THE JOURNAL PIONEER
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue urged Japan on Monday to move swiftly to clinch a trade deal with Washington on farm products and other goods, in a way that would treat his country fairly as "premier customer."
"President (Donald) Trump is really...

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THE STAR
 
TOKYO: Japan may already be in recession, a government assessment of its own economic indicators showed on Monday, as the U.S.-China trade war and weak external demand hurt activity and pose fresh challenges for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies.
The country's indexes on leading and...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government decided at a Cabinet meeting Friday to issue coins to commemorate the enthronement of the Emperor. A total of 50,000 gold coins with a face value of ¥10,000 and 5 million copper coins with a face value of ¥500 will be minted.
Of the gold coins, 20,000 will be sold ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO  -  When she worked in sales for a Japanese bank, Chihiro Narazaki was passed over for the best assignments in favor of older colleagues. Her input was discouraged and she often stayed late just to do routine paperwork.
The 29-year-old knew where this was heading: her father, ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The nation went back to work following this year’s unprecedented 10-day Golden Week holiday on Tuesday — the first working day of the Reiwa Era.
Naoto Tokunaga, 24, showed up at his office near Tokyo Station 30 minutes earlier than usual because he was impatient to get there.
“Due t...

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NEW YORK TIMES
 
 
It isn’t exactly Y2K, but the country is scrambling to reconcile its systems with the ancient demands of an imperial calendar.
TOKYO — Lost data. Emails that disappear into the ether. Servers that never connect.
All thanks to the ascension of a new emperor to the Chrysanthemum ...

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BBC
 
Tens of thousands of victims of forced sterilisation in Japan are now entitled to compensation.
Under a eugenics law which was in effect from 1948 to 1996, people were made to undergo operations to prevent them having children deemed "inferior".
Many of the victims had physical or cognitive...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Dismissing Carlos Ghosn from its board was just the beginning of efforts by Nissan Motor Co to secure its future as it seeks to catch up with rivals in adapting to a rapidly changing business environment.
Four months after Ghosn's arrest plunged the automaker into protracted...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Keidanren, or the Japan Business Federation, will ask the government to consider extending the maximum operating lifetime of nuclear power plants beyond the current 60 years, informed sources have said.
Keidanren will also request that periods in which nuclear plant operations are h...

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BBC
 
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has been re-arrested in Tokyo while out on bail pending trial over claims of financial misconduct.
Prosecutors said the 65-year-old had been detained over suspicions he caused Nissan $5m (£3.8m) in losses, according to reports.
In a statement, Mr Ghosn said ...

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