Politics & Government
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Japan Accelerates Financial Assistance for Businesses; Working to Handle Growing Concerns Over Tariffs
The government decided on an emergency response package aimed primarily at supporting small and m...
April 25, 2025
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Komeito Leader Strives to Raise Profile on China Trip; Saito Aims to Shore Up Standing Before Summer Election
Komeito’s Chief Representative Tetsuo Saito met with Chinese Communist Party leaders in China on ...
April 24, 2025
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Japan’s Opposition Parties Find it Difficult to Attack PM Amid ‘National Crisis’; Noda Tells Ishiba Preparations on Tariffs Insufficient
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who also serves as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic ...
April 24, 2025
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Japanese ESTA Advances to FY ’28 Implementation; Target Moves 2 Years Ahead of Previous Plan
The government will introduce an online system for the prescreening of foreign nationals prior to...
April 24, 2025
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Japan to Send Akazawa to U.S. for More Tariff Talks on Wednesday; Minister to Negotiate over Automobiles, Rice Imports
The government plans to send Ryhosei Akazawa, chief negotiator on tariff measures, to the United ...
April 24, 2025
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Japan, Costa Rica to Establish Policy Consultation Framework; Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to Be Held in Tokyo
Japan and Costa Rica have entered the final stage of negotiations to establish a framework for bi...
April 24, 2025
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Govt Plans Measures to Blunt Impact of U.S. Tariffs; Prime Minister Meets With Local Leaders, Party Officials
With the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff measures looming for Japanese industries ...
April 23, 2025
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New JFTC Dept to Regulate, Investigate Tech Giants; Dept Head Says Innovation in Japan Could be Stifled if Major Firms Left Unchecked
The Japan Fair Trade Commission launched a new department on April 1 that is responsible f...
April 23, 2025
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LDP Council Chair Expresses Doubts about Raising Imports of U.S. Rice, Says Japanese Agriculture at Risk
A plan being mulled over by the government to offer expanded imports of U.S. rice in tariff negot...
April 23, 2025
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Former Japanese PM Fumio Kishida to Visit Indonesia, Malaysia in May
Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)—Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Indonesia an...
April 23, 2025
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Ishiba Meets New U.S. Ambassador to Japan; Both Agree to Strengthen Japan-U.S. Alliance
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass for the first ti...
April 22, 2025
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Japan Government to Lower Gasoline Prices ¥10 Per Liter from May 22; Electricity, Gas Bill Subsidies to Resume from July
The government will lower gasoline prices by ¥10 per liter, starting May 22, as a measure to comb...
April 22, 2025
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Japan PM, Dutch PM Talk Defense, Economic Security Cooperation; Cooperation in Semiconductor Industry Pushed for by 2 Leaders
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced a plan for practical...
April 22, 2025
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Ishiba Expresses Surprise at Trump Joining Tariff Talks, Says Japan-U.S. Deal Could Be Model Case for the World
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he had not expected U.S. President Donald Trump to...
April 21, 2025
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Ishiba: Japan-U.S. Tariff Talks Should Produce Desirable Model for Other Countries
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that he wants to make the ongoing Japan-U.S. tariff talks a mo...
April 20, 2025
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