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Prime Minister Kishida launches probe into Unification Church amid slumping approval ratings
Fears of a further decline in the Cabinet’s approval rating have spurred Prime Minister Fumio Kishid...
October 19, 2022
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Japan to revise laws to offer relief for Unification Church victims during current Diet session
Relief for victims of Unification Church activities will be presented in bills to revise relevant la...
October 18, 2022
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Opposition party Ishin no Kai members wary of getting too close with CDPJ
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) has been struggling to manage its relationship with the...
October 18, 2022
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Kishida makes ‘masakaki’ ritual offering to Yasukuni
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a ritual “masakaki” tree offering to Yasukuni...
October 17, 2022
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Kishida orders investigation into Unification Church
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday instructed cabinet minister Keiko Nagaoka to investigate the ...
October 17, 2022
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Provision of medical big data to be greatly expanded in Japan
The Cabinet Office has decided to greatly expand the provision of medical big data — personal medica...
October 17, 2022
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Pregnant women might receive coupons worth ¥100,000 per newborn under new support package
The government is considering offering pregnant women coupons worth ¥100,000 per newborn from the pr...
October 15, 2022
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Govt: Dissolution request of Unification Church should be carefully considered
A Cabinet minister has said it would be difficult to request a court order to dissolve the Family Fe...
October 15, 2022
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Over-payments of ¥217 mil. seen in Go To Travel refunds
The government may have overpaid travel agencies and other related entities about ¥217 million becau...
October 13, 2022
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Japan health insurance, My Number cards to be integrated in autumn 2024
Digital minister Taro Kono announced Thursday that the government will aim to abolish health insuran...
October 13, 2022
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Japan’s Diet effectively closed amid unusual 9-day gap
The Diet is in the unusual situation of being open but effectively closed at the same time, as the b...
October 12, 2022
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Kishida stresses Russia should never use nuclear weapons
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed that Russia should never use nuclear weapons nor threaten to u...
October 12, 2022
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Japan-led framework for greenhouse gas reduction to be launched at COP27
A Japan-led offset credit trading framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be launched at t...
October 12, 2022
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Japan airports bustle with foreign tourists as entry restrictions eased
Border control measures were greatly eased on Tuesday, including the elimination of the ban on indiv...
October 11, 2022
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Kishida’s appointment of son as secretary questioned
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s appointment of his eldest son as one of his executive secretaries has...
October 8, 2022
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