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Opposition submits no-confidence motion against Abe cabinet

June 25, 2019

Tokyo-The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and four other opposition forces jointly introduced a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet in the Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Tuesday. The motion, submitted to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber

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Japan to conduct survey to boost number of women in science

June 25, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s Cabinet Office will conduct a nationwide survey of female junior high and high school students and their parents to consider ways to boost the number of women studying and working in science. Female students in Japan often steer clear

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Military studying if martial law can be lifted in Davao

June 25, 2019

The military is conducting security assessment for possible lifting of martial law in Davao City. “It will depend on our assessment, we’ll have a meeting maybe with the security sector of Davao City as recommended by the mayor, we’ll have

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Tourist sites still struggling a week after Niigata quake

June 25, 2019

Murakami, Niigata Pref.–Hot spring resorts and other tourist sites in Niigata and Yamagata prefectures are still reeling from a powerful earthquake that rocked the northeastern Japan area a week ago. The earthquake, which occurred on the night of June 18,

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Japan opens new website on agriculture, forestry, fisheries

June 25, 2019

Tokyo–Japan has launched a new website on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, targeting people with little connection to such businesses, including young people as well as the disabled and retired. With the website, called “aff-terrace,” the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and

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Japan aims to make computer available to every student

June 25, 2019

Tokyo–Japan aims to make a computer terminal available to every student at school by around fiscal 2025, the education ministry said Tuesday. The target is included in the ministry’s new plan to improve the educational environment through the use of

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Stocks lower, but peso gains vs US dollar

June 25, 2019

Philippine stocks ended lower but the peso closed higher against the US dollar on Tuesday. The peso closed at P51.365 from Monday’s P51.39. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $771.92 million from

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Female passers of Japan government job exam top 30 percent

June 25, 2019

Tokyo–Women accounted for 31.5 pct of those who passed Japan’s career-track national public servant examination in fiscal 2019, topping 30 pct for the first time, the National Personnel Authority said Tuesday. Of the 1,798 total passers, 567 were women. The

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