Comments bashing KyoAni found on internet forum
August 1, 2019
Kyoto–Comments criticizing Kyoto Animation Co., known as KyoAni, have been found written on an Internet forum last autumn, and police are investigating the online posts for their possible connections with the July 18 deadly arson attack at the company’s No.
Japan, Vietnam foreign chiefs discuss South China Sea
August 1, 2019
Bangkok–Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Binh Minh, agreed Wednesday to work together in response to China’s growing military presence in the South China Sea. At their meeting in Bangkok, Kono and Minh, who doubles as
Over half of Japanese fatal abuse victims aged less than one year old
August 1, 2019
Tokyo–Over half of fatal child abuse victims in Japan in fiscal 2017 were babies aged less than one year old, a survey by a health ministry expert panel showed Thursday. Of 52 victims in the year through March 2018, excluding
Japan diet convenes for five-day extra session
August 1, 2019
Tokyo–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, convened on Thursday for a five-day extraordinary session, following the July 21 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber. At a plenary meeting in the morning, the Upper House elected Akiko Santo, a member
Child abuse cases rise to record 159,000 in Japan in FY 2018
August 1, 2019
Tokyo–The number of child abuse cases handled by child consultation centers in Japan in fiscal 2018 surged 19.5 pct from the previous year to 159,850, hitting a record high for the 28th straight year, the welfare ministry said in a
Studio arsonist visited key anime-related sites before attack
July 30, 2019
Kyoto–The suspect in a deadly arson attack against a Kyoto Animation Co. studio in the city of Kyoto, western Japan, had visited prior to the July 18 assault key sites related to an anime work produced by the company, it
Japan June jobless rate falls to 2.3 percent
July 30, 2019
Tokyo–Japan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month to 2.3 pct in June, the first decline in two months, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Tuesday. The number of jobless people decreased
Japan-U.S. ministerial trade talks to start Thursday
July 30, 2019
Tokyo–The Japanese government said Monday it will hold a two-day ministerial meeting with the United States in Washington from Thursday, aiming for an early deal in the bilateral trade negotiations. Japanese economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative
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