Politics
Politics & Government
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Japan to Review Foreign Worker Regulations to Ease labor shortage in Care Sector
The government is considering expanding the scope of duties foreign carers can perform to alleviate ...
May 11, 2023
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My Number to Be Tested for Keeping Track of Children in School
Keeping track of students arriving and leaving school through the My Number system is being planned ...
May 11, 2023
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1st Meeting of Sri Lanka Creditors Held
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan and other creditors to Sri Lanka on Tuesday held their first meeting on d...
May 10, 2023
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Govt to Form AI Strategic Council to Explore Issues, Regulations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced that the government will set up a strategic council to di...
May 10, 2023
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Hayashi to Attend Meeting of EU, Indo-Pacific Ministers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday that he will visit Sweden from ...
May 10, 2023
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Japan Ministries, Agencies to Report Use of Generative AI
The government’s Digital Society Promotion Council decided at its meeting Monday that ministries and...
May 9, 2023
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Japan, ROK to Hold Meeting on Fukushima Treated Water
Japan and South Korea will hold a meeting of ministerial directors regarding treated water to be rel...
May 9, 2023
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South Korean President’s Diplomacy Yields Gains, Domestic Results Lackluster
SEOUL — The improvement of relations with Japan as well as the strengthening of trilateral cooperati...
May 8, 2023
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Japan Prime Minister Touts Greater Trust with South Korea
SEOUL — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he had succeeded in deepening the trust between him...
May 8, 2023
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Kishida Feels ‘Heartbroken’ about Historical Issues with South Korea
SEOUL — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday visited South Korea for the first time since taking o...
May 8, 2023
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Kishida Attends Yoon-hosted Korean Barbecue Dinner Party
SEOUL — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday attended a dinner party hosted by South Korean Presi...
May 8, 2023
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Kishida Arrives in South Korea for Talks With Yoon Suk Yeol
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left Haneda Airport in Tokyo on a government plane and arrived in Seoul...
May 7, 2023
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Japan Ex-PM Yoshihide Suga Says Govt Must Work as a Whole to Deal with Infectious Diseases
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says it is vital for the government to work as a whole when tac...
May 6, 2023
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Japan PM Kishida and Singapore’s Lee Agree to Cooperate on Strengthening International Order
SINGAPORE (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loo...
May 6, 2023
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Foreign Minister Hayashi, Chilean Counterpart Agree on Enhancing Mineral Supply Chains
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is on a diplomatic tour of Central and South America, held d...
May 6, 2023
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