Politics & Government
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Japan’s Reshuffled Cabinet Gets to Work; New Foreign Minister Pledges to Use Her Perspective as Woman
The reshuffled Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida saw its first full day of work on Thursday, t...
September 14, 2023
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Japan Aims to Dissolve Unification Church with Request to Court as Early as October; Investigation Suggests Criteria Met to Prove Religious Group Violated Law
The central government has determined that the Unification Church religious group should be dissolve...
September 14, 2023
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Fumio Kishida Chose Stability Over Freshness in New Cabinet, LDP lineups
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ultimately went mostly for stability, rather than bold changes, when un...
September 14, 2023
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Pledges to Focus on Economic Measures
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed during a Wednesday press conference to give top priority to formu...
September 14, 2023
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Japanese Government to Compile Supplementary Budget to Tackle High Prices
The government plans to compile a supplementary budget plan for the current fiscal year with the aim...
September 14, 2023
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Japan to Reduce Price of Imported Wheat by 11%
The agriculture ministry announced Tuesday that it will lower the price at which the government sell...
September 14, 2023
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Kishida: New Cabinet Can Take Advantage of Changes
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida referred to his new Cabinet as “one that can use change to their advant...
September 14, 2023
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Kishida Cabinet Reshuffle Brings In 11 New Members, with Record Share of Women(Update 1)
The lineup for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s reshuffled Cabinet was announced Wednesday, with 11 ne...
September 13, 2023
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Japan Prime Minister Kishida to Appoint New Foreign Minister, Defense Minister; Cabinet and Party Reshuffle
Japan Prime Minister Kishida to Appoint New Foreign Minister, Defense Minister; Cabinet and Party Re...
September 12, 2023
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Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Unlikely to Make Extreme Changes in Reshuffle of Cabinet, Ruling Liberal Democratic Party Posts
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will announce a reshuffled Cabinet on Wednesday that is unlikely to con...
September 12, 2023
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Japan to Survey Bus, Taxi Firms to Resolve Driver Shortages
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Toursim Ministry plans to conduct an ar...
September 12, 2023
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Japan, Korea Heads Meet in India, Agree to Expand Cooperation
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met Sunday on the ...
September 11, 2023
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Japan Prime Minister Kishida: International Understanding Grows over Fukushima Treated Water Discharge
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday that the understanding is growing in the intern...
September 11, 2023
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Japan Prime Minister Kishida Begins Arranging Cabinet, Liberal Democratic Party Leadership Reshuffle
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began making arrangements on Monday for his planned cabinet reshuffle, ...
September 11, 2023
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Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Mulls ‘Japan-specific’ Support for Ukraine During Kyiv Trip
KYIV/WARSAW — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s visit to Ukraine was intended to demonstrate to t...
September 11, 2023
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