Special abdication law expected to be enacted
March 14, 2017
TOKYO- The Diet, Japan’s parliament, is now expected to enact during the ongoing session a special law to allow Emperor Akihito to step down, after the main opposition Democratic Party expressed its readiness on Monday to accept the one-off law. The
Okinawa unveils monument for youth’s role in WWII
March 14, 2017
OKINAWA- Okinawa Prefecture unveiled Tuesday a monument telling the history of student mobilization during the Battle of Okinawa, a savage ground battle in the late stage of World War II that killed numerous local citizens. Former members of mobilized student units
Newly disclosed GSDF reports show unstable security in South Sudan
March 14, 2017
TOKYO- Newly disclosed daily reports by Japanese troops stationed on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan showed that gunshots were still heard in September last year in their camp in the capital Juba. A large-scale armed clash occurred in Juba
Toshiba extends deadline for April to December 2016 earnings
March 14, 2017
TOKYO- Struggling Japanese electronics and machinery maker Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday filed for approval for the second extension of the deadline for submitting its April-December 2016 earnings report to authorities from Tuesday to April 11. The Kanto Local Finance Bureau approved
Japan offers public-private cooperation to help Saudis exit from oil-reliant economy
March 14, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at a meeting with visiting Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on Monday, offered Japan’s public-private cooperation to help Saudi Arabia realize its exit from an oil-reliant economy. Japan’s cooperation will mainly cover nine areas
Japan supports four projects for peace and development in Mindanao
March 13, 2017
Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa signed 4 grant contracts at the Embassy of Japan on Friday between each representative of respective recipient organizations for various social development projects in conflict – affected areas in Mindanao. The ceremony was attended by Undersecretary
Japanese women on a mission to teach self-help in Philippine communities
March 10, 2017
Three Japanese women are quietly working in Philippine communities, while promoting a social consciousness that women can break the glass ceiling and lead change. Ayaka Ishikawa, Mariko Katagi, and Teruko Sugiyama are members of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Japan provides a physical therapy center in Paranaque City
March 9, 2017
Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa and Segismundo Gonzalez, chairman of Stepping Stone Foundation, Inc., signed the grant contract for “The Project for the Procurement of Equipment and Renovation of Physical Therapy Center in Paranaque City” on March 6. The total grant
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