Politics
Politics & Government
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Japan Lawmaker Apologizes Over Political Funds Scandal; Submits Letter of Resignation to Lower House Speaker
Lawmaker Yaichi Tanigawa, who has left the Liberal Democratic Party over the political funds scandal...
January 22, 2024
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Japan Prime Minister’s Administration Mired in Slump; Opposition Poised to Ramp Up Attacks When Diet Convenes
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stood at 24% in the latest Yomiu...
January 22, 2024
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Support for Kishida Cabinet Falls Back to Its All-time Low; Worst Showing since LDP’s Return to Power
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fallen back to its low of 24...
January 22, 2024
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LDP Considers Having Authority to Request Suspension of Activities of Factions or Dissolve Them
The Liberal Democratic Party is considering the introduction of a system that would allow the party ...
January 22, 2024
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Japan to Support Sustained Pay Hikes for Care Workers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s welfare ministry on Monday presented to a related panel a fiscal 2024 d...
January 22, 2024
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Japan Conference on Ukraine Aid Aims to Boost Public-Private Cooperation
Amid a growing feeling of Ukraine fatigue has been reported in the United States and Europe, Japan c...
January 21, 2024
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Not Reporting Kickbacks is ‘Long-Standing Practice’; Abe Faction Executives Apologize
A total of eight people were indicted Friday in connection with the political funds scandal involvin...
January 20, 2024
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LDP Abe, Nikai Factions to Dissolve to Regain Public’s Trust; Decision Follows Kishida Faction Move to Disband
The Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe and Nikai factions’ decision on Friday to disband was made in the...
January 20, 2024
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Russia Names Diplomat Nozdrev as Ambassador to Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday appointed Nikolai Nozdrev, director ...
January 20, 2024
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Prosecutors: Mishandling of Political Funds ‘Intentional and Harmful’; No Evidence for Involvement of Faction Execs
Tokyo prosecutors have filed indictments against a total of eight people for violating the Political...
January 20, 2024
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Prime Minister Kishida’s dissolution plan of his faction shakes up Liberal Democratic Party
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has shocked the Liberal Democratic Party with a plan to dissolve his ow...
January 19, 2024
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LDP’s Abe, Nikai Factions to Disband over Political Funds Scandal
The Abe faction, which was formerly led by late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, decided to disband in a m...
January 19, 2024
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LDP Former Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai Announces Intention to Dissolve His Faction (UPDATE1)
Toshihiro Nikai, a former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, on Friday expressed his...
January 19, 2024
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Calls to Dissolve Abe Faction Intensify; Other Factions May Follow Suit
Lawmakers within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction have called for dissolution of th...
January 19, 2024
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Japanese Communist Party Aims to Renew Party Image by Naming 1st Female Leader; Longtime JCP Head Shii Remains Powerful
The Japanese Communist Party’s move to replace its chairperson for the first time in 23 years by pic...
January 19, 2024
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