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Government panel submits final report on Imperial abdication

April 22, 2017

TOKYO- A Japanese government panel of specialists submitted to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday a final report that includes its proposals on Emperor Akihito’s expected abdication. The panel, led by Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Honorary Chairman Takashi Imai, adopted

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Aso describes TPP free trade pact as good for US

April 22, 2017

WASHINGTON- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said Friday the United States would benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, which the world’s largest economy has left under President Donald Trump. “I think the TPP is a better scheme for

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US carrier group to reach Sea of Japan in days: Pence

April 22, 2017

Sydney- The USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group is expected to arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, US Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday. “Our expectation is that they will be in the Sea of Japan in position

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BOJ to discuss cut in FY 2017 inflation estimate

April 22, 2017

TOKYO- Bank of Japan policymakers are expected to discuss next week whether to lower the central bank’s inflation projection for fiscal 2017, following a recent fall in mobile phone costs. The BOJ’s Policy Board is scheduled to release a quarterly

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G-20 finance chiefs express concern about economic uncertainty

April 22, 2017

WASHINGTON- Group of 20 finance chiefs expressed concerns on Friday that global economic uncertainty will be heightened by tensions in Syria and North Korea as well as elections in Europe. The finance ministers and central bank governors of the G-20

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Amid N. Korea threat: Japanese flock to gov’t site on  civil protection

April 22, 2017

TOKYO- The Japanese government’s website on civil protection is seeing a surge in traffic, against a backdrop of people’s growing concerns over heightened tensions around North Korea. According to the Cabinet Secretariat, its Civil Protection Portal Site, launched in April

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Kin identifies slain Japanese businessman

April 22, 2017

The family of Japanese Seiki Mizuno, who was killed by motorcycle riding criminals on Thursday, arrived on Saturday in Manila from Japan. Upon arrival, Mizuno’s wife, Takako, 48, and his father and younger brother went to a funeral parlor in

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Isahaya standoff unsolved after 20 years 

April 21, 2017

NAGASAKI- A row of steel plates likened to guillotines came down in April 1997, lopping off Isahaya Bay with a dike, a striking scene from a controversial large-scale state reclamation project in southwestern Japan that set off protracted legal tussles. Fully

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