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Over 80 percent positive about new era name Reiwa: Jiji Poll

April 12, 2019

Tokyo–Over 80 pct of people in Japan expressed positive feelings toward the country’s new era name, Reiwa, a Jiji Press opinion poll in April showed. The survey, conducted for four days through Monday, showed that 84.8 pct of respondents gave

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Palace remains ”steadfast” in country’s claims on South China Sea

April 12, 2019

Malacanang on Friday said they remained ”steadfast” in maintaining the country’s claims with respect to territory and exclusive economic zones pursuant to law. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement after Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said Thursday they

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Duterte’s chopper not cleared to go to Marawi: PDP-Laban

April 12, 2019

The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan ( PDP-Laban) on Friday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s helicopter was not given clearance to take off from Davao City due to bad weather. “Our Party Chairman President Mayor Rody Duterte wasn’t able to attend

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Crashed F-35A fighter had problems twice in past

April 12, 2019

Tokyo–A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-35A fighter jet that crashed into the Pacific Ocean earlier this week had made two emergency landings after experiencing problems, it was learned Friday. It has not been determined whether there is any link between

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G-20 Officials share worries about U.S.-China trade dispute

April 12, 2019

Washington–Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 economies shared worries about a prolonged U.S.-China trade dispute at their two-day meeting that began in Washington on Thursday. Participants examined risk factors amid growing concerns over a global

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Japan emperor, empress visit Kodomonokuni Park in Yokohama

April 12, 2019

Yokohama–Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Kodomonokuni, a park in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Friday, two days after the couple marked their 60th wedding anniversary. After arriving at the 100-hectare park around 11 a.m. (2 a.m. GMT), the

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US Eager for quick farm accord in trade talks with Japan

April 12, 2019

Washington–U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday indicated the country’s stance of prioritizing agricultural issues in its new trade talks with Japan that will start next week. “I hope we can come to a very quick agreement with Japan” for

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In reversal, WTO backs S. Korea ban on Japanese fishery goods

April 12, 2019

Tokyo–The World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body has issued a final ruling tolerating South Korea’s import ban on fishery products from some Japanese prefectures that was introduced after the 2011 nuclear accident in Japan, reversing an earlier verdict against the embargo.

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