Japan, South Korea foreign chiefs agree to continue dialogue

September 27, 2019

New York–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, agreed Thursday to continue dialogue between them and other diplomats of the two countries amid the deterioration in bilateral relations over wartime labor and other issues. Motegi

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Japan’s Abe pays tribute to ex-French President Chirac

September 27, 2019

Brussels–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday sent a message of condolences to the family of Jacques Chirac, a two-term French president who died on the same day. “When I close my eyes, I can see his smiles that are

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Japan, U.S., Australia, India hold meeting of top diplomats

September 27, 2019

New York–Japan, the United States, Australia and India held a meeting of their foreign ministers in New York on Thursday, the first such gathering among the four countries. The participants agreed to cooperate to realize the free and open Indo-Pacific

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535,000 Apply for Tokyo Olympic torch relay

September 27, 2019

Tokyo–The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said Thursday it has received 535,717 applications for the Olympic torch relay. Japanese prefectural committees and four sponsor companies will screen candidates. The organizing committee will make the final selection

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Abe, Trump sign Paper confirming Japan-U.S. trade deal

September 26, 2019

New York–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a joint statement confirming their countries’ final agreement on a bilateral trade pact, after only about a year since the two leaders agreed on the launch

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NHK head warned over program on Japan post insurance sales

September 26, 2019

Tokyo–The Board of Governors of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, gave a warning to NHK President Ryoichi Ueda in October 2018 over a program on inappropriate sales practices involving Japan Post Insurance Co. products, it was learned Thursday. The warning

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Japan panel begins talks on charging for plastic shopping bags

September 26, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese industry and environment ministries on Thursday held the first meeting of a joint commission to discuss details about a policy of requiring stores to charge customers for plastic shopping bags. At the meeting, the government proposed that retailers

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Bilateral trade deal with U.S. hailed in Japan

September 26, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese government officials and business leaders have welcomed a joint statement signed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump in their meeting in New York on Wednesday to confirm their countries’ final agreement on a bilateral

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