Japan, ASEAN to strengthen cooperation against protectionism
April 6, 2017
Tokyo- Economic ministers of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are expected to strengthen their cooperation to fight protectionism and promote free trade, at their planned meeting in the western Japan city of Osaka on Saturday. The 10 ASEAN
Japanese students’ English skills far below govt targets
April 6, 2017
Tokyo- Students at public junior high and high schools across Japan have English proficiency levels far below targets set by the government, the education ministry said in a fiscal 2016 survey on Wednesday. The survey showed that the proportion of third-grade
Toshiba may need one triliion yen for biz reconstruction
April 6, 2017
TOKYO- Major Japanese electronics and machinery maker Toshiba Corp. has estimated that it needs some one trillion yen for its business reconstruction, it was learned Wednesday. Although Toshiba’s creditor banks have set a lending quota of 680 billion yen, the company
Abe, Trump call China’s response to North Korea not enough
April 6, 2017
TOKYO- In the wake of a fresh ballistic missile launch by North Korea on Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agreed on Thursday that China has not done enough to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development.
Westinghouse chairman replaced by Toshiba executive
April 5, 2017
TOKYO- US nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric Co. has appointed an executive from its Japanese parent, Toshiba Corp. to succeed Danny Roderick as chairman of its board of directors, company officials said Tuesday. Roderick was replaced on March 27 by Mamoru Hatazawa,
Megabank groups to trim new grad hiring in 2018
April 5, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s three megabank groups including Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ will trim their hiring of new graduates in spring 2018 as they did in the previous year, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. The core unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. expects
Panel favors “Jokoˮ as title of Emperor after abdication
April 5, 2017
TOKYO- A Japanese government panel broadly favors “Joko,” which was used to refer to a retired emperor in the past, as the title of Emperor Akihito after his expected abdication, panel members said Tuesday. At the 11th meeting, the experts panel
Abe condemns North Korea missile firing
April 5, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe strongly condemned North Korea’s firing of a ballistic missile that fell into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday. The missile launch is “a serious provocative act and utterly unacceptable,” Abe told reporters at the prime
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