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Podiums for 2020 Tokyo Games to be made from used plastics

June 11, 2019

Tokyo–The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games said Tuesday that recycled plastics will be used to create podiums for the quadrennial sporting event. Some 45 tons of plastic materials will be needed to create about 100

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Abe, Trump discuss Iran situation over phone

June 11, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the situation in Iran and other issues in a 20-minute telephone conversation on Tuesday. The two leaders are believed to have coordinated their countries’ policies toward Iran ahead of

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Aso says not to accept Japan FSA report on aging

June 11, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday he will not accept as “an official report” a controversial Financial Services Agency report that says an elderly couple needs to amass about 20 million yen in life savings. The FSA is expected

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PSE index clings to 8,000-point level

June 11, 2019

The main Philippine stock index ended lower but it remained in the 8,000-point mark on Tuesday. The peso ended at P51.85 against the US dollar from the previous session’s P52.10. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association

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Japan government takes step to accelerate landfilling at Henoko

Japan government takes step to accelerate landfilling at Henoko

June 11, 2019

Naha, Okinawa Pref.–The Japanese government took a step on Tuesday to accelerate landfilling work at a planned U.S. base site in the Henoko coastal area in Okinawa Prefecture. On the day, the Defense Ministry’s Okinawa Defense Bureau started to land

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Abe vows to work together with Xi to promote ties

June 11, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he is willing to work together with Chinese President Xi Jinping to open a new era for bilateral relations. Abe made the comments during talks with new Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou

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AFP encourages soldiers to avail of hefty discounts on Independence Day

June 11, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) encouraged soldiers to avail of the “70 percent discount provided on selected items in participating SM Supermalls tenants nationwide” during the celebration of Independence Day. “Members of the AFP are entitled to up

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Tulfo’s camp coordinating with PNP to surrender firearms

June 11, 2019

Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman Police Col. Bernard Banac said the camp of broadcast journalist Erwin Tulfo has coordinated with authorities regarding renewal of his licence to own and possess firearms (LTOPF). Banac said the camp of Tulfo coordinated with

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