Politics & Government
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Japan LDP OKs Pension Reform Legislation
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday approved draft legislation ...
May 14, 2025
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Japan Govt Fears U.S.-China Talks May Sideline Japan-U.S. Negotiations; Agreement Welcomed, Details to Be Analyzed
The government is concerned about the potential impact the agreement between the United States an...
May 13, 2025
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LDP to Forgo Compiling Selective Surname Bill During Current Diet Session
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to forgo compiling a bill to introduce a selective surna...
May 13, 2025
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Ishiba to Submit Pension Reform Bill Soon, Says Japan Will “Demand Removal” of Trump’s Tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba indicated he would submit a pension reform bill to the Diet in the ...
May 13, 2025
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Motegi: ‘Japan Should Make Proposals That Appeal to Trump’; Former Top Negotiator with U.S. Offers Negotiation Strategy
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi said that Japan should make a...
May 12, 2025
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Ishiba Distances Himself from ‘Tax Cut Populism’; Concerns about Lost Social Security Revenue Motivate Course Change
In consideration of the people suffering from high commodity prices, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishib...
May 10, 2025
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U.S.-U.K. Deal Indicates Flexibility in Japan-U.S. Negotiations; Govt Officials Keen to Prioritize Elimination of Auto Tariff
The news that the United States and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement in their tariff ...
May 10, 2025
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Japanese Cross-Party of Lawmakers Question Social Platformers on Regulating Election Misinformation; Google LLC, X Corp., LY Corp., Attend Discussion
Ruling and opposition parties on Thursday began a cross-party, in-depth discussion to tackle elec...
May 9, 2025
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Japan’s Chief Trade Negotiator Says Position Unchanged After U.S.-U.K. Tariff Deal; Review of U.S. Tariffs Still Highest Priority
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa on Friday said that the United States and the Uni...
May 9, 2025
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Govt, LDP Decide Not to Implement Consumption Tax Cut as Countermeasure to High Prices, U.S. Tariffs
The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided on Thursday not to implement a con...
May 9, 2025
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Govt to Enhance Surveying to Preserve Remote Islands; Loss to Erosion Could Diminish Japan’s EEZ
The government plans to enhance its surveying and research activities on remote border islands us...
May 7, 2025
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Japan, India Agree to Boost Defense Cooperation;Defense Ministers Nakatani, Singh Meet in New Delhi
NEW DELHI — Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh have...
May 6, 2025
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Government Sounding Board Flooded With Identical Comments; Experts Warn of Distorted Picture of Public Opinion
More than 10,000 comments each were submitted to the government on 10 different topics in fiscal ...
May 5, 2025
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Latest Japan-U.S. Tariff Talks Reveal Significant Gap; U.S. Reluctant to Lift Levies on Automobiles, Steel
WASHINGTON — The second round of tariff talks between Japanese and U.S. cabinet ministers showed ...
May 4, 2025
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Japan Presses U.S. to Scrap 25% Auto Tariffs as Ishiba Refuses Partial Trade Deal; No Deal Without ‘Total Rollback’
The government decided Saturday to continue to press the United States to review its extra tariff...
May 4, 2025
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