INTERVIEW: Voters face choice between stability, confusion, Komeito says

July 9, 2019

Tokyo–The July 21 House of Councillors election is an opportunity for Japanese voters to choose between stable government and confusion, Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi said in a recent interview. “As a ruling party, we hope to tackle key challenges at

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Palace not interested if Chinese vessel in Recto Bank incident manned by militia or not

July 9, 2019

Malacañang said on Tuesday it is not interested to know if the crew of a Chinese vessel that figured in the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in Recto Bank were militiamen or plain fisherfolk. In a press briefing, Presidential

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INTERVIEW: DPFP highlights “Household First” economic policy

July 9, 2019

Tokyo–The Democratic Party for the People is placing a “household first” economic policy at the center of its campaign for the July 21 House of Councillors election, according to party leader Yuichiro Tamaki. “Stubbornly slow consumption indicates the weakest point

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Wimbledon Tennis

July 9, 2019

Japan’s Kei Nishikori celebrates beating Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin during their men’s singles fourth round match on the seventh day of the 20th day Wimbledon Championships at the Alley Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on Jul 8, 2007 )

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INTERVIEW: CDPJ to campaign on people’s lives in upper house election

July 9, 2019

Tokyo–The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan will focus on helping people’s lives as a key pillar of its platform in the July 21 House of Councillors election, party head Yukio Edano said in a recent interview. “The largest

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Stocks, peso end flat

July 9, 2019

Philippine stocks and the peso ended flat on Tuesday. The peso ended at P51.31 against the US dollar from P51.32 on Monday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $761.92 million from the

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Moreno says Manila will sustain drive to clear streets of illegal vendors

July 9, 2019

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said they will do their best to sustain a campaign to clear streets of illegal vendors After he assumed his post as Manila mayor on  July 2, Moreno started a cleanup drive in the heavily-crowded streets

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INTERVIEW: LDP’s Nikai dismisses public pension worries

July 9, 2019

Tokyo–Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, rejected worries over the country’s public pension system, in a recent interview with Jiji Press. “The public pension system is sustainable well into the future thanks to a series of reforms,”

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