Politics & Government
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Trump Sees Possible Trade Pact with ‘Tough’ Japan, Says EU Not Offering Fair Deal
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday there was a chance of...
June 17, 2025
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Ishiba, Trump Fail to Reach Deal on U.S. Tariffs at G7 Summit in Canada; Agree to Keep Negotiating
BANFF/KANANASKIS, Canada — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba failed to reach an agreement with U.S. P...
June 17, 2025
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Japan Asks Foreign Govts to Help Stop Online Casino Services; Govt Moves to Tackle Addition Epidemic
Japan has been asking the governments of seven countries to stop online casinos operating within ...
June 17, 2025
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70,000 Rice-Related Businesses in Japan to be Surveyed; Ministry Seeks to Find Causes of Shortages, Price Hikes
The agriculture ministry will survey about 70,000 rice-related businesses across Japan to determi...
June 17, 2025
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Mahathir Urges ASEAN to Create United Front Against U.S.; Warns High Tariffs Will Be ‘Very Damaging for America’
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations should create a united front in negotiation...
June 17, 2025
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Japan’s Ishiba Arrives in Canada for G7 Summit
CALGARY (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived at Calgary International Ai...
June 16, 2025
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Keio U. Professor Yuichi Hosoya Says Japan Showing Good Example by Not Rushing to Conclude Trade Deal over U.S. Tariffs
Yuichi Hosoya, a professor at Keio University, said that Japan's negotiating stance with the Unit...
June 16, 2025
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Akazawa Holds Telephone Talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary; Negotiations Continue Ahead of Japan-U.S. Summit
WASHINGTON — Ryosei Akazawa, minister in charge of economic revitalization, held telephone talks ...
June 15, 2025
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Akazawa Calls Latest U.S. Trade Talks ‘Deep,’ Offers No Prediction on Any Imminent Outcome
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. government officials held their sixth mi...
June 14, 2025
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Ishiba Cabinet Adopts Basic Policy Prioritizing Wage Hikes Over Tax Cuts; National Average Minimum Wage to Increase to ¥1,500 Later this Decade
The Cabinet approved the Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform on Friday. The...
June 14, 2025
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Ishiba, Trump to Meet in Canada; Decision Reflects Persistent Gaps in Tariff Negotiations
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on the phone on Friday and ag...
June 14, 2025
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Parties See Tokyo Election as Bellwether for Upper House Election; Results Expected to Impact Ishiba’s Administration
The outcome of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, for which campaigning kicked off Friday,...
June 14, 2025
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Govt, LDP Discuss Increasing Taxation on Foreign Visitors; Abolition of Tourist’s Consumption Tax Exemption Urged
There are growing discussions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party about how to tax the rap...
June 13, 2025
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Japan’s Smaller Parties Seek Toehold in Tokyo Assembly as Campaigning Kicks Off
With campaigning having started for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, some parties with n...
June 13, 2025
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Japan Enacts Revised Pension Reform Bill
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s parliament enacted Friday a revised pension reform bill that calls f...
June 13, 2025
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