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  • Kishida decides to replace Justice Minister Hanashi over gaffe

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    November 11, 2022

  • Justice minister Yasuhiro Hanashi under fire over death penalty gaffe

    Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi has sparked over remarks he made on Wednesday that appeared to tri...

    November 10, 2022

  • Kishida says govt to submit bill on damage by religious groups to current Diet session

    In connection with issues involving the Unification Church, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated Tues...

    November 9, 2022

  • Government adopts ¥28.9 trillion draft extra budget

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Tuesday approved a draft fiscal 2022 second supplementary budget...

    November 9, 2022

  • Japan, China coordinating in-person summit

    The Japanese and Chinese governments are coordinating efforts to hold a summit between Prime Ministe...

    November 9, 2022

  • Expert panel in Japan approves standards for ‘right to question’ Unification Church

    In preparation for an investigation into the religious group widely known as the Unification Church,...

    November 8, 2022

  • Sparks fly after lawmaker linked to Unification Church gets new post

    The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has appointed as head of its COVID-19 task force Daishiro Yamagi...

    November 8, 2022

  • Komeito under fire from opposition parties in discussions over Unification Church

    The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition partner Komeito has been placed in a difficult posit...

    November 7, 2022

  • Kishida’s Cabinet struggles amid falling public support

    A nine-point drop in the Cabinet approval rating, from 45% early last month to 36% early this month,...

    November 7, 2022

  • Kishida’s Cabinet hits its lowest approval rating of 36%, Yomiuri poll shows

    The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet has fallen to 36%, the lowest since i...

    November 7, 2022

  • Japan’s Digital Agency to catalog private-sector tech

    The Digital Agency plans to create a catalog of digital technologies owned by private-sector compani...

    November 7, 2022

  • New local taxes cast shadow on Japan’s solar-power drive

    Renewable energy companies are increasingly facing new local government taxes and restrictions on co...

    November 5, 2022

  • Govt to strengthen measures against spiritual sales tactics

    The government intends to strengthen measures against so-called spiritual sales tactics, in respons...

    November 5, 2022

  • Japan, Germany to enhance cooperation against China

    MUNSTER – Japan and Germany confirmed Thursday that the two countries will deepen security and defen...

    November 4, 2022

  • Hayashi, Blinken condemn North Korean missile launches

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    November 4, 2022

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