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Boy dies after security guard allegedly shoots him in classroom

July 5, 2019

A 15 year-old Grade 7 student was being allegedly shot by a security guard inside a classroom last Thursday and expired on the same day, the Department of Education ( DepEd) said. In a report, the Calamba City Police Station

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Abe sets modest target for Upper House Election

July 4, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has set a modest target of winning 53 seats for the ruling camp in the July 21 House of Councillors election, whose official campaign period started Thursday. Meanwhile, key members of Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party

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Taiwan to halve tariffs on sake from Japan to 20 percent

July 4, 2019

Taipei–Taiwan is set to lower its tariffs on sake from Japan to 20 pct from the current 40 pct as early as in August. Taiwan will also cut its tariffs on such Japanese farm and fishery products as frozen “shishamo”

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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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