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  • Embassy of Japan in China Turns to Popular Chinese Social Media App to Counter Fukushima Treated-Water Misinformation

    BEIJING — The Embassy of Japan in China is leveraging a popular Chinese social media app to counter ...

    September 1, 2023

  • Japan’s Defense Ministry Requests Record ¥7.7 tril. Budget for Fiscal 2024

    Budget requests from ministries and agencies for the next fiscal year are expected to hit ¥114 trill...

    September 1, 2023

  • Japan Minister Apologizes for ‘Contaminated Water’ Remark

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    August 31, 2023

  • Govt to Extend Subsidies to Curb Record Gasoline Prices

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that the government will extend and...

    August 31, 2023

  • Fukushima Fish Feast for Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

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    August 31, 2023

  • Draft Calls for Joint Custody in Japanese Divorces; Sole-Custody Law Makes Japan an International Outlier

    Aiming to introduce a joint custody system under which divorced parents would be able to share pare...

    August 31, 2023

  • Kishida Pledges Continued Assistance in Phone Talks with Zelenskyy

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    August 30, 2023

  • Japanese Embassy, Companies Face Harsh Mood in China; Historic Anniversaries in September Add to Tension

    BEIJING — The Japanese Embassy and Japanese companies in China have been on high alert amid a mounti...

    August 30, 2023

  • Japan PM Urges China to Engage in Expert Discussions Based on Science over Fukushima Water Release

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has reiterated calls for China to engage in expert discussions on the o...

    August 30, 2023

  • Stagnant Prices, Wages Starting to Move, Govt White Paper Says

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s prices and wages, which remained stagnant for many years, have started ...

    August 30, 2023

  • Aomori Pref. Asks Govt to Promote N-fuel Policy

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Aomori Prefecture, where a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing facility is under co...

    August 30, 2023

  • LDP Approves Extension of Gasoline Subsidy

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday broadly approved a proposal to e...

    August 30, 2023

  • Kishida Assures Zelenskyy of Japan’s Support for Ukraine; Phone Talks Touch on Japan’s Key Role as G7 Leader

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he held phone talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy o...

    August 29, 2023

  • Japan, Britain Eye Cooperation to Support Decarbonization Efforts in Africa, Indo-Pacific

    Japan and Britain plan to cooperate to help businesses in their respective countries reduce the risk...

    August 29, 2023

  • Japan Needs to ‘Brace for Long Standoff’ with China over Fukushima Treated Water

    Anti-Japan actions in China following the release of treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1...

    August 29, 2023

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