Politics & Government
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Japan To Accelerate Talks on Smartphone Use in Diet Sessions; Part of Efforts to Promote Digitization of Lower House Affairs
Digital minister Taro Kono answers a question while using a smartphone at the meeting of House of Co...
December 5, 2023
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Members of LDP Abe faction may have over ¥10 Million in kickbacks
Some members belonging to Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai, or Seiwaken, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's f...
December 4, 2023
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30% of Local Govts Face Hurdles in Migrating Systems to Govt Cloud Service by end of FY25
About 30% of 121 local governments will not be able to fully migrate their data systems to the centr...
December 4, 2023
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Justice Ministry Starts Having AI Translate Laws on Trial Basis; Hoping to Cut Translation Time in Half
Toshiba Digital Solutions Corp., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corp., has announced that it has begun tria...
December 4, 2023
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Kishida Asks Iran to Cooperate with Influence on Groups in Gaza and Yemen
DUBAI ― Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a telephone conversation Saturday night in the United Arab ...
December 4, 2023
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Resumption of Gaza Fighting Blurs Kishida’s Visit to Middle East
DUBAI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s diplomatic efforts in the Middle East ended Saturday after a ...
December 3, 2023
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Unreported Party Ticket Revenue Suspected at Another LDP Faction
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese ruling party faction led by heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai is suspected...
December 3, 2023
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Kishida Intends To Address Alleged Off-the-books Funds Within Liberal Democratic Party
DUBAI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed Saturday his intention to address off-the-book funds ...
December 3, 2023
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Japan May Provide Up to 230 M. Dollars in Aid to Egypt
DUBAI (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that his country will consider offerin...
December 3, 2023
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Kishida Places Well ahead of Political Party Leaders in Income Rankings with ¥200 million
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida topped the income list of political party leaders with ¥206.79 million,...
December 3, 2023
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Japan May Offer 100-M.-Dollar Aid to Jordan
Dubai (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, now on a visit to Dubai, said Saturday that...
December 3, 2023
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Japan, France Draw Up Road Map for Security Cooperation
Dubai (Jiji Press)—The Japanese and French governments have drawn up a new road map aimed at promoti...
December 3, 2023
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Japan to Support Scallop Shelling Operations in Vietnam, Exportation to U.S. After China’s Seafood Import Ban
The government announced Friday that it will support scallop shelling operations in countries other ...
December 3, 2023
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‘Off-the-Books Funds’ May Have Been Routine in Abe Faction; Ruling Party Group Has Come Under Scrutiny by Prosecutors
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is investigating the...
December 2, 2023
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G7 Agrees on AI-related Guidelines at Ministerial Meeting
Group of Seven digital and technology ministers on Friday agreed international guidelines for artifi...
December 2, 2023
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