Politics
Politics & Government
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Miscalculations, Scandals Blight Path Sought by Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
A series of policy misfires and personnel scandals have forced Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to drop ...
November 10, 2023
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Japan, China Officials Agree to Continue Close Communication; Arrangements for Kishida, Xi Meeting at APEC Summit
Takeo Akiba, secretary general of the National Security Secretariat, agreed with Chinese Foreign Min...
November 10, 2023
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G7 Struggles to Deal with Mideast, Russia, China; Japan Reiterates Importance of Indo-Pacific
The Group of Seven is under pressure to respond to three major issues: the tense situation in the Mi...
November 10, 2023
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Information-Sharing System on DPRK Missiles Expected Soon; Japan, South Korea Radar Systems to be Linked Via U.S.
SEOUL — A real-time system for sharing information related to North Korean missiles among Japan, the...
November 9, 2023
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G7 Adopts Communique to Regulate Tech Giants over Competition Issues Related to AI
Antitrust authorities from the G7 adopted a communique Wednesday expressing concern that tech giants...
November 9, 2023
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Kishida-Xi Talks Planned for Sidelines of U.S. Summit Next Week
Japan and China have begun arranging a meeting between their leaders for next week, to take place on...
November 9, 2023
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Japan Mulls Collecting Funds to Combat Low Birthrate By Adding to Medical Insurance Premiums
The government plans to fund its “extraordinary measures to combat the declining birth rate” by addi...
November 9, 2023
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Criticism of Possible Raises for Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Cabinet Members Could Mean Amounts Will Be Voluntarily Returned to Public Coffers
Growing criticism of draft legislation that would raise the salaries of public servants including Pr...
November 9, 2023
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G7 Ministers Work Out Agreement on Israel-Gaza conflict
It was not always plain sailing, but the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations managed to ...
November 9, 2023
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Kishida Nixes Dissolution of Lower House by Year-End; Says Focused Solely on Tackling Economic, Other Key Issues
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday said he did not intend to dissolve the House of Representat...
November 9, 2023
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Japan to Strengthen Semiconductor, AI Infrastructure; Over ¥2 Trillion to be Earmarked in Supplementary Budget
The government plans to earmark about ¥2.06 trillion in its supplementary fiscal 2023 budget to stre...
November 9, 2023
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Japan Eyes 10 Principles for Using AI in Business; Draft Guidelines Urge Transparency, Fairness
The government has laid out 10 principles related to artificial intelligence, including “fairness” a...
November 9, 2023
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Newspaper Association Calls for Copyright Law Revision; Protection of Rights Holders’ Work from AI Learning
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association called for an immediate revision of the Copyr...
November 9, 2023
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G7 Foreign Ministers Call for Humanitarian Pauses in Gaza; Support for Ukraine Also Reaffirmed at Tokyo Meeting
Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations held their second day of meetings Wednesday in Minat...
November 8, 2023
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Board: ¥58 Bil. in Tax Money Wasted in FY22
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government wasted ¥58.02 billion in taxpayer money on 344 projects in fisca...
November 8, 2023
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