FOCUS: Ghosn to work on fostering new managers at Nissan
February 24, 2017
TOKYO- Nissan Motor Co.’s charismatic leader, Carlos Ghosn, is expected to promote work on fostering new managers at the major Japanese automaker after stepping down as its president and chief executive officer on April 1. Ghosn, 62, who will stay as
Morinaga confectionery, dairy makers in integration talks
February 24, 2017
TOKYO- Major Japanese confectioner Morinaga & Co. and dairy producer Morinaga Milk Industry Co. are in talks on combining their business operations, informed sources said Friday. The combined company would have annual sales of nearly 800 billion yen, the second-largest among
Ruling, opposition parties to start abdication talks next week
February 24, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese parliamentary leaders agreed Thursday that the ruling and opposition parties will start talks on Imperial abdication as early as late next week. The leaders of both chambers of parliament hope that the parties will reach a consensus by mid-March
Ex-worker indicted for murder of 19 at Sagamihara care home
February 24, 2017
YOKOHAMA- Prosecutors on Friday indicted Satoshi Uematsu, a former worker at a care home for people with intellectual disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, for his stabbing attack at the facility that killed 19 people. Prosecutors on Friday indicted Satoshi Uematsu, a
Tokyo government to share costs for temporary Olympic facilities
February 22, 2017
TOKYO- The Tokyo metropolitan government will consider sharing the costs of preparing temporary facilities both in and outside the Japanese capital for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, Governor Yuriko Koike saidWednesday. The metropolitan government “will not rule out the possibility of
Ueno zoo suspends viewing of giant pandas for mating
February 22, 2017
TOKYO- Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo suspended the public viewing of its two giant pandas from Wednesday as they look ready for mating. The female panda, Shin Shin, has been sensitive about the smell of her male partner, Ri Ri, since around Feb.
Oi N-reactors clear safety screening for restart
February 22, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority adopted on Wednesday a report effectively confirming that the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture cleared the authority’s safety screening. If the two reactors at the plant
Japan to toughen penalties for sex crimes
February 22, 2017
TOKYO- The Japanese government will submit a bill to toughen penalties for sex offenders to parliament as soon as early March, informed sources said. The bill to revise the penal code will change the definition of the crime of rape to
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