Politics & Government
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Japan’s Health Ministry Proposes 1st Major Overhaul of Organ Transplant System; Proposal Follows Series of Organs Being Turned Down at Hospitals
Patients waiting for organ transplants will be able to register at multiple hospitals — instead o...
September 18, 2024
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Sanae Takaichi, Shigeru Ishiba, Shinjiro Koizumi Fight to Reach Runoff in LDP Presidential Race; Ballots Set to Start Arriving
The top three candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race are moving to secure...
September 17, 2024
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Japan to Conduct Cyberattack Tests on Local Govts
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry plans to conduct in fiscal ...
September 17, 2024
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida likely to Deliver Speech in New York Urging Foreign Investment in Japan
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to give a speech at Bloomberg L.P. headquarters in New York on...
September 17, 2024
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LDP Presidential Vote Could Go to Runoff, Surveys Suggest; Overall Tally Tips Toward Takaichi, Ishiba
There will likely be no clear winner in the upcoming presidential election for the Liberal Democr...
September 16, 2024
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Former PM Yoshihiko Noda Ranked Most Suitable Candidate for CDPJ Leader in Yomiuri Poll; Level of Support Increases with Age
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, 67, was selected by 32% of respondents as the most suitable...
September 16, 2024
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LDP’s Hayashi Willing to Use Extralegal Means in Taiwan Emergency
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, a candidate in the ruling ...
September 16, 2024
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Ishiba, Takaichi Struggle to Widen Support among LDP Lawmakers
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Liberal Democratic Party leadership candidates Shigeru Ishiba and Sanae Takaic...
September 16, 2024
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CDP Leader Hopefuls Back Review of Japan-U.S. Status-of-Forces Pact
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—All four candidates in the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of ...
September 16, 2024
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Japan’s Lower House May Be Dissolved in Early October; Election Would Seek to Ride Momentum of New Administration
Early October has emerged as a possible date for the dissolution of the House of Representatives ...
September 15, 2024
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2 Candidates for LDP President Deluged with Questions at Debate; Rivals Aiming to Make Runoff in Hotly Contested Race
Two candidates in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election — former LDP Secret...
September 15, 2024
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Survey Shows Japan’s Noda, Edano in Close Race for CDPJ Leadership; Observers Believe a Runoff Between 2 Candidates Likely
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and former Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Y...
September 14, 2024
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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida to Make Final Overseas Visit to U.S. as PM on Sept. 21; Will Visit United Nations, Attend Quad Leaders Summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to travel to the United States on September. 21, in wha...
September 14, 2024
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LDP Candidates Outline Signature Policies as Election Campaign Kicks Off; Using Signature Policies to Stand Out
The record-high nine candidates running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential ele...
September 13, 2024
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LDP Presidential Candidates Jump into Election Fray, Staking Out Their Positions at Joint Press Conference
The nine candidates running in the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race jumped into the e...
September 13, 2024
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