by salefull | Jul 10, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Senior defense officials, SDF members to be disciplined over scandals TOKYO – Japan’s Defense Ministry is planning to take disciplinary action later this week against some senior officials and a number of Self-Defense Force members over abuse of power and...
by salefull | Jul 9, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Charges dropped against Kishida, other LDP members in slush fund case TOKYO – Prosecutors decided Monday not to indict Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and seven other senior Liberal Democratic Party members over a political funds scandal that has dogged...
by salefull | Jul 8, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Tokyo Gov Koike reelected, beating opposition Renho, rising ex-mayor TOKYO – Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike was reelected in Sunday’s gubernatorial election with the effective backing of the ruling party, signaling that voters have positively evaluated...
by salefull | Jul 2, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Japan average land price rises over 2% for 1st time TOKYO – The average land price in Japan rose 2.3 percent in 2024 from a year earlier, government data showed Monday, surpassing 2 percent for the first time and marking the highest annual rate of increase since...
by salefull | Jul 1, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Kishida pledges travel aid program 6 months after Ishikawa quake NANAO, Ishikawa – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Monday to launch a tourism subsidy program to support the Noto Peninsula on the Sea of Japan coast, just six months after the region was hit...
by salefull | Jun 27, 2024 | Featured Article, News
Yen slumps to upper 160 range against dollar despite intervention threat NEW YORK -The yen continued to fall against the U.S. dollar to the upper 160 range on Wednesday, hitting its lowest level in over 37 years in New York despite heightened vigilance about another...
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