Politics & Government
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G7 Leaders Likely to Meet A-bomb Survivors During Hiroshima Summit
The government is planning for the heads of the Group of Seven advanced nations to meet with hibakus...
April 17, 2023
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Kishida Urges Better Security After Blast Targets Speech
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Japan needs to increase security as Group of Seven officials visit, the country’s...
April 16, 2023
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Japan Aims to Tackle ‘Disruptive Disinformation’ from Abroad
The government plans to strengthen measures against the spread of fake information from overseas tha...
April 15, 2023
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Osaka’s Casino Resort Plan Gains Govt Approval
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced government approval of a casin...
April 15, 2023
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Moves to Bolster Clean Energy Supply Chains Aimed at Reducing G7 Dependence on China
WASHINGTON — Efforts to strengthen clean energy supply chains to reduce the dependence on China and ...
April 15, 2023
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G7 Foreign Ministerial Talks to Focus on Engagement with Emerging
Economic security and engagement with emerging nations will be key agenda items when the foreign mi...
April 15, 2023
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G7 Expected to Agree on Emission Trading Rules at Sapporo Meeting
The Group of Seven nations are expected to agree on basic principles for trading greenhouse gas emis...
April 14, 2023
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G7 to Adopt Action Plan for Procurement of Key Minerals
The Group of Seven nations are expected to adopt an action plan for the stable supply of key mineral...
April 14, 2023
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Inclusion of Self-Defense Forces in Japan’s Constitution Stirs Debate
A legal basis for the existence of the Self-Defense Forces was at the heart of much debate on revisi...
April 14, 2023
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Yuko Kishida, Japan PM’s Wife, to Visit U.S. at First Lady’s Invite
Yuko Kishida, wife of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, will visit the United States on her own at the i...
April 14, 2023
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Security Strengthened at Major Stations in Japan Ahead of G7 Summit
Security has been boosted at railway stations in Japan ahead of the G7 summit to be held in Hiroshim...
April 14, 2023
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G7 Finance Ministers Pledge to ‘Take Action’ to Stabilize Global Financial System
WASHINGTON — G7 finance ministers and central bank governors adopted Wednesday a joint statement ple...
April 13, 2023
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G7 to Seek Ban on Satellite Destruction Tests, Government Sources Say
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations plan to call on the international c...
April 13, 2023
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Kishida to Visit 4 African Nations before G-7 Summit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Mozam...
April 12, 2023
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Osaka Casino Resort Plans Likely to Be Approved
The government is expected to approve a plan to build an integrated resort with a casino on an artif...
April 12, 2023
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