Inns, ministry settle“onsenˮ mark dispute
April 3, 2017
TOKYO- “Ryokan” Japanese inn operators and the industry ministry have reached a compromise to end their dispute over a plan to change an iconic pictogram for hot springs, or “onsen” in Japanese. The conflict originated from studies launched by the Ministry
Diet to start debate on anti-conspiracy bill on Thursday
April 3, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s ruling coalition decided Monday that Diet deliberations on a bill to criminalize acts of preparing terrorist attacks will start on Thursday at a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Japanese parliament. The bill
Roller coaster with 7 on board stops in mid-air
April 3, 2017
TSU, MIE PREF.- A roller coaster was brought to an emergency stop at the Nagashima Spa Land amusement park in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, Monday morning, leaving seven passengers suspended in midair for about 15 minutes. The cars on the
Gov’t not denying use of wartime education rescript
April 3, 2017
TOKYO- The Japanese government has left open the possibility that the now-defunct Imperial Rescript on Education will be used widely at schools in the country as a teaching material. In a recent written answer to a lawmaker’s question, the government said
Large manufacturer business sentiment up for 2nd quarter
April 3, 2017
TOKYO- Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan rose for two quarters in a row in the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” quarterly survey for March, released Monday, thanks chiefly to an improvement in confidence among exporters on the back of a
Matsuno encourages new recruits amid scandal
April 3, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese education minister Hirokazu Matsuno on Monday encouraged new recruits to work vigorously, amid the “amakudari” job-brokering scandal that has been shaking the ministry. “While our ministry has damaged the Japanese people’s confidence in us, there is no need for you
Photographer records Fukushima nature since March 2011 nuclear accident
April 3, 2017
TOMIOKA, FUKUSHIMA PREF.- Yoshiyuki Nagahata was heartbroken to watch the changing landscapes of Fukushima Prefecture areas deserted since the March 2011 nuclear accident. To communicate lessons from Japan’s worst nuclear accident, the 44-year-old photographer has been taking pictures of nature in
JICA, DOH ink cooperation for drug rehab facility, treatment
April 3, 2017
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Department of Health (DOH) signed Monday a 1.85 billion yen (P826 million) program to establish and enhance facilities and rehabilitation as well as treatment protocols of drug dependents in the Philippines. The
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