Politics & Government
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Japan, U.S., Philippines to Hold Summit Next Month; Meeting Aims to Strengthen Security with China in Mind
The governments of Japan, the United States and the Philippines are making final arrangements to ...
March 17, 2024
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Kishida Seeks to Punish LDP Lawmakers over Funds Scandal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday that he has ordered his ruling Libe...
March 17, 2024
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Tokyo Stocks Might Be Influenced by Closely Watched BOJ Policy Decision This Week
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Claims against Japanese companies by World War II-era Korean laborers are stil...
March 17, 2024
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Japan to Join Maritime Aid Delivery to Gaza
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will join a maritime corridor initiative to deliver aid supplies to Ga...
March 16, 2024
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Kishida: LDP to Consider Questioning ex-Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori over Political Funds Scandal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will consider questioning former Prime M...
March 16, 2024
Defense & Security
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North Korea Launches 3 Ballistic Missiles, First Since January; Projectiles Believed to Have Come Down Outside Japan’s EEZ (Update 1)
North Korea launched three ballistic missiles from the country’s west coast on Monday morning, tw...
March 18, 2024
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North Korea Fires Possible Ballistic Missile Again
A possible ballistic missile was fired again from North Korea at 8:24 a.m. Monday, according to t...
March 18, 2024
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Possible Ballistic Missile Launched from North Korea
A possible ballistic missile was launched from North Korea at 7:54 a.m. Monday, according to the ...
March 18, 2024
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Cabinet Decision To Be Required Each Time Fighter Aircraft Exported; Kishida Shows Considerations to LDP Coalition Partner Komeito
“Double cabinet approval” is being considered for exporting next-generation fighter aircraft to b...
March 14, 2024
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U.S. Military Osprey Flights Resume in Japan; Concerns Raised Over Safety, Transparency (Update 1)
Flights of U.S. military Osprey aircraft, which had been grounded after a fatal crash off Kagoshi...
March 14, 2024
Elections
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Koji Matsui Wins 1st Term as Kyoto Mayor
Kyoto (Jiji Press)—Former Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koji Matsui won Sunday’s mayoral e...
February 5, 2024
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Kyoto’s Yawata City Elects Youngest-Ever Female Mayor in Japan
Kyoto, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)—Independent Shoko Kawata, 33, was elected Sunday to be mayor of the city...
November 13, 2023
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By-election Results Reduce Japan PM’s Options for Timing of Diet Dissolution
The ruling parties found themselves on the back foot Sunday after fighting two by-elections in which...
October 23, 2023
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Japan’s LDP Loses One of 2 Closely Watched By-Elections
Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost one of the two parliamentar...
October 23, 2023
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Japan’s Ruling Party Wins 1 But Loses 1 in Sunday’s Diet By-Elections
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is projected to likely win one by-election but lose one of the t...
October 23, 2023
Political Series
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Hidden funds: Consequences of a corrupt practice / Kishida’s Political Reform Plan Meets Opposition Within LDP; Aso Cautions that Administration Needs Factions’ Support
A strangely tense atmosphere pervaded a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s political r...
January 24, 2024
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Hidden funds: Consequences of a corrupt practice / Loopholes in Political Funds Law Lead to Fundraising Scandal
Every spring, a 64-year-old futon store owner in Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, has visited the local off...
January 23, 2024
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Hidden Funds: Consequences of a Corrupt Practice / Lawmaker Sold Party Tickets to Please Faction, Get Minister Post
Public distrust in politics has grown amid the ongoing scandal involving the creation of hidden fund...
January 23, 2024
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Hidden funds: Consequences of a corrupt practice / Lawmakers from Abe faction ‘called for kickbacks to continue’
nvestigations into a scandal involving revenue from Liberal Democratic Party fundraising parties sta...
January 21, 2024
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Hidden Funds: Consequences of a Corrupt Practice / Abe Faction Lawmakers Relied on ‘Funds Without Receipts’
On May 17, 2022, about 2,800 people gathered at a luxury hotel in Tokyo for a political fundraising ...
January 21, 2024
G7 Summit
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G-7 Leaders Reaffirm Unwavering Support for Ukraine
Paris (Jiji Press)—Leaders of the Group of Seven major powers issued a joint statement reaffirming ...
February 25, 2024
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G7 Aid Planned for Nations that Supply Key Minerals; Aims Include Diversified Supply Chains for Decarbonization
The Group of Seven nations plan to create a new framework in October for a fund to expand and divers...
October 1, 2023
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G7 Foreign Ministers Meet in New York, Vow to Keep Sanctions on Russia, Remain Concerned About China’s Moves in Asia
NEW YORK — G7 foreign ministers met Monday in New York and “reaffirmed their strong unity in address...
September 19, 2023
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Atomic Bomb Survivors Mostly Can Appreciate G7 Leaders’ Visit to Hiroshima Museum
Just days before the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a survey of ...
July 31, 2023
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Japan Sole Nation to Dispatch Male Minister to G7 Gender-Equality Meeting
NIKKO, Tochigi — Japan was the only Group of Seven country to dispatch a male minister to the recen...
June 26, 2023
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