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  • The state funeral for Japan ex-PM Shinzo Abe is expected to cost ¥1.66 billion

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  • Japanese ambassador visits Kyiv with view toward reopening embassy

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    September 5, 2022

  • Poll: 56% disapprove of govt decision to hold Abe state funeral

    In a nationwide opinion poll, 38% of respondents approved of the government’s decision to hold a sta...

    September 5, 2022

  • Support for Kishida Cabinet holds at 50%, nearly unchanged from previous poll

    A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted Friday through Sunday found that the approval ra...

    September 5, 2022

  • Japan to revise ODA policy to focus on economic security

    The government plans to revise the Development Cooperation Charter, which sets guidelines for Japan’...

    September 5, 2022

  • Japan, U.S. to continue cooperation over climate change

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan and the United States confirmed in a joint statement Friday that they wil...

    September 3, 2022

  • Lessons from Ukraine / Taiwan contingency: Vigilance against nuclear threat from China

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    September 2, 2022

  • Israel-Japan defense ties can benefit both sides, Israeli Deputy PM Gantz says in exclusive interview

    Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Israel is willing to expand cooperation with Japan in cutt...

    September 1, 2022

  • Calls to improve prime minister’s teleworking setup

    There have been calls to improve teleworking setup for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he resumed of...

    September 1, 2022

  • Daily entries to Japan to be raised to 50,000 people from Sept. 7

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that the government will relax its border control measur...

    August 31, 2022

  • Japan PM Kishida apologises for party members’ ties with Unification Church

    TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday that politicians ...

    August 31, 2022

  • Digital Agency struggles to reform Japanese bureaucracy 1 year after launch

    Thursday marks one year since the Digital Agency was launched. While the agency has developed apps t...

    August 31, 2022

  • Japan govt calls Russian military drills ‘totally unacceptable’

    The government on Monday strongly condemned upcoming Russian military drills in the northern territo...

    August 30, 2022

  • Imperial family resort destination to host G7 foreign ministers

    Japan holds the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven next year, meaning that not only will the ...

    August 30, 2022

  • Many links between senior politicians and Unification Church mere formality

    At least 31 high-ranking government officials have had links with the Unification Church and over 70...

    August 29, 2022

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