Politics & Government
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Cabinet OK’s draft law revision to require hospitals to provide infectious disease care
The Cabinet on Friday approved draft legislation to revise the Infectious Diseases Control Law to r...
October 7, 2022
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Hiroshima gov. calls for G-7 leaders’ visit to A-bomb museum
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki requested Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on We...
October 6, 2022
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Japan PM to formulate state funeral rules, revise law on ‘spiritual sales’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced a barrage of questions from opposition party representatives abou...
October 6, 2022
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LDP to ask ex-Prime Minister Noda to deliver Diet eulogy for Abe
The Liberal Democratic Party is poised to ask former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the main oppo...
October 6, 2022
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Russian consul declared persona non grata was No.2 at Sapporo Consulate
The Russian consul who was declared persona non grata by the Japanese government in retaliation for ...
October 6, 2022
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Japan retaliates by designating Russian consul persona non grata
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi announced Tuesday that Japan declared a Russian consular officer ...
October 4, 2022
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Japan to retaliate for treatment of consul in Russia by expelling Russian counterpart
Tokyo is making arrangements to expel a Russian consul in retaliation for Moscow doing the same to a...
October 4, 2022
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Kishida Cabinet approval rating takes a hit from rising prices, Unification Church issue and Abe state funeral
More people say they disapprove of the Kishida Cabinet than those who approve of it, a recent nation...
October 3, 2022
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Kishida stresses raising wages, other measures to fight rising prices
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his determination to do his utmost to combat rising prices an...
October 3, 2022
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Kishida failed to win understanding for Abe state funeral
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Cabinet are being buffeted by three controversial issues: the U...
October 3, 2022
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Disapproval of Kishida Cabinet surpasses approval rating for 1st time, Yomiuri poll shows
For the first time since Fumio Kishida became prime minister on Oct. 4, 2021, more people disapprove...
October 3, 2022
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Embassy of Japan in Ukraine to reopen this month
Japan’s Foreign Ministry has begun proceedings to reopen its embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, by the end of...
October 3, 2022
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Japan eyes domestic production of SAF
The government on Friday took a step toward domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) b...
October 1, 2022
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Japanese lawmakers wary of Japan-China diplomacy amid rising bilateral tensions
Japan and China marked the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations Thursday, d...
September 30, 2022
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Japanese consul in Vladivostok has left Russia, Japan’s Foreign Ministry says
A Japanese consul in Vladivostok who was detained by the Russian government and ordered to leave the...
September 30, 2022
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