JAL flies on Haneda-NY route for 1st time in 39 yrs
April 2, 2017
TOKYO- A JAL plane departed Tokyo International Airport at Haneda for New York for the first time in some 39 years on Saturday morning. Japan Airlines was able to resume regular flight operations between Haneda and New York as the carrier
Record 66% of Japanese satisfied with society
April 2, 2017
TOKYO- A record 65.9 pct of Japanese people are satisfied with the current society on the whole, a government survey showed Saturday. The satisfaction rate rose 3.9 percentage points from the previous survey last year to rewrite a high for the
Early warnings somewhat work for people hit by Kumamoto quakes: study
April 2, 2017
TOKYO- Despite a delay, an early warning of the first of a series of strong earthquakes that hit hard Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan last year helped part of local residents prepare for the subsequent shakes and disasters, a Japan Metrological
Japan city practices running mortuary in preparation for disasters
April 2, 2017
TAHARA- In the event of a large-scale natural disaster, many local authorities have their hands full evacuating and attending to residents, including the injured. At the same time, securing places to keep the bodies of people killed in a disaster and
JBIC, Japan Megabanks to lend $1 b. to Kuwait oil firm
April 2, 2017
TOKYO- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation plans to extend one billion dollars to a Kuwaiti oil refinery company in concert with Japanese megabanks and a major British financial firm, it was learned on Sunday. The government-backed JBIC and the commercial
Chinese warships pass between Okinawa, Miyakojima
April 2, 2017
TOKYO- Three Chinese warships sailed in the high seas between the main island of Okinawa Prefecture and the island of Miyakojima, also in the southern Japan prefecture, on Sunday, the Defense Ministry said the same day. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s
Mortality table revision seen lowering life insurance premiums
April 1, 2017
TOKYO- The Institute of Actuaries of Japan on Friday announced a plan to revise the standard mortality table, raising the prospects for life insurance premium cuts as early as April next year. The institute, made up mainly of life insurers, released
JR Hokkaido chief calls for local support
April 1, 2017
SAPPORO- Hokkaido Railway Co., or JR Hokkaido, needs regional support to maintain local lines, Osamu Shimada, president of the railway operator that serves the northernmost Japan prefecture, said. JR Hokkaido faces two major issues, Shimada said in an interview as the
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