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Japan to mull more Russia sanctions after Bucha killings
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government will consider additional sanctions against Russia as its militar...
April 5, 2022
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Kishida vows to step up work to fight soaring prices
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Tuesday to step up work on an emergency p...
April 5, 2022
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20 displaced Ukrainians arrive in Tokyo aboard Japanese government plane
A Japanese government plane carrying 20 displaced Ukrainians arrived in Japan from Poland on Tuesday...
April 5, 2022
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Japan’s Kishida uses weekends, holidays for decision-making
Monday marked six months since the launch of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet, and over that t...
April 5, 2022
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Kishida keeps approval rating over 50% through 6 months in office, Yomiuri poll says
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet achieved a 59% approval rating in a nationwide poll conducted...
April 4, 2022
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Kishida condemns killing of civilians in Ukraine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday condemned the killing of people...
April 4, 2022
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COVID, Russia behind Kishida Cabinet’s high approval rating
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has remained relatively high sin...
April 4, 2022
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Kishida:1st half year in office filled with tough decisions
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that his first half year in t...
April 4, 2022
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Japan’s Hayashi visits facility for Ukrainian evacuees in Poland
WARSAW (Jiji Press) — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Saturday visited a facility in the Polis...
April 3, 2022
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Japan lowers travel alert for 106 countries
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Foreign Ministry on Friday lowered its travel alert for 106 countries from ...
April 2, 2022
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Japan to raise daily entry cap to 10,000 on April 10
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will raise the daily cap on the number of people allowed to enter the cou...
April 2, 2022
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Japan to call Ukraine’s capital Kyiv instead of Kiev
The Japanese Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the government will call Ukraine’s capital “ki...
April 1, 2022
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Japan diet OKs extension of special law for Okinawa
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet on Thursday enacted a bill to extend a special law for the development...
April 1, 2022
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Panel: Japan Adopts Measures for Stable Supply of Oil, Rare Metals
Jiji Press [posttime] JST, [postdate] TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The trade ministry on Thursday adopt...
March 31, 2022
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Japan will not abandon Sakhalin-2 LNG stake, Kishida says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will not abandon its stake in the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) pro...
March 31, 2022
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