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  • As Motegi takes up high post in Japan’s ruling LDP, next year’s election looms large

    Newly named Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi has a lengthy to-do list, b...

    November 5, 2021

  • All children under 19 to get ¥100,000 handout

    The government plans to include a cash handout of ¥100,000 for children aged 18 or younger in a larg...

    November 5, 2021

  • Month in office, Kishida wants to carry out policies promptly

    Marking his first month in office Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he wants to implement ...

    November 4, 2021

  • JCP wants to maintain coalition with CDPJ

    The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) expressed its intention to continue cooperation with the Constitu...

    November 3, 2021

  • Will CDPJ maintain ties with JCP in post-Edano era?

    The losses suffered by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan in Sunday’s House of Representat...

    November 3, 2021

  • ‘Kishida diplomacy’ gets fully underway

    GLASGOW — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off “Kishida diplomacy” in Glasgow on Tuesday morning,...

    November 3, 2021

  • CDPJ leader Edano to resign over election setback

    Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Edano expressed his intention to step down as ...

    November 2, 2021

  • With eye on upper house election, Kishida to replace LDP secretary general

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to appoint Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to replace Ak...

    November 2, 2021

  • Kishida’s ability to realize policy goals to be tested

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida repeatedly expressed his theme of “implementing policies” at a press co...

    November 2, 2021

  • Japan eyes domestic production of fuel tanks for LNG-powered ships

    The transport ministry plans to conduct research on the domestic production of fuel tanks for liquef...

    November 2, 2021

  • Writer Ogawa, Tokyo Games gold medalists to get Medals of Honor

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will give Medals of Honor to 808 p...

    November 2, 2021

  • Kishida administration back to work after LDP secures controlling majority

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also president of the Liberal Democratic Party, began work to l...

    November 1, 2021

  • Kishida needs to add ability to take action to listening skills

    For Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the House of Representatives election results were bittersweet. Ev...

    November 1, 2021

  • CDPJ leadership mulls responsibility for election defeat

    Members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have blamed the party’s leadership for the p...

    November 1, 2021

  • Kishida vows to heed public’s call

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to heed the verdict of the people on Monday, the day after the ru...

    November 1, 2021

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