Politics & Government
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Japan, Poland to Cooperate over Next-generation Reactor
Japan and Poland plan to sign a memorandum of cooperation to research and develop a High Temperature...
October 30, 2023
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Japan to Subsidize Companies Expanding in Global South; AI, Semiconductor Supply Projects to Receive Subsidies
Japan plans to subsidize a portion of the costs for companies to expand their business in the emergi...
October 30, 2023
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Japan, U.S. to Hold 2+2 Meeting in U.S. in November
WASHINGTON — Washington and Tokyo are thrashing out plans to hold a Japan-U.S. Economic Policy Consu...
October 30, 2023
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Japanese Government to Subsidize Companies Expanding in Global South Including India, Southeast Asia
Japan plans to subsidize a portion of the costs for companies to expand their business in emerging a...
October 29, 2023
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Japan P.M. Participates in Drill Assuming Serious Accident at TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida participated online in a major government disaster drill Saturday held...
October 29, 2023
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Japan, ASEAN Ministers Pledge to Promote Sustainable Tourism
Tourism ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan have agreed to ...
October 29, 2023
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Japanese and Canadian Ministers Align on Fukushima Water Issue, Seek Science-Driven Response
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with Canadian Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade a...
October 29, 2023
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Japan, EU Discuss Cross-Border Data Free Flow in Osaka; Digital Trade May be Added to Existing Economic Partnership
Japan and the European Union reached a broad agreement to add provisions for cross-border data free ...
October 28, 2023
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Kishida Pledges Tax Increase Postponement at Meeting; Appears to Complement Recent Income Tax Cut Pledge
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his intention to postpone the government policy of increasing...
October 28, 2023
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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa Meets with U.N. Command Chief
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with Gen. Paul LaCamera, who heads the South Korea-U.S. combined ...
October 27, 2023
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida Announces 40,000-Yen Tax Cut in June 2024
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday a plan to cut tax by 40,...
October 27, 2023
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Japan Urges Israel to Pause Combat
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii expressed concern about the deteriorating humanitarian...
October 26, 2023
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Supreme Court Gender Change Ruling May Affect Other Laws; Justice Ministry to Assign More Personnel to Revision
The Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday regarding the special law on gender dysphoria might have ...
October 26, 2023
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Japan Foreign Min. Kamikawa May Visit Israel in Nov.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is considering visiting Israel in early November...
October 26, 2023
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Japan Parliamentary Vice Min. Yamada Quits over Affair
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Thursday accepted the resignation of Taro Yamada, a member of...
October 26, 2023
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