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Palestinian prime minister hopes for Japan-led support

July 4, 2019

Jericho, West Bank–Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has expressed expectations and gratitude for support from countries backing the establishment of a Palestinian state, at a meeting held under a Japan-led initiative for the development of the region. “We are not

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U.S. Marine rearrested for attempted murder in Tokyo

July 4, 2019

Tokyo–Tokyo police on Thursday served a U.S. Marine with an additional arrest warrant for allegedly attempting to kill a woman in the Japanese capital in May. Kahsai Tyree Hill, 21, is suspected of trying to strangle a female member of

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S. Korea hints at retaliation against export controls by Japan

July 4, 2019

Seoul–South Korean Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki on Thursday left open the possibility of the nation taking retaliatory action against Japan’s tightened controls on semiconductor materials exports to South Korea. The South Korean government will consider a variety of possible

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Heavy rains cause landsides in Japan

July 4, 2019

Tokyo–Heavy rains since Saturday have caused landslides at 43 areas in Japan, mainly the Kyushu southwestern region, the land ministry said Thursday. A woman in her 80s has gone missing after a landslide destroyed a house in Soo, Kagoshima Prefecture,

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Campaigning starts for Japan Upper House poll

July 4, 2019

Tokyo–The 17-day official campaign period started on Thursday for the July 21 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of Japan’s parliament. Voters will give their verdict on six-and-a-half years of rule by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in

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Trump complained about security pact since first meeting: Abe

July 4, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed complaints about the bilateral security treaty since their first meeting in November 2016. “Trump talked a lot about the Japan-U.S. security treaty since we first met,”

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Abe defends BOJ’s monetary policy

July 4, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Wednesday defended the Bank of Japan’s massive monetary easing policy. The central bank’s monetary policy is “not a failure,” Abe said at a debate among political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club. “The

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Japan PM Office produces no records of Suga meetings

July 3, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese prime minister’s office does not produce or keep records of meetings between Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and senior officials at ministries and agencies, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kotaro Nogami said Wednesday. Such records “should be produced and

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