TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday it has halted trial operation of its water treatment system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station a day after resuming it. The…
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Third of single women want to be full-time housewife in Japan
TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua)– About 34.2 percent of single women aged 15 to 39 years old are willing to be a full-time housewife, local media reported Wednesday. At the same time, only 19.3 percent…
Japan, Canada to boost tie-ups toward Canadian shale gas exports
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper are expected to agree to increase cooperation toward starting Canadian shale gas exports to Japan from around 2020, Japanese…
Economy moving “smoothly” to achieve 2% inflation target: BOJ chief
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda showed confidence Friday in achieving the central bank’s 2 percent inflation target to beat deflation, saying that the Japanese economy is moving “smoothly”…
Abe, Aso to put final touches to stimulus package
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — Finance Minister Taro Aso expressed confidence Friday that the government will smoothly map out an economic stimulus package, despite lingering discord over whether to implement a corporate tax cut….
Japan donates school buildings in North Cotabato’s conflict- affected schools
PIKIT, North Cotabato, (PNA) — While negotiations for peace between Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are ongoing, the Japanese government continues its support in over-all efforts to establish…
Abe visits crippled nuclear plant over toxic water leaks
TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua) –Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday visited the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant over its highly contaminated water leaks amid world concerns over the issue. The visit was the…
No. of travelers to Japan hits August record
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — The number of foreign visitors to Japan in August broke the record for the month, rising 17.1 percent from a year earlier to 907,000, on the back of the…
Japan to officially protest S. Korea’s fisheries ban, eyes WTO intervention
TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Monday sent a senior official to South Korea to protest its ban on fisheries products from eight prefectures in Japan, imposed…
Japanese vessel detained for illegal fishing in South African waters
CAPE TOWN, (PNA/Xinhua) — A Japanese vessel was arrested for allegedly fishing illegally in South African waters, authorities confirmed on Friday. The Japanese-registered long-line vessel Koei Maru No. 88 had been arrested…
Feature: Osaka builds bicycle lanes to reduce accidents among cyclists, pedestrians
By Atsushi Ebihara OSAKA, (PNA/Xinhua) — This commercial hub of western Japan has recently completed its first bicycle lanes in one of its main downtown streets but residents should have to wait…
BOJ: Fiscal credibility important for interest rates
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — Many Bank of Japan policymakers said maintaining credibility of fiscal management was important to ensure the stability of interest rates and called on the government to promote measures to…
Japanese woman killed, another injured in Turkey attack
CAIRO, (PNA/Kyodo) — One Japanese woman was killed and another was in critical condition after they were stabbed in a knife attack near Zemi Valley in Cappadocia in central Turkey on Monday,…
Ambitious program boosts Japan’s Asian business profile
TOKYO, (PNA/VNS) — Media partners of a program entitled ‘Catch Asia! Media Network’, co-founded by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Japanese Fuji Television nearly two years ago, gathered at a recent…
Japan’s July current account surplus down 12.9 percent
TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Japan’s current account surplus was down 12.9 percent compared with the same period of last year in July, mainly due to increasing imports, government data showed Monday. The surplus…