Meanwhile, the infection rates for Osaka and Miyagi Prefecture stood at 0.17 per cent and 0.03 per cent, respectively.
November 27, 2020The Japanese government on Tuesday approved the extension of unilateral sanctions against North Korea coinciding, two days after US President Donald Trump’s visit to Tokyo as part of his five-nation Asia tour. The sanctions freeze the assets of nine companies and 26 individuals for links with North Korea, including those based in China, Russia, the …
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November 7, 2017US President Donald Trump’s daughter and senior advisor Ivanka Trump on Friday spoke about women’s participation in the economy at the World Assembly of Women here, an annual conference sponsored by the Japanese government, the media reported. Trump was introduced at the event by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. She will have dinner with Abe …
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November 3, 2017The Japanese government on Friday said that it was prepared to face North Korea’s threat to launch a hydrogen bomb into the Pacific Ocean. Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said at a press conference that the Japanese authorities were monitoring the situation closely, and described the North Korean regime’s threat as unacceptable, reports Efe news. “Japan …
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September 22, 2017The Japanese government on Monday announced that the average monthly salary in 2016 rose by 0.7 per cent over the previous year, the first annual increase of this type in five years. The rise is mainly due to increases in the base salary approved during negotiations between the major companies and labour unions last year, …
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