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No progress made over abduction issue 5 years after agreement

May 30, 2019

Tokyo–No progress has been made on resolving the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea, five years after Pyongyang agreed to reopen an investigation into their whereabouts. “The Stockholm Agreement is still in place,” Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide

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Japan Lawmaker Sakurada urges women to ach Have 3 Kids

May 30, 2019

Tokyo–Gaffe-prone Yoshitaka Sakurada of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said in a speech that he wants women to be urged to each give birth to at least about three children. T he remark, which is expected to draw criticism as

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Japanese cabinet members divided over English name order

May 30, 2019

Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese cabinet ministers have different views on the order of Japanese names in English. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that his name in English is in order of first name and then last name.

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Aichi to ship pigs early to prevent swine fever

May 30, 2019

br /> Tokyo–The prefectural government of Aichi, central Japan, plans to have two farms that face a high risk of being contaminated with swine fever ship their pigs ahead of schedule to prevent the spread of the disease, informed sources

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Malaysia to send back plastic waste

May 30, 2019

Kuala Lumpur–Malaysia will send back 450 tons of plastic waste imported illegally from seven countries, including Japan, China and the United States, environment minister Yeo Bee Yin said. The Southeast Asian country plans to send back another 2,550 tons of

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INTERVIEW: Ethiopia wants Japanese contributions to Africa economy

May 29, 2019

Tokyo–Japan can make great contributions to economic development in Africa as it did in Asia, Ethiopian Trade and Industry Minister Fetlework Gebregziabher said in a recent interview with Jiji Press. Gebregziabher called for Japanese companies to invest in labor-intensive industries,

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Ex-LDP Executive Tanigaki to join Tokyo government team on paralympics

May 29, 2019

Tokyo–Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Sadakazu Tanigaki was appointed Wednesday as honorary adviser to a Tokyo metropolitan government team for the success of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. “We want your advice so the Paralympics can succeed and people with

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Duterte condemns mass stabbing in Japan

Duterte condemns mass stabbing in Japan

May 29, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte extended on Wednesday the Philippines’ deepest sympathies for the victims and the families of those who perished in a mass stabbing incident in Kawasaki, Japan. “I express my profound shock and grief over the mass stabbing incident

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