approval

Business Aug 27, 2014

JR Tokai applies for ¥9 trillion maglev train line approval

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) filed an application Tuesday with the transport ministry for approval of a plan to build a magnetically levitated train line between Tokyo and Nagoya by 2027. JR Tokai is expected to start construction as early as October following approval ...

National / Politics Apr 23, 2013

Lower House OKs ratification of child custody pact

The Lower House unanimously approves ratification of signing an international treaty to help settle cross-border child custody disputes, paving the way for passage through the Diet in late May.

Business Mar 7, 2013

Diet set to approve BOJ nominees

The Diet is expected to approve the government's nominees for Bank of Japan governor and its two deputy governor posts, with the largest opposition party set to give the nod for Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to head the central bank, lawmakers said ...