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Japan’s Prime Minister Aims to Raise Approval Rating by Promoting Digitization
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga hopes to pass six digital transformation bills as quickly as possible ...
February 11, 2021
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Opposition Set to Find Common Ground in Making Unified Front
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party will begin full-fledge...
February 9, 2021
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Municipal Data to Move to Govt cloud Starting in 2023
The government has decided to move the administrative data of all local governments to a central gov...
February 7, 2021
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Bumps ahead for Main Opposition CDPJ on Its Road to Seize Power in Japan
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has held its first convention since the...
February 7, 2021
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Suga Beset by Questions over Son’s Business, Mori’s Gaffe
Despite vowing his unwavering resolve to end the pandemic, when Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga appear...
February 5, 2021
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LDP Looks to Weather Storm Amid Political Scandals
A by-election triggered by the resignation on Wednesday of House of Councillors member Anri Kawai ov...
February 4, 2021
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Lawmaker’s Lies about Tokyo Hostess Club Affair Further Batter LDP
The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito misjudged how intense the public’s ...
February 2, 2021
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Japan’s Opposition Parties Step up Offensive over Ginza Club Scandal
Opposition parties are stepping up their offensive as members of the ruling bloc have been forced to...
February 2, 2021
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Ruling Coalition Lawmaker Resigns after Late Night Tokyo Hostess Club Visit
Lower house member Kiyohiko Toyama of ruling coalition party Komeito submitted his resignation from ...
February 1, 2021
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Japan Revamps Takeshima Website
The Cabinet Secretariat updated its government website dedicated to the Takeshima islands on Friday,...
February 1, 2021
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LDP Trips self up on Coronavirus Law Revisions
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Thursday on dra...
January 29, 2021
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Leaders from Pacific Islands to Be Welcomed at Ama Huts in Mie Pref.
In preparation for this year’s Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM), to be held in Shima, Mie Pref...
January 25, 2021
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Kawai’s Future in Question after Guilty Ruling in Vote-buying Case
One man came to immigration authorities' attention because of a traffic stop. Another served a sente...
January 23, 2021
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Suga Mulls Linking Vaccine to My Number
The government will consider using tax and social security identification numbers — the so-called “M...
January 22, 2021
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Uncertain Place of Empathy in Today’s Turbulent Political Reality
In 2016, not long before Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, influential socio...
January 21, 2021
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