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Moon holding out hope that Japan-South Korea intel-sharing pact can be saved
Appearing on television for a question-and-answer session, Moon said South Korea will seek to settle the GSOMIA issue until the eleventh hour.
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If realized, it will be the imperial couple’s first visit to a disaster-hit area since the emperor ascended to the throne on May 1.
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Abe considering visit to India in December in bid to draw Modi back to RCEP
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting India in mid-December for talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, sources familiar with bilateral relations said Tuesday, following New Delhi's decision to ...
National / Crime & Legal Nov 19, 2019
'Wall of water': Lawsuits detail deadly U.S. Navy collision with freighter off Japan
Survivors and descendants of those killed when a containership collided with a U.S. Navy destroyer off Japan's coast are suing the ship's Japanese charterer, according to a lawsuit filed Monday that details the survivors' scramble for safety as water rushed in. In dramatic detail, the ...
National Nov 19, 2019
As extreme storms wreck power grids, Japan turns to home battery networks
After recent typhoons ravaged the nation's power grid and disrupted services to almost 1.4 million customers, the government is encouraging homeowners to invest in storage systems, seeking to marry batteries with existing rooftop solar capacity to create backup electricity networks. The backbone would be the ...
National / Politics Nov 19, 2019
Abe ties Taro Katsura as longest-serving Japanese prime minister
Abe is set to break Katsura’s century-old record on Wednesday at a time when myriad challenges lie ahead, including a controversy over a publicly funded cherry blossom-viewing party.
National Nov 19, 2019
Police begin questioning Kobe teachers over force-feeding of spicy curry to colleague
Police on Monday started questioning schoolteachers in Kobe involved in the bullying of a 25-year-old male colleague, a source close to the matter said. The police are questioning the teachers on a voluntary basis after a local education board said last month that the male ...
National Nov 19, 2019
Izumo upgrade and planned space unit to further boost Japanese Defense Ministry budget
The work on the Izumo is primarily aimed at reinforcing the heat resistance of its deck to enable landings and takeoffs by F-35B jets.
National Nov 19, 2019
Conservative LDP group submits proposal to let some ex-imperial family members back into fold
With just three potential heirs to the throne, the LDP group called for enabling unmarried male members of former branches to join the imperial family.
National Nov 19, 2019
Second Japanese national arrested in Hong Kong over protests
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the recently detained man, Hikaru Ida, 21, was not attending school in Hong Kong but was actually a tourist in the city.
National / Crime & Legal Nov 19, 2019
Actress Erika Sawajiri allegedly admits to taking illegal drugs for over 10 years
Actress Erika Sawajiri, who was arrested late last week for allegedly possessing the synthetic drug MDMA, has admitted to using illegal drugs for more than 10 years, police sources said. Sawajiri, 33, told investigators that she got the MDMA at a nightclub event a few ...
National / Politics Nov 19, 2019
Civic group to file complaint against Abe over alleged election law violations
A civic group has said that it will soon file a complaint with prosecutors over alleged election law violations by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he hosted an annual cherry blossom-viewing party. The group said Monday it will file the complaint with the Tokyo District ...
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