Politics & Government
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Japan to Work on Population Issues in March 2011 Disaster Areas
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese reconstruction minister Shinako Tsuchiya on Sunday stressed the gover...
March 10, 2024
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Japan Lower House Breakup Possible in Autumn: Komeito Exec
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A Japanese ruling bloc official in a television program broadcast Sunday sugge...
March 10, 2024
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Reactor Restarts Seen as Major Issue at Japan Diet
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—While 13 years have passed since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which ...
March 10, 2024
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LDP Members Quit as Division Heads after ‘Inappropriate’ Gathering; Dancer Reportedly Performed in Scanty Outfit
Takashi Fujiwara, 40, a House of Representatives member in the Liberal Democratic Party, resigned...
March 9, 2024
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LDP to Punish Its Lawmakers for Violations of Political Funds Control Law; Factions to Be Banned in Current Form
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday gave its support to draft amendments to its inter...
March 8, 2024
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Upper House Ethics Council Meeting on Political Fund Scandals Arranged for March 14 or 15; 32 Lawmakers May be Questioned
The House of Councillors’ Deliberative Council on Political Ethics voted unanimously Friday to ho...
March 8, 2024
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Japanese, Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Tokyo; Cooperation on Defense, Security Reaffirmed
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar...
March 8, 2024
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Japanese PM Kishida Denies Need to Attend Upper House Ethics Council Meeting; Kishida Urged to Appear as Witness
Prime Minister Fumiko Kishida said Wednesday he had no intention of attending the House of Counci...
March 7, 2024
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Japan-ROK Relations Warming in Year Since Wartime Labor Issue Resolved; Korea Election Could Revive Tensions
Relations between Japan and South Korea have been improving in the year since Seoul announced its...
March 7, 2024
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LDP Drafts Rule Changes to Hold Members Accountable for Their Treasurers’ Crimes; Expulsion Possible in Extreme Cases
A draft of the Liberal Democratic Party’s revisions to its internal rules, launched in the wake o...
March 7, 2024
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Kishida Ties as 9th-Longest Serving Leader in Postwar Japan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Fumio Kishida tied with Kakuei Tanaka as the ninth-longest serving prime minis...
March 7, 2024
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Japan FTC Warns Amazon, Google over Video Streaming Services
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday warned Amazon.com Inc. and Google...
March 7, 2024
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Japan Puts Unification Church under Stricter Monitoring (Update 1)
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The culture ministry on Thursday designated the Unification Church as a reli...
March 7, 2024
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Japan Govt Adds 8, including Senior Hamas Members, to Sanction List; Aiming ‘To Counter the Funding of Terrorism’
Japan on Tuesday imposed sanctions, including asset freezing, on an additional eight individuals ...
March 6, 2024
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Govt Proposes Putting Unification Church under Increased Scrutiny
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The culture ministry on Wednesday sought opinions from an advisory panel abo...
March 6, 2024
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