Politics
Politics & Government
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Desire to Have Children Plunges among Younger Generation Deterred by ‘Heavy Burden’
As the mother watches her child play in a day care center in Tokyo, she offers a familiar lament wh...
June 3, 2023
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Japan, S. Korea to Resume Financial Dialogue after 7 Years
Japan and South Korea will hold a meeting of their financial dialogue in Tokyo on June 29, the first...
June 3, 2023
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Japan Govt to Review “Free Shipping” Offers to Tackle 2024 Problem
The Japanese government on Friday announced a plan to review the practice of online shopping sites a...
June 3, 2023
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Japan Issues Administrative Guidance to ChatGPT Operator
The Japanese government said Friday it has issued an administrative guidance to ChatGPT operator Ope...
June 3, 2023
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Fertility Rate Matches Record Low
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s total fertility rate, or the average number of children a woman in the ...
June 3, 2023
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Kishida Denies Wrongdoing Over Year-End Party Linked to Son’s Sacking
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has denied any wrongdoing following a magazine report that he posed for...
June 2, 2023
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Japan Seeking More Money to Combat Chronically Low Birthrate
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed Economic Revitalization Minister Shigeyuki Goto and othe...
June 1, 2023
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Govt Extends Expressway Toll Collection Period
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted legislation Wednesday to extend the toll collection period for...
June 1, 2023
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Japan to Promote Use of Generative AI While Addressing Risks
The government will promote the use of generative artificial intelligence and strengthen Japan’s dom...
May 31, 2023
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Govt Enacts Bill to Extend Life Span of Nuclear Reactor
TOKYO (Jiji Press) —The Diet on Wednesday enacted legislation to allow the extension of nuclear pow...
May 31, 2023
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Govt Sets Goal to Halve Heatstroke Deaths by 2030
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government said Tuesday it has set a target of halving the number of deaths...
May 31, 2023
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Data Center Subsidies Eyed for Hokkaido, Kyushu Areas
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The industry ministry on Tuesday proposed providing subsidies to facilitate the...
May 31, 2023
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Top Law on Agricultural Administration to Be Reviewed
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel on Monday submitted to farm minister Tetsuro Nomura an inter...
May 31, 2023
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Security Clearance System Covering Cyber, Space Eyed
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government plans to have a proposed security clearance system cover informa...
May 30, 2023
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Japan Aims to Reduce Area of Cedar Forests by 20% in 10 Years to Combat Hay Fever
A ministerial meeting on hay fever on Tuesday decided on measures to be implemented over the next 10...
May 30, 2023
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