie, met in Yokohama on Saturday for the first Japan-China financial dialogue in two years. The dialogue, which followed similar talks in Beijing in June 2015, was designed to boost
US finalizes anti-dumping duties on steel products from Japan, others
May 6, 2017
WASHINGTON- The International Trade Commission said in its final ruling Friday that Japanese and other foreign steelmakers dumped carbon alloy steel products in the US market. Following the ITC’s decision, the US Commerce Department will officially impose antidumping duties on
2nd GSDF group returns from South Sudan
May 6, 2017
AOMORI- The second batch of Ground Self-Defense Force troops returned to Japan from South Sudan on Saturday, after taking part in a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the civil war-torn African country. Japan is scheduled to withdraw all the remaining GSDF troops
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