Politics & Government
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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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Japan to Take Up to 800,000 Foreign Workers through FY 2028
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government is considering setting the cap on the number of foreig...
March 6, 2024
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Japan Bookstores to Get Support from New Ministry Team; Officials to Meet With Private Sector to Devise Measures
A team to promote local bookstores was established Tuesday at the Economy, Trade and Industry Min...
March 6, 2024
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Japan Revises Special Residence Permit Guidelines for Foreign Nationals
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Immigration Services Agency released on Tuesday revised guidelines on gr...
March 5, 2024
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Japan to Introduce “Blue Ticket” Fine System for Cyclists
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government Tuesday adopted a bill to introduce a “blue ticket” sy...
March 5, 2024
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Health Ministry Continues Research on Pharmacy Access to Morning-After Pill Without Prescription; Advocacy Group Calls for Quick Over-the-Counter Availability
The Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry will continue into the next fiscal year its research stud...
March 5, 2024
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Local Governments Disaster Preparedness for Women and Infants to be Published; Project Aims to Improve Disaster Response
The Cabinet Office will publish the status of local governments’ disaster preparedness for women ...
March 4, 2024
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Opposition Calls for Upper House Members to Face Panel
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Opposition parties on Sunday reiterated their request that 32 lawmakers of t...
March 4, 2024
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Japan Commits Over ¥5 Billion in Aid to Combat Food Shortages in Africa
Japan will provide ¥5.042 billion in grant aid for food assistance to African countries, the Fore...
March 4, 2024
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Japan Lawmakers Remain Cautions over Introduction of Joint Custody; Multi-Party Discussions Take Place in Diet
Some lawmakers in both the ruling and opposition parties remain cautious about introducing a join...
March 4, 2024
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Japan Foreign Minister to Chair Nuclear Non-Proliferation Talks at U.N.
NEW YORK — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will chair a ministerial meeting focused on nuclear dis...
March 3, 2024
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Japan’s Lower House Passes FY24 Budget after Unusual Saturday Deliberations
The fiscal 2024 budget passed at a plenary session of the House of Representatives and was sent t...
March 2, 2024
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How Did LDP Factions’ Kickback System Begin? At Diet Ethics Session, Officials Deny Knowledge
At a political ethics council session of the House of Representatives on Friday, four former seni...
March 2, 2024
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