The Japanese government is determined to achieve a solution to the territorial issue and sign a peace treaty with Russia, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in his programme speech, addressing the Parliament on January 20. Tokyo will strive to sign peace treaty with Russia, Japanese PM sayshttps://t.co/r2UDro7YBC © EPA-EFE/WANG ZHAO pic.twitter.com/5wp6GrJIQM — TASS (@tassagency_en)…
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Lavrov on sovereignty over S.Kuril
Japan should recognize Russia’s sovereignty over the Southern Kuril Islands to allow both countries conclude a peace treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said to reporters on November 23. Tokyo should recognize Russia's sovereignty over Kurils to conclude peace treaty – Lavrovhttps://t.co/Usc8h23drH pic.twitter.com/Ej0B8o3Lmh — TASS (@tassagency_en) November 23, 2019 Russian diplomat issued this comment as…
Bullet sent in a letter to S.Korea Embassy
A letter containing what appeared to be a bullet was sent to the South Korean Embassy in Japan, police said September 3. The incident took place during the period of sharply deteriorating ties between the two countries over wartime history and trade policy. Threatening letter containing what appeared to be a bullet sent to South Korea…
Taiwan-Okinawa ancient migrant route
Taiwan museums and their Japanese colleagues launched a third experiment of human migration route from Taiwan to Okinawa, which they presume existed about 30,000 years ago. (Image above: illustration). The sea voyage in a dugout canoe is one of multiple research projects signed in 2017 between Taiwan’s National Museum of Prehistory and Japan’s National Museum of Nature…
Japanese youth seeks for changing jobs
About half of new recruits who started working in April 2019 in Japan said they expect to have left their companies within 10 years, a survey revealed. In the online survey conducted in early May this year to which 800 new graduates responded, 46.9% said they would work at the companies they had just joined…
Juncker congratulates Emperor Naruhito
The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker congratulates on His Imperial Majesty Naruhito on his accession to the throne. “My best wishes for a long, peaceful & prosperous reign. There could be no better occasion than the beginning of a new Japanese era, Reiwa, to further develop our friendship & our harmonious relations” Juncker wrote in…
Japanese independent women
From eating out to camping, more Japanese women are doing things alone as they wish to enjoy their time to themselves. In the past, those without family members, partners or friends were commonly looked upon in a negative light. However, this view has been changing with so-called soloists increasingly being seen as independent. “You make…
Japan Reiwa era with scent of plum blossoms
The Japanese public opinion reacted favorably to announcement of “Reiwa” as the country’s new era name, with many welcoming the use of a character meaning peace, calmness and harmony. Via @HirokoTabuchi: The name of the new imperial era in Japan #令和 or #Reiwa comes from a poem in an ancient #Japanese collection of #poetry called…
Japan enters new era
Regarding concerns ocured over the procedure of the changeover from Showa to Heisei era the government will officially record the process of selecting the new era name to follow Heisei which will be announced April 1, Japanese government sources indicated. Defining the Heisei Era: Japan deals with death, disasters and a feeling of insecurity https://t.co/mupmbStX0m — The Japan Times…
Japan to develop cruise missile
Japan Defence Ministry has adopted a policy decision to develop the nation’s first domestically manufactured air-to-ship long-range cruise missile, to be mounted on Air Self-Defence Force fighter jets and capable of attacking a warship from outside of an adversary’s range. The new missile, which is to be developed in response to the rapid advance in…
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