Tokyo mulling expressway toll surcharges during 2020 Games
February 2, 2019
Tokyo–The Tokyo metropolitan government and the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee are considering introducing expressway toll surcharges to curb traffic volume during the games, informed sources have said. The metropolitan government and the committee will present their estimates on
Japanese mayor vows to quit after verbal abuse
February 2, 2019
Akashi, Hyogo Pref.–Akashi Mayor Fusaho Izumi on Friday expressed his intention to resign to take responsibility for verbally abusing a city worker. Izumi, 55, tendered his resignation to the speaker of the city assembly of Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan.
Improper retail price surveys come to light
February 1, 2019
Tokyo–Japan’s internal affairs ministry said Friday that improper survey methods have been taken to compile retail price statistics, one of the country’s key economic data. Prefectural governments across the country conduct on-site surveys on retail prices for some 500 goods
PSE index ends week above 8,100 points
February 1, 2019
Philippine stocks ended the week on strong note on Friday as the main share index closed 1.71 percent higher. The Philippine Stock Exchange index settled at 8, 144.16 points, up 136.68 points. In the broader market, there were 171 gainers,
Govt mulls recalculating wage figures: Abe
February 1, 2019
Tokyo–The Japanese government is looking at whether it is possible to recalculate wage figures for the first 11 months of last year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, in connection with recent revelations of irregularities in a key labor survey.
AFP spokesman denies ”security lapses” in Jolo blast
February 1, 2019
A military spokesman denied lapses but admitted possible breach of security that led to the bombing in Jolo last Sunday. “There may be a breach of security but not security lapse,” Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, Armed Forces of the Philippines
Indonesian couple tagged as suicide bombers in Jolo cathedral
February 1, 2019
An Indonesian couple were allegedly the suicide bombers in the attacks at the cathedral in Jolo last Sunday, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said on Friday. In an interview in Tacloban City, Leyte, the former military general said
Unemployment rate declines, but underemployment up as of July 2018
February 1, 2019
The unemployment rate as of July 2018 reached 5.4 percent down from 5.6 percent during the same period last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report Wednesday, Out of country’s labor force of 43 million, at least
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