Abe eager to deepen defense ties with Australia
April 21, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday expressed his eagerness to strengthen his country’s defense ties with Australia, apparently keeping China’s maritime expansion in mind. “We hope to realize deeper defense cooperation” with Australia, he said at a meeting with
Japan posts 1st trade surplus since 2011 disaster
April 21, 2017
Tokyo- Japan posted a customs-cleared trade surplus of 4,006.9 billion yen in fiscal 2016, which ended last month, enjoying the first fiscal-year black ink since the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami, government data showed Thursday. Japan’s trade surplus with the
Child victims of crimes via social networking hit record high in 2016
April 21, 2017
Tokyo- A record 1,736 youngsters under 18 in Japan fell victim to crimes through social networking services in 2016, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The total was up by 84 from the previous year, marking the highest level since the
Pence briefed on Toyota’s plans for US operations
April 21, 2017
Tokyo- Visiting US Vice President Mike Pence held talks in Tokyo on Wednesday with Japanese business leaders, including Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren). In the meeting, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda explained his company’s plans to
Property price plunge seen hitting regional banks hard
April 21, 2017
Tokyo- Many regional banks in Japan would likely face a blow if real estate prices plunge, the Bank of Japan has warned in a report. In the Financial System Report, released on Wednesday, the central bank assumed a scenario that commercial
Visitors to Japan hit record 24.82 million in FY 2016
April 21, 2017
Tokyo- The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in fiscal 2016 surged 16.2 percent from the previous year to 24,823,000, reaching another record high on a fiscal-year basis, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. In the year ended in
60 percent of junior high 2nd-graders hate studying: survey
April 20, 2017
Tokyo- A survey has found that the proportion of children in Japan who dislike studying surges after they enter junior high schools, reaching some 60 percent in their second year. The survey, whose results were announced Wednesday, was conducted by the
Internal affairs minister visits Yasukuni Shrine
April 20, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the first day of the war-related Shinto shrine’s three-day spring festival. “I expressed my gratitude and respect for the souls of those who sacrificed their
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