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Category: Life In Japan

Tokyo stocks end slightly lower on U.S. gov’t shutdown

Posted on October 3, 2013

TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower Thursday as investors refrained from active buying amid concerns over the negative economic impact stemming from the ongoing partial U.S. government shutdown. The 225-issue…

Support rate for Abe Cabinet rises to 63.3%: Kyodo poll

Posted on October 2, 2013

TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet stands at 63.3 percent, up from 61.8 percent last month, a Kyodo News survey showed Wednesday, despite the government’s recent…

Japan group asks S. Korea to lift import ban on fishery products

Posted on October 1, 2013

TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — Japan’s National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations asked South Korea on Tuesday to lift its import ban on fishery products from parts of Japan imposed because of leaks of…

TEPCO halts test operation of Fukushima water treatment system

Posted on September 28, 2013

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…

Third of single women want to be full-time housewife in Japan

Posted on September 25, 2013

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

Posted on September 22, 2013

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

Posted on September 20, 2013

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

Posted on September 20, 2013

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

Posted on September 19, 2013

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

Posted on September 19, 2013

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

Posted on September 19, 2013

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

Posted on September 16, 2013

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

Posted on September 14, 2013

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

Posted on September 11, 2013

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

Posted on September 10, 2013

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…

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