Politics & Government
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Swelling Budget Requests Challenge Fiscal Discipline; Domestic, Intl Problems Fuel Upward Pressures on Expenditure
The budget request for fiscal 2025 is expected to total over ¥117 trillion, marking a record high...
September 1, 2024
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Govt to Start Support Program for Medical Device Firms Entering African Market; Future Market Expansion Eyed
The government plans to launch a program to support Japanese manufacturers in developing medical ...
September 1, 2024
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Kato Plans to Announce Run in LDP Presidential Election; Announcement Will Bring Number of Candidates to 8
Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato has told his aides of his plan to run in the Libera...
August 31, 2024
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Kishida, Hagerty Stress Importance of Japan-U.S. Cooperation; Bond Will Remain Even When Leaderships Change
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Senator William Hagerty...
August 31, 2024
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Kishida to Skip U.N. General Assembly Speech in Sept.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will skip delivering a speech...
August 31, 2024
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Japan’s Motegi to Announce LDP Presidential Bid on Sept. 4; Hayashi Expected to Announce Candidacy on Sept. 3
Toshimitsu Motegi, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s secretary general, is expected to offici...
August 30, 2024
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Ex-PM Yoshihiko Noda Announces Candidacy for CDPJ Leadership Race
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Thursday officially announced his candidacy for the Const...
August 29, 2024
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Rifts Widening in Abe Faction Ahead of LDP Election; Members Unable to Shed Image of ‘Hidden Fund Lawmakers’
The Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction, which was once the largest grouping in the party, is ...
August 29, 2024
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Japan-China Friendship Delegation Meets with CCP Official, Likely Discussed Intrusion of Military Plane, Import Ban
BEIJING — Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai and other lawmakers b...
August 28, 2024
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Japan to Bolster Regulatory Oversight of Tech Giants; Fair Trade Commission to Increase Dedicated Staff
The Japan Fair Trade Commission is considering setting up a new department as early as April next...
August 28, 2024
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Govt Seeks Okinawa Promotion Budget of ¥282 bil.; Futenma Air Station Relocation Remains Contentious
The government has made final adjustments to its fiscal 2025 budget request, setting the Okinawa ...
August 28, 2024
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Government to Expand Child Allowance Program in FY 2025
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Children and Families Agency said Tuesday that its general-account budge...
August 28, 2024
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Japan Strongly Condemns Airspace Violation by Chinese Military Aircraft; Plane Flew Off Danjo Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday strongly condemned the violation of Japanese...
August 27, 2024
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Survey a Strong Indicator of LDP Presidential Winner; Votes of Rank-and-File, Affiliated Groups Likely Vital
The outcome of the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election next month is likely to depen...
August 27, 2024
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Ishiba Favored by Older Voters, Koizumi by Young in LDP Presidential Race, Says Poll
In the race for the Liberal Democratic Party’s next president, Shigeru Ishiba has made inroads am...
August 26, 2024
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