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BOEING MUST SUBMIT QUALITY-CONTROL PLAN IN 90 DAYS: US AVIATION AUTHORITIES

TOKYO, Feb. 29 -- NHK World issued the following news: US aviation authorities have given aircraft manufacturer Boeing 90 days to submit an action plan to address "systemic quality-control issues." ... Read More


TOWN MAYOR IN CENTRAL JAPAN RESIGNS AFTER ADMITTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT

TOKYO, Feb. 29 -- NHK World issued the following news: The mayor of a town in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, says he will step down after admitting that he had sexually harassed female employees. A... Read More


TOKYO SUBWAY STATION GETS AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION SYSTEM

TOKYO, Feb. 29 -- NHK World issued the following news: A Tokyo subway station has introduced technology that improves communication between staff and foreign visitors, as well as the hearing-impaired... Read More


GAZA DEATHS FROM ISRAELI ATTACKS TOP 30,000, HEALTH AUTHORITIES SAY

TOKYO, Feb. 29 -- NHK World issued the following news: Health authorities in Gaza reported on Thursday that 81 people died in the Strip over the past 24 hours, pushing up the death toll there to over... Read More


BIDEN 'FIT FOR DUTY' PRESIDENT'S DOCTOR SAYS

TOKYO, Feb. 29 -- NHK World issued the following news: US President Joe Biden's doctor says an annual physical shows the 81-year-old is in good health and "fit for duty." As the oldest president in ... Read More


N.KOREAN LEADER VOWS RURAL DEVELOPMENT

TOKYO, Feb. 29 -- NHK World issued the following news: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed his commitment to addressing economic inequalities between the capital Pyongyang and rural areas. ... Read More


AEON TO START TALKS ON MERGER OF DRUGSTORE UNIT WELCIA WITH MAJOR RIVAL

TOKYO, Feb. 29 -- NHK World issued the following news: Leading retailer Aeon says it's set to start talks to merge its subsidiary Welcia Holdings with major rival Tsuruha Holdings to create Japan's l... Read More


SEABED RAISED BY NOTO QUAKE SURVEYED FOR PORT RECONSTRUCTION

TOKYO, Feb. 29 -- NHK World issued the following news: Officials from Japan's Fisheries Agency are surveying a fishing port on the Noto Peninsula, where a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day lifted... Read More


TWO JAPAN MSDF SHIPS MAKE PORT CALL IN VIETNAM

TOKYO, Feb. 29 -- NHK World issued the following news: Two vessels of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force are making a port call in Vietnam. The move is seen as part of an attempt to bolster ties wit... Read More


JAPAN'S KISHIDA FACES LDP MONEY SCANDAL QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT

TOKYO, Feb. 29 -- NHK World issued the following news: Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio began addressing the Lower House ethics council about the main ruling party's fundraising scandal on Thurs... Read More