Politics & Government
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Japan, Germany to Start Talks for More Efficient Joint Drill
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and German counterpart Annalena Baerbock agreed Saturday to accel...
March 20, 2023
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Japan, Germany Coordinate on Economic Security Ahead of G7 Summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed their commitment to streng...
March 19, 2023
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Kishida Says to Monitor Developments over Putin Arrest Warrant
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday voiced a keen interest in the Internat...
March 19, 2023
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Local Japan Leaders Deeply Concerned Over Population Decline
More than 90% of local government leaders consider their declining population to be “serious,” accor...
March 19, 2023
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Japanese, German Finance Chiefs Agree to Keep Eye on Market
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and his German counterpart, Christian L...
March 19, 2023
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Japanese Communist Party Expels Member over Criticism of Leader, Party Election System
The Japanese Communist Party has expelled a party member who wrote a book calling for JCP leader Kaz...
March 19, 2023
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Japan PM Kishida to Invite Indian PM Modi to Hiroshima Summit in May
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a Group of Seve...
March 19, 2023
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Kishida to Expand ODA in Move Toward Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Japan will expand its official development assistance (ODA) to developing and emerging economies in ...
March 18, 2023
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Kishida, Scholz to Confirm Cooperation for G7 Summit in Hiroshima
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday at the prime ...
March 18, 2023
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Kishida Vows to Improve Parental Leave Benefits
Prime Minister Fumio Kihida has announced plans to overhaul the parental leave system, including a m...
March 18, 2023
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Confections, Culture Kept Yoon’s Wife Busy During Japan Visit
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s wife Kim Keon Hee attracted some of the headlines during her stay in Japan...
March 18, 2023
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Kishida, Yoon Signal Thaw in Japan-ROK Relations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol signaled a thaw in bilateral r...
March 17, 2023
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Japan’s Keidanren, Korean Counterpart Each to Create Fund amid Better Ties
With Japan-South Korea ties seemingly improving by the minute, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)...
March 17, 2023
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Japan’s Diet Expulsion Saga Holds Lessons for Voters, Parties
The expulsion from the House of Councillors of lawmaker Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by GaaSyy, f...
March 16, 2023
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Japan, South Korean Leaders Hold Summit in Tokyo
In the first visit to Japan by a South Korean president since December 2011 outside of international...
March 16, 2023
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