Voting starts for Japan upper house election
July 21, 2019
Tokyo–Voting began on Sunday morning in a Japanese House of Councillors election whose key issues include whether to revise the country’s constitution. About 47,000 polling stations across Japan opened at 7 a.m. (10 p.m. Saturday GMT). Vote counting will begin
14.17 Million voters cast ballots early for Japan upper house poll
July 21, 2019
Tokyo–A total of 14,172,236 voters cast their ballots early for Sunday’s House of Councillors election in Japan in the 15 days from July 5, the day after the official campaign period for the poll began, the internal affairs ministry said
Japan to tighten quarantine checks to block Ebola
July 18, 2019
Tokyo–Japan’s health ministry said Thursday that it will strengthen quarantine inspections after the World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo an international public health emergency Wednesday. Travelers from Congo and neighboring Uganda to Japan will be required to
Princess Mako attends anniversary ceremony in Bolivia
July 18, 2019
Santa Cruz, Bolivia–Japanese Princess Mako on Wednesday attended a commemoration in Santa Cruz, eastern Bolivia, to mark the 120th anniversary of the arrival of Japanese immigrants to the South American country. “I express my sincere respect for Japanese immigrants and
Crimes in Japan on course to rewrite annual postwar low
July 18, 2019
Tokyo–The number of criminal offenses in Japan is on course to rewrite its annual postwar low scored last year, National Police Agency data showed Thursday. The number of criminal offenses reported to police nationwide in January-June fell 8.7 pct from
ANALYSIS: Election results to affect Abe’s strategy for constitution reform
July 18, 2019
Tokyo–The House of Councillors election on Sunday will be a major hurdle for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s longstanding goal of rewriting Japan’s postwar constitution as it remains unclear whether the constitutional reformist camp will be able to maintain its current
INTERVIEW: Koike vows barrier-free city legacy for 2020 Tokyo Games
July 18, 2019
Tokyo–Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike expressed Wednesday her hopes of leaving a barrier-free city as a legacy of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, about a year before the quadrennial sporting event. “In 2035, one out of three people in
2019 Artistic swimming world championships
July 18, 2019
Japan’s team compete in the free combination artistic swimming event during the 2019 World Championships at Yeomju Gymnasium in Gwangju on July 18, 2019. (Photo by François-Xavier MARIT / AFP) Jiji Press
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