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
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”
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
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
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
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,
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
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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