BOJ concerned over surging loans for apartment buildings
May 1, 2017
Tokyo- The Bank of Japan is keeping a wary eye on the steep growth of bank loans to finance the construction of apartment buildings and other rental homes. The BOJ is concerned that the active lending may cause an oversupply of
Yosano returns to LDP before Tokyo assembly poll
May 1, 2017
Tokyo- Former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, a retired lawmaker who had been elected from Tokyo, returned to the Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday, the ruling party said Monday. The move comes as the LDP hopes to leverage Yosano’s support base
Maritime SDF starts 1st escort of US warship
May 1, 2017
Yokosuka, KANAGAWA PREF.- A Japanese destroyer started the escort of a US military supply ship in waters off the Boso Peninsula, eastern Japan, on Monday afternoon, in the first such operation under Japan’s national security laws, Japanese and US government sources
Japan ready to take initiative in TPP talks
May 1, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact on Monday expressed Tokyo’s readiness to take initiative in talks on the future of the TPP, which now brings together 11 countries, following the United States’ withdrawal. “Japan is willing
Original copy of Constitution on display in Tokyo
April 30, 2017
Tokyo- A special exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary on Wednesday of the enforcement of Japan’s constitution is under way at the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo, featuring the original copy of the nation’s supreme charter. The original document has a
Ice aquarium reopens in Kesennuma
April 30, 2017
Kesunnuma, MIYAGI PREF.- An aquarium displaying local fish frozen in ice opened for the first time in about six years on Saturday in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the Pacific coastal cities hit hardest by the March 2011 tsunami. The facility
Exports of broadcast programs to be raised: ministry
April 30, 2017
Tokyo- The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will raise the target of Japan’s annual broadcast program exports, aiming to achieve 50 billion yen by fiscal 2020, according to informed sources. Exports of Japanese broadcast programs, including anime and drama series,
Abe expresses hope for key role by China on North Korea
April 30, 2017
LONDON- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his hope on Saturday China will play a key role to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile development. “In order to realize the denuclearization (of North Korea), we hope that China
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