Memorial ceremony for 2011 Disaster Held in New York
March 6, 2017
New York- A memorial service for the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan was held in a Manhattan church on Sunday, ahead of the sixth anniversary of the disaster. Some 420 people, including Japanese residents,
6 Years On: Iwate governor eyes revitalization beyond reconstruction
March 6, 2017
MORIOKA, IWATE Pref.- Iwate Governor Takuya Tasso has pledged to carry out far-sighted projects to revitalize regional economies in the northeastern Japan prefecture, primarily by promoting local tourism under its coming third reconstruction program. “I’ll work on regional revitalization beyond
North Korea fires 4 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan
March 6, 2017
SEOUL- Defying international criticism, North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan around 7:36 a.m. Monday (10:36 p.m. SundayGMT), the South Korean military said the same day. The four missiles were launched from an area near the
Duterte sets Russia visit on May 25
March 3, 2017
President Rodrigo Duterte said he will visit Russia in May. Duterte said he will be in Moscow on May 25 upon the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “So I’m going there with (Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command
Over 400,000 suspected money laundering cases reported
March 2, 2017
TOKYO- The number of suspected money laundering cases reported by banks and others in Japan in 2016 rose 0.4 pct from the previous year to a record 401,091, the National Police Agency saidThursday. The growth is apparently a result of
Musician Monsieur Kamayatsu dies at 78
March 2, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese musician Monsieur Kamayatsu, a member of The Spiders, one of the “Group Sounds” rock band sensations in the 1960s, died of pancreatic cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Wednesday. He was 78. Monsieur Kamayatsu, whose real name was
US defense budget hike good for Asia-Pacific: Abe
March 2, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s plan to increase the US defense budget that was announced in his first congressional address on Tuesday. “If the Japan-US alliance is reinforced through a rise in
Abe displeased by gibe on wife, deal
March 2, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacted sharply on Thursday toward an opposition lawmaker who described a shady land acquisition by a school operator once linked to his wife, Akie, as an “Akheed scandal,” a play on the Lockheed payoff
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