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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2018

SDF member taking part in joint drill with U.S., Philippine troops dies after crash

The Ground Self-Defense Force said one of its members succumbed to his injuries and died early Sunday morning as a result of an automobile accident that occurred last week while he was participating in a joint exercise with U.S. and Filipino soldiers in the Philippines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2018

Death row inmate and former Aum Shinrikyo member publishes VX research paper

Tomomasa Nakagawa, a former senior member of the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo who is now on death row, has published a research paper on the deadly VX nerve agent, it was learned Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2018

Bank of Japan likely to enjoy greater policy freedom if Abe quits, says former board member Kiuchi

The Bank of Japan will likely find it easier to make its inflation target less binding if recent scandals throw Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from power, according to Takahide Kiuchi, a former board member at the central bank.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2017

DP taps Upper House member Kohei Otsuka as new party president

The Democratic Party elected Upper House member Kohei Otsuka as new party president on Tuesday following the formal resignation of Seiji Maehara the previous day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 21, 2017

BOJ keeps policy unchanged but new member casts dissenting vote

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary stimulus unchanged Thursday, but a dovish new board member opposed the decision in his first meeting — an unexpected dissension on a board chosen entirely by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2017

Philippine military captures senior member of IS-backed Maute group

The Philippine military said it arrested one of the Maute brothers on Thursday, a senior member of the Islamic State-backed militants it is fighting in a southern city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2017

China-led development bank gets status boost with 13 new member states

The standing of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is set for another boost after 13 further applicants were granted membership.
BUSINESS
May 9, 2016

BOJ board member Sakurai's Ph.D. credentials questioned

Weekly magazine Shukan Post has raised questions about new Bank of Japan Board member Makoto Sakurai's credentials, saying there is no record of him submitting a thesis or graduating with a Ph.D.

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