Putin's foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told Russian news agencies at the end of the talks that Putin and Abe did not discuss what could be done to get North Korea to drop its nuclear program. Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, and Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Russia, Japan call for talks, calm with North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called on North Korea and other countries to avoid behavior or rhetoric that could increase tensions around Pyongyang’s nuclear program. Speaking at a news conference in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stays 72nd on press freedom list but falls to last in G-7
Reporters Without Borders has criticized Japanese media outlets’ self-censorship and surrender of their independence. Last year, three TV news anchors who had been critical of Abe’s government stepped down. In the same year, the watchdog downgraded ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China to resume bilateral dialogue on finance in May
Japan and China are planning to discuss financial issues on May 7 in Yokohama in the first session of the bilateral dialogue in nearly two years, sources said Wednesday, reflecting a recent thaw in relations. Finance Minister Taro Aso and his Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ranks last among G-7 for press freedom, 72nd in world
PARIS--Japan slipped into last place for press freedom among the ... Under the heading “The threat from Shinzo Abe,” the RSF mentioned the replacements of popular TV news anchors who were critical of the Abe administration. The report said there ... ( read original story ...)
Russia's Putin and Japan's Abe tell N. Korea to avoid provocative behaviour
April 27 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called on North Korea and other countries to avoid behaviour or rhetoric that could increase tensions around Pyongyang's nuclear programme. Speaking at a news ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banks to Test Blockchain Money Transfers Blockchain Using Digital Currencies
A number of Japanese banks are reportedly set to test domestic fund transfers using digital currencies over a blockchain as a low-cost alternative to traditional money transfers. According to a Thursday report by Nikkei, Japan’s most prominent financial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines : Air Commuter starts operations with ATR
Release date- 26042017 - Toulouse, - Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd. (JAC) performed its first ATR 42-600 flight today. JAC's flight 3741 departed from Kagoshima at 8:50 am (local time) for a 40-minute flight to Yakushima. The aircraft then performed three ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Summer Trip Report – Travel Hacking Totals and Japan Airlines Business Class Dallas DFW – Tokyo Narita NRT
And it begins, the long awaited travel hacking trip report taking Asia by storm with mi familia in the summer of 2016. Did this get you excited? You won’t believe what comes next, lets do this! ( read original story ...)
Mystery deepens over Moritomo land deal as recording with Finance Ministry emerges
... took a new turn this week when a recording emerged of a meeting between the former head of the Osaka nationalist school operator and a Finance Ministry official. The recording is of a March 2016 meeting where former head Yasunori Kagoike and the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan disaster minister resigns over quake gaffe
TOKYO: Japan's gaffe-prone disaster reconstruction minister resigned Wednesday after remarking it was lucky the catastrophic 2011 earthquake-tsunami had hit a largely rural region rather than Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to apologise to ... ( read original story ...)
Masahiro Imamura: Japanese minister quits over Fukushima comments
Japan's reconstruction minister has resigned after making a remark that was seen as offensive to those affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Masahiro Imamura said "it was rather good" that the north-east of the country was hit, as an earthquake near ... ( read original story ...)
Japan disaster minister resigns after earthquake gaffe sparks outrage
TOKYO // Japan’s disaster reconstruction minister resigned on Wednesday after saying it was lucky the catastrophic 2011 earthquake-tsunami had hit a largely rural region instead of Tokyo. Prime minister Shinzo Abe was forced to apologise to residents of ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Ministry official describes Moritomo deal as a ‘special case’
A company that was constructing buildings for the planned elementary school told Kagoike that the ministry’s Kinki Local Finance Bureau in Osaka had asked the company in September 2015 to rebury waste in the compound. According to the recording ... ( read original story ...)
A Japanese artist takes on a country that despises tattoos
OSAKA, Japan — Visitors to Japan who have tattoos bigger than ... around the world Like Washington Post World on Facebook and stay updated on foreign news ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister to meet Japan Post CEO over Toll writedown: source
TOKYO Japan's finance minister will meet the chief executive of Japan Post Holdings Co (6178.T) in the coming days over the state-controlled company's shock $3.6 billion writedown on its Australian logistics arm, Toll Holdings Ltd, a source said. ( read original story ...)