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Victims Remembered A Year after Torrential Rains in Western Japan

July 7, 2019

Kurashiki, Okayama Pref./Kure, Hiroshima Pref.- Memorial services were held across western Japan on Saturday to remember people killed in torrential rains that triggered landslides and floods a year ago. Saturday marked the first anniversary since the first of a series

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Russia Protests against G-20 Video Showing Disputed Isles

July 7, 2019

Moscow- Russia has lodged a protest with Japan over its use of a video showing disputed northwestern Pacific islands as Japanese territory for Group of 20 summit public relations, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday. The Russian side handed

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South Korean Group to Stop Selling Japanese Products

July 7, 2019

Seoul- An association of self-employed businesses in South Korea said Friday that it will launch a campaign to stop selling Japanese products, in protest to Japan’s stricter controls on semiconductor materials exports to South Korea. The association will continue the

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South Korea Japan protest

July 6, 2019

South Korean merchants step on boxes bearing logos of Japanese products during a protest rally calling for a boycott of Japanese goods, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, 05 July 2019. The protest followed the Japanese government’s recent

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Japan’s crown prince, crown princess enjoy concert in Finland

July 6, 2019

Jarvenpaa, Finland–Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko visited the home of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) in Jarvenpaa, southern Finland, on Friday. At the Sibelius home, the couple enjoyed a concert to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the

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Japan consumer sentiment falls for 4th quarter: BOJ

July 5, 2019

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)–Consumer sentiment in Japan has weakened for the fourth straight quarter, a Bank of Japan survey showed Friday. The diffusion index representing the gap between the percentage of respondents who think economic conditions improved from a

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South Korean comfort women foundation dissolved

July 5, 2019

Seoul, July 5 (Jiji Press)–A South Korean foundation for supporting former wartime comfort women in the country, established under a Japan-South Korea accord, has been liquidated officially, foundation officials said Friday. The South Korean government notified the foundation on Wednesday

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Victims of 2017 Northern Kyushu rains remembered

July 5, 2019

Asakura, Fukuoka Pref.–A memorial service was held in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Friday to mourn the victims of a massive rain disaster that hit the northern Kyushu region in southwestern Japan two years ago. The heavy downpours on July 5-6,

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