Politics & Government
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Japan Govt, Ruling Parties Secure Support for FY26 Budget; Possibility of it Being Passed as Originally Drafted in Sight
With the government and ruling parties securing the support of the Democratic Party for the Peopl...
December 27, 2025
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Japan Cabinet Approves Plan to Launch New Disaster Management Agency as Central Command for Major Earthquakes
The government on Friday approved a basic policy framework for the establishment of the envisaged...
December 26, 2025
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Takaichi’s 1st U.S. Visit as Japanese Prime Minister Eyed for March; Seeks to Explain Japan’s Side of Issues Involving China
The Japanese and U.S. governments are arranging for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the Un...
December 26, 2025
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Japan Govt Adopts Record 122-Tril.-Yen Draft Budget for FY26
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday a draft fiscal 2...
December 26, 2025
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AI-Driven ‘Zero Clicks’ Phenomenon Threatens Democracy; News Outlets Must Be Able to Recover Costs, Stay Independent
The Japan Fair Trade Commission’s probe into generative AI is fueled by a growing sense of alarm ...
December 26, 2025
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Japan to Raise Budget for Science Grants by ¥10 Billion Amid Concerns About Sinking Global Profile
The government has finalized plans to allocate ¥247.9 billion for grants-in-aid for scientific re...
December 25, 2025
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Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Risk Prompts Govt to Name 36 Firms Over Product Safety Concerns
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has published on its website the names of 36 businesses ...
December 25, 2025
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Japan Faces Tough U.S. Demand for Support in 1994 N. Korea Nuke Crisis: Records
Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government under then Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa w...
December 25, 2025
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Japan Prime Minister Gives 1st One-on-One Interview, Expresses Hope Japan Innovation Party Will Join Cabinet
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Tuesday for her first one-on-one in...
December 25, 2025
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Japanese Govt AI Basic Plan Urges Development of Trustworthy AI, Domestic Development of AI Models
The government’s basic plan on artificial intelligence, which the Cabinet approved Monday, shares...
December 24, 2025
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Minpaku Private Lodgings Popular with Foreigners to be Centrally Managed, According to Revealed Govt Proposals
The management of accommodation for foreigners will be centrally governed in order to strictly ad...
December 24, 2025
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Japan to Cut Passport Fees by Up to 7,000 Yen
Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government plans to lower passport application fees by u...
December 24, 2025
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70% of School Institutions in Japan Fail to Check New Database on Whether Job Applicants Have Records of Sexual Violence against Students
About 70% of boards of education and school corporations have not checked a government-operated d...
December 24, 2025
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Japan Prime Minister Meets With Anime, Music Experts to Discuss Development of Content Industry
Anime director Mamoru Oshii, TV personality Demon Kakka and music producer Tetsuya Komuro were am...
December 24, 2025
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Japan Eyes Plan to Accept Up To 1.23 Mil. Foreign Workers by End of Fiscal 2028
The government presented a plan to accept up to 1,231,900 foreign workers by the end of fiscal 20...
December 23, 2025
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