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Pay rules for May 13 polls out

May 11, 2019

The Labor department has reminded employers in the private sector to observe proper payment of wages to their employees who will report to work on May 13, 2019. In Labor Advisory No. 07, series of 2019, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello

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Half of Japanese to give gifts on Father’s Day: survey

May 11, 2019

Tokyo–Nearly half of adult children in Japan plan to give their male parents gifts on Father’s Day, while over 20 pct of fathers want some words of appreciation from their children, a private survey showed Friday. The result of the

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Japan Diet OKs aid for low-income households over higher education

May 10, 2019

Tokyo–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted on Friday a bill aiming at providing financial assistance to low-income households to ease the burden of expenses on higher education. The bill, which centers on reducing tuition and entrance fees and expands the application

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Senior Chinese Communist Party diplomat may visit Japan

May 10, 2019

Beijing–A senior diplomat of the Communist Party of China is expected to visit Japan for three days through May 18, it was learned Friday. Yang Jiechi, a member of the party’s Political Bureau, is likely to hold talks with Shotaro

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Japan passes bill to lower mobile phone fees

May 10, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s House of Councillors on Friday passed into law a bill to revise the telecommunications business law in order to lower mobile phone fees. The revised law will obligate carriers to introduce pricing schemes that separate handset purchase costs from

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Law to promote energy-saving buildings enacted in Japan

May 10, 2019

Tokyo–Legislation to promote energy-saving for office and other buildings was enacted on Friday. A bill to revise the Act on Improvement of Energy Consumption Performance of Buildings was approved unanimously in a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the

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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles: Japan Defense Chief

May 10, 2019

Tokyo–North Korea is believed to have fired short-range ballistic missiles, Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday, following a similar analysis by the United States. “It is extremely regrettable, as this is a clear violation of the U.N. Security Council

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Japan diet enacts bill for free reschool Education

May 10, 2019

Tokyo–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, enacted Friday a bill aimed at making preschool education free of charge, a key policy of the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The bill to revise the child care support law was adopted by a

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