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LDP bigwig Kato to visit US from April 29

April 16, 2019

Tokyo-Japanese ruling party heavyweight Katsunobu Kato told a press conference Tuesday that he will make a trip to the United States from April 29 to May 3. Kato, chairman of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party, plans to

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Criminal interrogations to be recorded in Japan from June 1

April 16, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday adopted an ordinance to mandate the recording of criminal suspect interrogations, effective from June 1. Under the revised Code of Criminal Procedure, which will come into force the same day, suspect

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Students in Japan fall short of state-set English skill goals

April 16, 2019

Tokyo–Third-year students in junior and senior high schools in Japan failed to meet respective state-set goals for English skills, an education ministry survey showed Tuesday. The survey in fiscal 2018, which ended in March, found that 42.6 pct of third-year

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Vote for Roxas if he can explain Mamasapano debacle: Duterte

April 16, 2019

Filipinos can vote for senatorial candidate Mar Roxas in the May midterm election if he can explain what happened during the 2015 Mamasapano incident, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday. “If he can explain (what happened), you put him on

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Japan, U.S. to negotiate tariffs comprehensively: Motegi

April 16, 2019

Washington–Japan and the United States will negotiate goods tariff reductions and eliminations comprehensively in the first round of bilateral trade talks that started Monday, a Japanese official said. “We will, in principle, be making decisions as a package,” Economic Revitalization

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Duterte to reveal group behind black propaganda vs family

April 16, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday slammed those doing black propaganda against his family, saying he will reveal who they are soon. In a video posted on social media, a certain “Bikoy” narrated how Duterte’s daughter, Veronica; son, former Davao City

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Share index up, peso declines

April 16, 2019

The main share index rose but the peso declined against the US dollar on Tuesday. The peso closed at P51.765 against the US dollar from Monday’s P51.64. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines

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Japan, U.S. to hold 2-plus-2 talks on April 19

April 16, 2019

Tokyo–Japan and the United States will hold a so-called two-plus-two meeting of foreign and defense officials in Washington on Friday, Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday. At the meeting, the two countries are expected to coordinate defense policies and

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