Politics & Government
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Japan-U.S. Trade Talks Making Progress: U.S. Official
Washington (Jiji Press)—The United States and Japan are making progress in trade negotiations, an...
July 3, 2025
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Bank of Japan Tankan Survey Gives Off Mixed Signals in June; Sentiment Declines Among Automakers as Trump Tariffs Felt
The Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey gave off mixed signals in June — large manufacturers...
July 3, 2025
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Japan Office to Oversee Active Cyber Defense Established; Part of Related Legislation Goes Into Effect
The National Cybersecurity Office, which will serve as the nation’s control tower for an active c...
July 1, 2025
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Nagoya City Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa Collapses During Press Conference Amid Flurry of Questions About Teachers’ Crimes of Taking Indecent Photos
NAGOYA — Ichiro Hirosawa, 61, mayor of Nagoya City, collapsed during a press conference at the ci...
June 30, 2025
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Akazawa Talks with Lutnick over Phone Ahead of July 9 Deadline for Tariff Deal
WASHINGTON — Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who has been in Washington, spoke b...
June 30, 2025
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Upper House Election: LDP Holds Sense of Crisis About Upper House Election; Maintaining Majority Will Be Key
The government and the Liberal Democratic Party are feeling an increasing sense of crisis over th...
June 30, 2025
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Japan Survey Finds Only 22% of Respondents Trust U.S.; Significant Drop From Joint Poll After Election
A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun found that only 22% of respondents “trust” the United St...
June 30, 2025
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Japan Private Universities to Get Funds to Remake Themselves Research Hubs; Govt to Designate ‘Hub Universities’
The education ministry is planning to designate private universities that achieve excellent resea...
June 30, 2025
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Japan Prime Minister Plans Council to Debate Social Welfare; Intends to Invite Ruling, Opposition Parties to Participate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to establish a new council to discuss social welfare reform a...
June 29, 2025
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Japan, U.S. Agree to Continuously Hold Tariff Talks; Akazawa Seemingly Considering Extending His Visit for Negotiations
WASHINGTON — Japan and the United States agreed Friday to continuously hold a series of talks tow...
June 28, 2025
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Japanese PM Ishiba States Eagerness to Expand Japan-U.S. Cooperation in Aircraft Production, Development
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his willingness to expand cooperation between Japan and t...
June 28, 2025
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Hayashi Avoids Dissecting Trump’s Hiroshima, Nagasaki Comments; ‘Evaluation of History Should Be Left to Experts’
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi avoided dissecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s compar...
June 27, 2025
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Former Abe Faction of Japan’s LDP Dissolved; Only Aso Faction Remains Within Party
The former Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, also known as Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai, wa...
June 26, 2025
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Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya Holds Brief Discussion with U.S. Foreign Secretary Rubio; Both Pledge to Support Tariff Negotiations
THE HAGUE — Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednes...
June 26, 2025
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Hormuz Strait tensions put spotlight on SDF dispatch conditions
In the wake of Iran’s implied threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, attention has turned to th...
June 25, 2025
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