Ruling party lawmakers for some reason declined to discuss legislation that would force them to reveal how they are spending 1 million yen ($7,400) in a monthly allowance called the “second salary” of Diet members.
The head of Japan’s largest labor organization attended a gathering of ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers on April 18, a rare move considering unions have long supported opposition parties.
SAPPORO Record snowfall paralyzed transportation networks here and in its neighboring region, forcing a railway operator to cancel all train services to and from the prefectural capital on Feb. 7.
A red tide that devastated marine life off the northernmost main island of Hokkaido apparently was caused by algae drifting from Russia on an ocean current, Japanese researchers said.
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