Politics & Government
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South Korean President May Visit China, Japan in January
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung may visit China and Japan next month, i...
December 23, 2025
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Japan Fair Trade Commission to Launch Investigation into Use of News Articles by AI-Powered Search Engines
The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to conduct a fact-finding investigation into search engines...
December 23, 2025
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Japan’s Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi Informs Economy Minister of Local Approval to Restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant; TEPCO to Restart No. 6 Reactor on Jan. 20
Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi met with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa on Tues...
December 23, 2025
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Japan’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal 2026: General Account to Hit Record ¥122 Trillion
The government is making final arrangements for a total of about ¥122 trillion in the general acc...
December 23, 2025
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Salaries of Japan’s SDF Personnel to Increase in Fiscal 2027; Schedule Moved up by 1 Year
The government decided at a ministerial meeting on Monday to increase the basic salary of Self-De...
December 23, 2025
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Japan Govt Adopts 1st Basic Plan on AI
Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Tuesday adopted its firs...
December 23, 2025
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Poll Finds High Approval Rating for PM Takaichi’s Economic Measures, 63% Agree with Reactivation of Nuclear Power Plants
The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi maintained a high approval rating in a poll c...
December 23, 2025
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Japanese Govt to Trial Offering Bidding Preference to Construction Firms Proposing Heat Wave Countermeasures
Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry will trial a system next summer that gives p...
December 22, 2025
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to Move into Official Residence by Year-End
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Sunday in a post on X that she will move into the prime m...
December 22, 2025
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Yomiuri Poll: Takaichi Cabinet Approval Steady at 73%; Supplementary Budget Gets 61% Support
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet received an approval rating of 73%, almost unchanged from...
December 22, 2025
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Japan’s Nonnuclear Three Principles Should Be Up for Discussion, LDP’s Onodera Says During Debate on NHK
Japan’s three nonnuclear principles are an issue that should be discussed, a Liberal Democratic P...
December 22, 2025
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Japan, China Continue Trading Barbs Over Radar Incident; Tokyo Rejects Claim That Advance Notice of Training Was Provided
Half a month after Chinese fighter aircraft directed radar at Air Self-Defense Force jets, Japan ...
December 22, 2025
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Japanese Lawmakers Support Continued Ban on Sports Betting
A suprapartisan group of Diet members focused on sports promotion recently confirmed they were ag...
December 22, 2025
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Japanese Public, Private Sectors to Partner on ¥3 Tril. Project to Develop Domestic AI, SoftBank to Be Key Firm Involved
Aiming to develop Japan’s largest foundation model for artificial intelligence, a new company wil...
December 21, 2025
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Rubio Seeks to Balance Relations With Japan, China; Says China Will Continue to Be ‘Factor in Geopolitics’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the United States was determine...
December 21, 2025
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