INTERVIEW: Yoshimoto Chair Vows to Cut Ties with Antisocial Groups
July 14, 2019
Tokyo- Hiroshi Osaki, chairman of major Japanese talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings Co., has stressed the importance of tenacious efforts to eliminate connections between its comedians and antisocial groups. “The best way is to strengthen existing measures and continue (with
Japan’s Princess Mako Visits Nursing Home in Peru
July 14, 2019
Lima- Japanese Princess Mako, now on an official tour of Peru, visited on Friday a medical clinic and an elderly care home run mainly by Peruvians of Japanese descent and cheered residents. The facilities, founded by Asociacion Emmanuel, is located
Road to Tokyo 2020: Weather Data Key for Best Performances in Sweltering Heat
July 14, 2019
Tokyo- A Weathernews Inc. team is boosting efforts to amass data such as air and road surface temperatures, and humidity levels at competition venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which are expected to take place amid sweltering heat.
Abe Avoids Iran, N. Territories Issues in Campaign Speeches
July 14, 2019
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be avoiding discussing tensions over Iran and a territorial dispute with Russia in his campaign speeches for the July 21 House of Councillors election, after he failed to achieve tangible progress on
EXCLUSIVE: Japan likely to raise government employees’ monthlypay
July 13, 2019
Tokyo–Japan’s National Personnel Authority is likely to recommend raising the monthly salaries of government employees for a sixth straight year this year to close gaps between the public and private sectors, informed sources told Jiji Press Friday. The salaries of
27 percent say Abe should call Lower House Election: Jiji Poll
July 12, 2019
Tokyo–In a recent Jiji Press survey, 27.2 pct of respondents said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election before the completion of his current term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
Abe apologizes to ex-leprosy sufferers’ kin
July 12, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe released a statement Friday to apologize to family members of former leprosy patients who suffered discrimination under the state’s past isolation policy for sufferers of the disease. The statement, adopted by the cabinet, came after
Three Japan police officials reprimanded for paid writing work
July 12, 2019
Tokyo–Japan’s National Public Safety Commission has taken disciplinary actions against three police officials for receiving fees from a publisher without going through proper procedures for written work used in workbooks for police promotion tests. The three received respective rewards worth
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