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  • Japan Innovation Party introduces policies in manga format

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    May 18, 2022

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    The transport ministry is considering asking Japan Railways (JR) firms to speed up their plans for q...

    May 17, 2022

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    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet gained a 63% approval rating in a recent nationwide poll cond...

    May 17, 2022

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    NAHA (Jiji Press) — The prefectural government of Okinawa on Sunday adopted a new economic developme...

    May 16, 2022

  • Kishida: Work to rebuild Shuri Castle to begin in Nov.

    NAHA (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that work to rebuild the Seiden main ...

    May 16, 2022

  • Kishida ramps up diplomacy with European leaders amid Ukraine crisis

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been actively engaging in summit diplomacy with European leaders fo...

    May 15, 2022

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    WEISSENHAUS, Germany (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed his eagerne...

    May 14, 2022

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    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden are expected to agree to strengthen cooper...

    May 14, 2022

  • Infrastructure ministry may have overstated construction orders by up to ¥5 tril. a year

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    May 13, 2022

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    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Friday enacted a bill to create a system grant...

    May 13, 2022

  • Japan’s cutting-edge technology development to get boost from new law

    The passage of a bill to promote economic security is the first significant step for Japan’s future ...

    May 13, 2022

  • Japan, EU leaders affirm cooperation against Russia

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with European Council President Charles Michel and European...

    May 12, 2022

  • Von der Leyen: Ukraine crisis shows Japan, EU can rely on each other

    BRUSSELS — The European Union will expand cooperation with Japan in areas including sanctions agains...

    May 12, 2022

  • Japan, Finland confirm unity in dealing with Russia

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin on Wednesday c...

    May 12, 2022

  • Japan to phase out crude oil imports from Russia

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Monday that Japan will in principle ban Russian oil imports, ...

    May 9, 2022

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