Politics & Government
-
Government adopts ¥28.9 trillion draft extra budget
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Tuesday approved a draft fiscal 2022 second supplementary budget...
November 9, 2022
-
Japan, China coordinating in-person summit
The Japanese and Chinese governments are coordinating efforts to hold a summit between Prime Ministe...
November 9, 2022
-
Expert panel in Japan approves standards for ‘right to question’ Unification Church
In preparation for an investigation into the religious group widely known as the Unification Church,...
November 8, 2022
-
Sparks fly after lawmaker linked to Unification Church gets new post
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has appointed as head of its COVID-19 task force Daishiro Yamagi...
November 8, 2022
-
Komeito under fire from opposition parties in discussions over Unification Church
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition partner Komeito has been placed in a difficult posit...
November 7, 2022
-
Kishida’s Cabinet struggles amid falling public support
A nine-point drop in the Cabinet approval rating, from 45% early last month to 36% early this month,...
November 7, 2022
-
Kishida’s Cabinet hits its lowest approval rating of 36%, Yomiuri poll shows
The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet has fallen to 36%, the lowest since i...
November 7, 2022
-
Japan’s Digital Agency to catalog private-sector tech
The Digital Agency plans to create a catalog of digital technologies owned by private-sector compani...
November 7, 2022
-
New local taxes cast shadow on Japan’s solar-power drive
Renewable energy companies are increasingly facing new local government taxes and restrictions on co...
November 5, 2022
-
Govt to strengthen measures against spiritual sales tactics
The government intends to strengthen measures against so-called spiritual sales tactics, in respons...
November 5, 2022
-
Japan, Germany to enhance cooperation against China
MUNSTER – Japan and Germany confirmed Thursday that the two countries will deepen security and defen...
November 4, 2022
-
Hayashi, Blinken condemn North Korean missile launches
MUNSTER, Germany — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken str...
November 4, 2022
-
Seoul police, local govt offices searched over mishandling of fatal crowd surge
SEOUL — A special investigation team took the unusual step of searching eight locations including po...
November 3, 2022
-
Japan eyes meeting with Central Asia foreign ministers
The government is considering hosting a December meeting between the foreign ministers of Japan and ...
November 2, 2022
-
Kishida, Steinmeier vow to boost cooperation on Ukraine, Indo-Pacific
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier vowed to unify the respons...
November 2, 2022
"Politics" POPULAR ARTICLE
- 2024 POLLS: Ruling Camp Likely to Win Lower House Majority
- Japan Election: Komeito Leader Keiichi Ishii Fails to Win Seat in Election; Party to Be Forced to Restructure Administration (Update 1)
- Japan’s Special Diet Session likely to Open Nov. 11; Politicians Will Vote to Select Prime Minister
- Japan Election: Japan’s Ruling Bloc Could Seek Broader Coalition Amid Turmoil; CDPJ Hoping to Trigger Change of Government
- Shigeru Ishiba Retains Post as Japanese Prime Minister; Wins Runoff Against Head of Largest Opposition Party
JN TOP STORIES
- Japan’s Economy Expands Annualised 0.9% in Q3 on Tepid Capex
- Princess Yuriko Passes Away in Tokyo at 101; Late Husband Was Brother of Emperor Showa (Update 1)
- Tokyo Governor Announces Plans to Develop Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Off Izu Coast at COP29
- ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ Plastic Models’ Prices to Be Raised for 1st Time Ever Due to Increase Cost of Raw Materials, Logistics
- CDPJ Pressures LDP To Accept Selective Surname System; Many In Diet Approve Separate Names For Spouses
- JAXA Successfully Launches Observation Rocket from Kagoshima Prefecture; Mission Is Part of Efforts to Develop ‘Detonation Engine’ That Burns Fuel in Space
- Russian Methane Emissions ‘Greater Than It Reported’; Japanese Satellite Detected Higher Levels In 2009-20
- Reactor at Takahama Nuclear Power Plant 1st in Japan to Mark 50 Years Since it Began Operating; Oldest at Nuclear Plant Still Operating in Japan
- Injuries Caused by Autumn Deer on Rise at Japan’s Nara Park
- Hayashi: Ishiba Has No Health Issues; Sleeping During Prime Minister Vote Was Due to ‘Cold Medicine’
- CDPJ’s Jun Azumi Appointed as Budget Committee Chairperson; 1st Opposition Member to Take Up Post in 30 Years