Politics & Government
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Japan’s DPFP Leader Yuichiro Tamaki Forced to Shut Down Site that Used ChatGPT; OpenAI Reportedly Told Tamaki Site Violated Company Terms, Conditions
The Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki was forced to shut down his policies w...
August 13, 2024
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Japan Govt Expresses Concern Over Gaza Airstrike Casualties; Asks All Parties to Abide by Humanitarian Law
In regard to Saturday’s airstrike on a school in the Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip, the...
August 13, 2024
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Ishiba, Other Japanese Lawmakers Meet Taiwan Vice President
Taipei (Jiji Press)—A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers, including Shigeru Ishiba, former...
August 13, 2024
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Holds Phone Talks with Tajik, Turkmen Leaders
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday held phone talks with Tajik Pr...
August 13, 2024
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida Announces to Take All Possible Anti-Disaster Measures against Typhoon Maria
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that he has instructed Yoshifumi Matsumura, minister of ...
August 12, 2024
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Japan Protests S. Korea’s Maritime Survey near Takeshima
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday protested South Korea’s maritime survey nea...
August 12, 2024
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Kishida to Narrow Focus in Constitutional Revision Push; Contingency Clause, Recognition of SDF to Be Priorities
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his intention to prioritize adding a contingency clause to...
August 8, 2024
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Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi: Impact of Earthquake in Miyazaki Pref. to Be Confirmed
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday afternoon, after an earthquake struck off...
August 8, 2024
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Japan to Launch Committee to Support Filmmakers; Young Creators to Be Sent Overseas
The government will launch a committee to support filmmakers through a joint effort by the govern...
August 8, 2024
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Record Number of Japan’s Career-Track Bureaucrats Quit in Less Than 10 Years; Long Work Hours, Insufficient Pay Likely Among Reasons
A record 177 career-track national civil service employees left their jobs in fiscal 2022 in less...
August 5, 2024
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Japan, 5 Central Asian Nations to Cooperate on Cutting Carbon; Tokyo Seeks to Make Presence Felt in Former Soviet States
Leaders of Japan and five Central Asian countries are expected to agree to collaborate in three p...
August 4, 2024
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S. Korea Envoy Urges Japan to Reaffirm History Recognition
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan should reaffirm its recognition of history in a proposed joint declara...
August 4, 2024
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Young Lawmaker Being Pushed as Potential LDP Leader
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Some members of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party hope that Takayuki K...
August 4, 2024
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Japan Increasing Security Measures for PM in Wake of Trump Shooting; Outdoor Bulletproof Panels Around Kishida Installed
The government is strengthening security measures for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida when he visits...
August 2, 2024
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Kishida to Speak with Panel on Legal Regulation of AI; Expert Group to Hold First Meeting on Friday
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to urge the government to consider legal restrictions on gen...
July 31, 2024
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