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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2016

Japan, Panama agree to begin negotiations over exchange of tax information

Japan and Panama on Wednesday agreed to start negotiations on a tax information exchange agreement to enhance transparency in the financial system. The move comes at a time of scrutiny over offshore tax avoidance by the rich and powerful following a leak of records from a prominent law firm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2016

Korean schools in Japan riled by possibility of losing subsidies over anger toward Pyongyang

The head of the Korean School Principals Association is demanding that the education ministry retract its notice that local governments be cautious about providing subsidies to schools that serve the Korean community.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Mar 27, 2016

CNN's Will Ripley swaps risk for robots with 'Made in Japan'

Jet lag: the bane of every traveler. Sure, most of us only have to deal with it once in a while, but for CNN foreign correspondent Will Ripley it's a frequent foe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2016

U.S.-Japan security pact still fodder for Trump, but numbers paint different story

U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Monday called again for the country's security arrangement with Japan to be renegotiated, saying Washington's allies should pay a higher price for their defense.

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