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Work flexibility to expand for foreigners at Japan local governments

April 7, 2019

Tokyo–Japan will allow foreign employees of local governments to engage in a wider range of work amid increasing demand for workers who can handle overseas-related assignments, informed sources have said. Such assignments are increasing at many local governments. Some face

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Ghosn’s wife leaves Japan to seek French government help

April 7, 2019

Tokyo–The wife of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn has left Japan to seek French government support for him as a French citizen, the Financial Times said Sunday. “I think the French government should do more for him,” Carole

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Japan police to probe 50 election violation cases

April 7, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese police will fully investigate 50 cases of suspected election violations after voting closes in the first round of quadrennial unified local elections Sunday, according to the National Police Agency. About 70 pct are bribery cases, the agency said, adding

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G-7 Foreign ministers confirm cooperation over N. Korea

April 7, 2019

Dinard, France–Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major economies on Saturday agreed to maintain cooperation toward the denuclearization of North Korea. “We remain committed to the goal of achieving complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement” of all of North Korea’s

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Suga among post-Abe candidates: LDP Nikai

April 7, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is among those who may take over Liberal Democratic Party leadership from President Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai has said. Suga, the country’s longest-serving chief cabinet secretary, has drawn public

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EXCLUSIVE: Abe to draw Kanji for enthronement ceremony banners

April 7, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe is seen drawing “banzai,” or hurray, for banners to be used in the “Sokuirei-Seiden-no-Gi” ceremony to proclaim the new Emperor’s enthronement, government sources said Saturday. Abe will draw banzai in kanji characters, which will be

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Duterte wants to suspend implementation of double plates on motorcycles

April 7, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would ask the Land Transportation Office to suspend the implementation of double plates for motorcycles. Duterte announced this in a speech in Iloilo City Saturday night during the 25th National Federation Of the Motorcycle

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Palace: ICC bent on interfering with PH sovereignty

April 7, 2019

Malacanang has hit the International Criminal Court (ICC) for persisting to conduct probe on the administration’s war against illegal drugs even after President Rodrigo Duterte withdrew the country from the tribunal. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement on

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