S. KOREA ‘COMFORT WOMEN’ VICTIMS WIN FIRST LEGAL VICTORY; TOKYO ASKED TO COMPENSATE

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• S. Korea ‘Comfort Women’ victims win first legal victory; Tokyo asked to compensate.
• Seoul Central District Court ordered Tokyo to compensate US$91,300 each to 12 ‘Comfort Women’.
• Japanese Vice For...

NAGASAKI CITY ASSEMBLY URGES JAPAN GOVT. TO SIGN AND RATIFY U.N NUCLEAR BAN TREATY

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• Nagasaki city assembly urges Japan Govt. to sign and ratify U.N nuclear ban treaty.
• The central govt. has been urged to attend meetings of the member states of the nuclear ban treaty.
• The local assembly seeks that nuclea...

Japan's demand for oil could be reduced quickly

He International Energy Agency's November World Energy Outlook forecasts only a relatively small 54mn toe gap in Japan's 2040 oil demand between the "government strategies" scenarios of the world and "sustainable development." Such a conservative forecast for the latte...