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Countries still apart over future of TPP

May 4, 2017

TORONTO- Japan and 10 other countries Wednesday failed to reach a consensus on the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement following the withdrawal of the United States. Japan sought to put the TPP into effect without the participation of

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Pros, cons hold rallies over constitutional revisions

May 4, 2017

Tokyo- People supportive of revisions of the Japanese constitution and those opposing such moves held respective rallies in Tokyo on Wednesday, which marked the 70th anniversary of the effectuation of the fundamental law. The meeting of the anti-constitutional revision camp was

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SDF completes 1st US warship escort mission

May 4, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese Self-Defense Forces completed on Wednesday its first-ever mission to guard a US warship under Japan’s national security laws that went into force in March 2016, Japanese and US government sources said.The Maritime SDF’s Izumo and Sazanami destroyers ended

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Gov’t promoting home stay in rural villages

May 3, 2017

Tokyo- The Japanese government is promoting a campaign to attract tourists to farming and fishing villages amid a record-breaking increase in the number of visitors to Japan from abroad. An estimated 24.04 million foreigners visited Japan in 2016 and the government

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US experts show understanding for Japan having enemy base attack ability

May 3, 2017

WASHINGTON- US experts showed understanding for Japan possessing the capability to strike enemy bases, at a symposium on the Japan-US alliance held in Washington on Tuesday. Former Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, explained

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Chief negotiators of Japan, 10 others start talks on TPP without US

May 3, 2017

TORONTO- Chief negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership from Japan and 10 other countries kicked off full-fledged talks in Toronto on Tuesday on the possibility of effectuating the multilateral free trade pact without the United States. Japan hopes that the 11 countries

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Abe eager to amend Japan’s Constitution while in office

May 3, 2017

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks increasingly determined to realize revisions to the Japan’s post-World War II constitution while he is in office.Abe has no political rival in his own ruling Liberal Democratic Party who could threaten his standing as

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Davao partners with Japanese local government, JICA to boost solid waste management

May 3, 2017

The City Government of Davao launched recently an initiative to boost its solid waste management in partnership with Environment Bureau City of Kitakyushu, Japanese non-profit group Kitakyushu City Environmental Preservation Association (KEPA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The

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