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Fiji Sun Online
February 27, 2018
From left: Minister for Local Government, Housing, Environment, Infrastructure and Transport Parveen Bala, Japan's ambassador Masahiro Omura and Nasinu Town Council special administrator Mosese Kama, at the signing of the grant on February 25, 2018. Photo: DEPTFO News. February 28.
Casino Guardian
February 27, 2018
After officially proposing the implementation of a ÃÂ¥2,000 casino entrance fee, the Japanese Government has started to consider a possible increase of of this admission fee. As Casino Guardian has previously reported, the so-called Integrated Resorts Casinos are considered some of the major attractionsÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
February 27, 2018
Operators of the JSB Vision Centre at 111 1/2 Old Hope Road in St Andrew are grateful that the Japanese government has afforded them the opportunity to offer well-needed low-cost vision services to Jamaicans with various eye problems. Through the Japanese government, roughly $11 million wasÃÂ ...
Xinhua
February 26, 2018
PYONGYANG, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sunday urged Japan to prevent assault on a pro-Pyongyang Korean residents association's headquarters in Tokyo from taking place again. A spokesman for the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee (KAPPC) SundayÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
February 25, 2018
Japan's fiscal 2018 budget for artificial intelligence is less than 20 percent of the amount planned by the United States and China, a vast difference that could exacerbate Japan's competitive disadvantage in the field. According to a tally by Kyodo News, AI-related spending totals ÃÂ¥77.04 billion ($720 million)ÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
February 19, 2018
“Since 2014 USD, the Government of Japan provided 1,86 billion to Ukraine, including USD 45 million through the United Nations and international organizations. In 2018 Japanese Government will provide USD 3,6 million for seven projects to be implemented by six United Nations agencies. PlannedÃÂ ...
Reliefweb
February 16, 2018
The conference on the assistance which the Government of Japan provides to address the humanitarian needs, support vulnerable groups of population and recovery of eastern regions in Ukraine will be held on 19 February, 11:00 a.m. in the press center of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. AssistanceÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
February 14, 2018
The government Tuesday bestowed the People's Honor Award on two champions of the traditional Japanese board games of shogi and go, making the two men the first recipients of the prize in their respective fields. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave the awards to shogi champion Yoshiharu Habu, 47, andÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
February 14, 2018
The education ministry has compiled guidelines to help schools review their crisis management manuals in order to better prepare against a possible North Korean missile attack. The guidelines were drawn up after Pyongyang fired two ballistic missiles that flew over the country last year. The guidelinesÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
February 14, 2018
SAITAMA – The Justice Ministry has helped a total of 128 past offenders find jobs within about a year after leaving prison since the establishment of specialized job centers in November 2016, ministry data showed Wednesday. The government had long sought prior to then to reduce repeat offenderÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
February 9, 2018
Erbil, Iraq, 10 February 2018 – The Government of Japan announced a US$ 2 million contribution to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Iraq in support of the Fund's reproductive health (RH) and gender-based violence (GBV) programmes across the country. Within the humanitarian context inÃÂ ...
The Economist
February 1, 2018
EIGHT years after Natsumi started work at a printing company in Tokyo, her monthly salary is only ÃÂ¥15,000 ($138) more than it was when she started. That equates to a paltry rise of less than 1% a year. She hopes that this year's wage negotiation—an annual rite between employers and unions known asÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
January 21, 2018
The government Monday submitted to the Diet a budget plan for fiscal 2018 featuring a record ÃÂ¥97.71 trillion in general account spending. The plan includes measures aimed at boosting human resource development and productivity, both key policy initiatives for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The budgetÃÂ ...
Hi-tech Beacon
January 18, 2018
In a major blow to the most ambitious and sought after project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,the Japanese government is soon going to take on the main project as they have bagged major supply contracts $17 billion INDIAN Bullet TRAINS. The bullet train is an ambitious project under the Make in IndiaÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
January 18, 2018
Japan has entered a new phase in its fight against deflation, but stronger wage growth and improved productivity are needed if the economy is to turn the corner, the Cabinet Office said in a report released Thursday. Describing wage growth as “modest” for most workers, the report on the state of theÃÂ ...
Nikkei Asian Review
January 18, 2018
TOKYO -- The Ministry of Finance is scaling back its practice of issuing Japanese government bonds one year ahead of schedule, seeing interest rates are too low to attract investors. The cap on the amount of JGBs issued this way, or front-loading, will be set at 55 trillion yen ($494 billion) for fiscal 2018,ÃÂ ...
San Bernardino County Sun
January 16, 2018
As a young woman of 18, Thelma Press traveled from India – where she was born – to California on a Dutch freighter. She had studied geography at Loreto College in Calcutta, where one of her teachers was Mother Teresa, now Saint Teresa of Calcutta. As one of the first to travel through the South PacificÃÂ ...
The Straits Times
January 15, 2018
TOKYO - The Japanese government will help a Japanese corporate consortium win a bid for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR), reported Nikkei Asian Review. The report said there are plans to provide financial support through a public-private fund. The Malaysian and SingaporeanÃÂ ...
The Hankyoreh
January 9, 2018
The Japanese government blasted as “utterly unacceptable” South Korea's announcement that a 2015 intergovernmental agreement on the comfort women issue was not a true resolution to the matter. “The agreement between Japan and South Korea is a pledge between countries, and it is unacceptableÃÂ ...
Nippon.com
January 9, 2018
Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)—Four citizens filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government on Tuesday for damages over mental distress caused by the family register law, which does not allow married couples to use separate surnames. The plaintiffs, including Aono Yoshihisa, 46, president of Tokyo-basedÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
December 27, 2017
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Japanese government has finalized the reversion of the largest swath of land from U.S. to Japanese control since 1972. Officials celebrated handing back the land to private and municipal landowners during a ceremony Monday in the village of Kunigami, an OkinawaÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
December 22, 2017
The government on Friday vowed to use the revenue from the envisaged “departure tax” only to boost tourism, amid concerns the money would be directed toward other purposes. Starting Jan. 7, 2019, the implementation of the departure tax will require each passenger, regardless of nationality, to payÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
December 31, 1999
The government announced Wednesday that Osaka has been chosen as the venue for next year's summit meeting of advanced and emerging economies at a time when Japan assumes the G-20 presidency for the first time. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the decision based on the city's successfulÃÂ ...
Gambling Insider
December 31, 1999
In a bid to combat problem gambling, the Japanese Government have announced plans to potentially limit casino visits to ten times per month. Government officials presented plans to ruling lawmakers on Thursday in the hopes of tackling the region's problem gambling epidemic. However, the plan hasÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
December 31, 1999
A metal panel flew off a Japanese government plane Thursday while it was en route from Tokyo to Hokkaido, the Air Self-Defense Force said. The panel was one of several connecting the right wing to an engine of the Boeing 747, but operational safety was not affected, the ASDF said, adding there were noÃÂ ...
Nikkei Asian Review
December 14, 2017
The Japanese government plans to send in more such vessels under the Coast Guard and the Fisheries Agency to crack down on illegal fishing. Wooden boats are harder to spot by radar, a Coast Guard source said. Because of the bad weather in the Sea of Japan during winter months, patrol ships mayÃÂ ...
Reliefweb
December 14, 2017
TOKYO, JAPAN – The Government of Japan announced today that it was contributing US$50 million to the Global Financing Facility in support of Every Woman Every Child (GFF), a country-led model of development finance that brings together multiple sources of financing in a synergistic way to supportÃÂ ...
Reliefweb
December 12, 2017
With funding from Japan, a project is addressing an urgent need to replace the State Emergency Service of Ukraine's obsolete demining equipment. "We are very grateful to the Government of Japan and UNOPS for helping us handle demining and saving civilians' lives," said Arsen Avakov, Ukraine'sÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
December 8, 2017
In February 2017, the Government of Japan committed US$ 636,000 to UNICEF for supporting various interventions for refugees, especially children in Mahama Camp. This support included expanding children's access to protection, early childhood development and education services. Programmes haveÃÂ ...
Mental Floss
December 2, 2017
Beloved video game character, '90s anime icon, and official ambassador to the Japanese government: Pikachu can now include all three titles on his resume. As Konbini reports, Japanese foreign minister Tarō Kōno has appointed the Pokemon mascot as an ambassador to promote Osaka's bid to be theÃÂ ...
The Reporter Belize
December 1, 2017
The Belmopan City Council, on Monday, received grant funding worth US $87,539 from the government of Japan to assist in their purchase of a new garbage compactor truck. The Council says that in recognizing their role in the collection of garbage within the city and surrounding communities they hadÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
November 26, 2017
A Cabinet Office survey has shown that a growing number of people are worried about the effects of cyberterrorism, unauthorized access to online accounts and other high-tech crimes. According to the survey results, released Saturday, 61.0 percent of the respondents voiced concern about cybercrime,ÃÂ ...
The Chicago Maroon
November 15, 2017
UChicago professors Anil Kashyap and Raaj Sah have been named by the government of Japan as recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, the third-highest honor the Japanese government can bestow. The modern version of the award was made available to non-Japanese citizens in addition toÃÂ ...
NACS Online
October 30, 2017
Japanese Government, Consumers Clash Over Cash. Banks are expanding mobile ATMs and their presence in c-stores, making cash the king ...
newsBTC
October 30, 2017
Initial coin offerings have attracted a lot of negative attention this year. An unregulated industry can't carry on indefinitely. Multiple countries ...
SoraNews24
October 17, 2017
On 15 September, residents in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido found themselves underneath the flight path of a missile launched ...
Stars and Stripes
October 12, 2017
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Officials say Okinawans' water bills could rise if the Japanese government doesn't help shoulder decontamination ...
The Spokesman-Review
October 11, 2017
Kobe Steel Group's logo is seen in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. The Japanese government is urging steelmaker Kobe Steel to clarify the ...
South China Morning Post
October 10, 2017
I used to live in Fukushima with my husband and our child, in a fantastic natural environment with a strong local community. That was until the ...
Autoblog (blog)
October 6, 2017
TOKYO — Japan's transport ministry on Friday said inspections at five of six plants making Nissan cars found stamps of certified technicians on ...
EHS Today
October 5, 2017
According to guidelines set by the Japanese government, a worker who dies following 100 hours of overtime in one month or 80 hours overtime ...
IAM (blog)
October 3, 2017
On Friday, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) said it would issue guidelines on SEP licensing negotiations after a month-long public consultation ...
The Japan Times
October 2, 2017
The labor ministry said Monday it will encourage individual former asbestos plant workers who suffered mesothelioma or other health damage, ...
Konbini
December 31, 1999
Pikachu bamboozled fans earlier this year when the small mascot traded-in its incessant "pika pika" banter for full sentences and a high-pitch human voice. Now, in an attempt to harness this newfound bi-lingual talent, Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Kōno has made this iconic Pokemon character anÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
Juba, 1 December 2017: Every second, someone in the world needs blood. Blood transfusion is one of the therapeutic procedures performed during hospitalizations and undoubtedly helps patients who are injured, having surgery, receiving treatments or are being treated for diseases that affect the blood.
Japan Today
December 31, 1999
Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is disingenuous to the point of politically motivated duplicity, an insult to survivors families. It is rank dishonesty to imply that the Government of Japan, is somehow, by association, a signatory to The Treaty ofÃÂ ...
Armenpress.am
December 31, 1999
The Government of Japan, through its donor cooperation funding with the EBRD, supports the development of local capital markets through regulatory reforms, capacity-building programmes, development of capital markets products and educating on innovative market instruments, as well as developingÃÂ ...
The Japan Times
December 31, 1999
SENDAI – A woman in her 60s will sue the government for being forced to undergo sterilization on the grounds of her intellectual disability, according to informed sources. The Miyagi Prefecture resident plans to file with the Sendai District Court in January at the earliest. She will claim the state infringed onÃÂ ...
Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era
December 31, 1999
FRANKFORT – Gov. Matt Bevin and Gov. Hideaki Ohmura, of the Aichi prefecture government in Japan, together signed a memorandum of ...
Focus Taiwan News Channel
September 29, 2017
29 (CNA) The Japanese government should apologize to Taiwanese comfort women who were forced into sexual slavery by the JapaneseÃÂ ...
