Politics
Politics & Government
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Bill to help Unification Church victims passed into law
A bill intended to prevent damage from unscrupulous solicitations for large donations by groups such...
December 10, 2022
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Bill prohibiting malicious solicitation of donations passes lower house
A bill prohibiting malicious solicitations of large donations by groups such as the Unification Chur...
December 8, 2022
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Children of Japanese religious group members seek stronger provisions in proposed law
A group of people whose parents belong to the Unification Church have submitted a written request to...
December 8, 2022
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Japan government, ruling parties make concessions to opposition over key legislation
A bill meant to remedy and prevent damage as a result of large donations to religious organizations ...
December 7, 2022
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Japan mulls hike in childbirth benefit
The government is discussing a proposal to raise the lump-sum childbirth benefit from ¥420,000 per c...
December 7, 2022
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Swift passage seen on bill related to Unification Church solicitations
The Liberal Democratic Party has presented to opposition parties a draft amendment to a bill prohibi...
December 6, 2022
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Japan Cabinet sees slight increase in approval rating
The approval rating for the Kishida Cabinet has risen to 39%, according to a national survey conduct...
December 5, 2022
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Japan Upper House Shows Concern about Human Rights in China
Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s House of Councillors on Monday adopted a resolution showing conce...
December 5, 2022
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Japan’s foreign minister to tour Mexico, South American countries
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is set to visit four countries in Central and South America in ea...
December 4, 2022
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Cabinet reshuffle idea smolders on after passage of 2nd supplementary budget
The extraordinary Diet session cleared its highest hurdle Friday with the green-lighting of the seco...
December 3, 2022
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Diet enacts legislation to prepare for pandemics
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted legislation Friday to take steps to prepare for future pandemi...
December 3, 2022
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Kishida tops party leaders’ political income rankings
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic P...
December 3, 2022
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Lawmaker Sugita retracts past comments on LGBTs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Parliamentary Vice Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Mio Sugita ...
December 3, 2022
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LDP lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura’s organization ‘underreported political fund income’
A political organization related to fifth-term Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura is ...
November 30, 2022
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My Number cards may be used to verify age at self-checkout registers
The government has begun considering allowing stores to use the My Number identification card system...
November 30, 2022
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