Politics & Government
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Suzuki Leaves Nippon Ishin over Moscow Trip
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Lawmaker Muneo Suzuki left Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) on Tues...
October 11, 2023
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92.2% in Japan View China Unfavorably, Says Japan-China Public Opinion Survey
An annual survey found 92.2% of Japanese respondents had an “unfavorable” or a “relatively unfavorab...
October 11, 2023
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LDP Executive Hagiuda Offers Flowers at Abe Statue in Taiwan
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Liberal Democratic Party executive Koichi Hagiuda offered flowers on Tuesday at ...
October 11, 2023
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Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Meets Executives from U.S. IT Giants To Discuss Regulation of Generative AI
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai held a meeting on Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s Offici...
October 10, 2023
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Japan Seeking G7 Agreement on AI Development Guidelines, Kishida Announces at Internet Governance Forum
Japan is aiming to facilitate an agreement among the Group of Seven industrialized nations on intern...
October 10, 2023
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Japan Minister’s 4-Stop Asian Tour Aims to Boost Cooperation, with China in Mind
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa’s tour of four Southeast Asian countries is aim...
October 10, 2023
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Japan Accepts 26 Myanmar Refugees Under 3rd-Country Resettlement System; Total Comes to 276 Since Program Began in Fiscal 2010
Japan newly accepted 26 refugees from 11 families, who had fled from Myanmar to Malaysia, under a th...
October 10, 2023
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Japan’s Aims to Enhance Educational Environment for Children of Foreign Talent
The education ministry will fully develop and enhance the educational environment from the 2024 acad...
October 10, 2023
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Japanese, Australian Leaders Vow to Team Up on Decarbonization
Melbourne (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart, Anthony...
October 9, 2023
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Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida Condemns Hamas Attack on Israel
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday condemned the massive attack on I...
October 9, 2023
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Kishida to Reveal G7 Plan on Guidelines for Generative AI Developers
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to announce at a U.N.-sponsored conference on Monday that the Gro...
October 8, 2023
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Kishida Visits Cedar Woods, Stresses Hay Fever Countermeasures; Planting of Low-Pollen Trees to be Prioritized
HITACHIOMIYA, Ibaraki — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited a cedar logging site in Hitachiomiya, I...
October 8, 2023
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Japan Finance Minister Casts Doubt on PM Kishida’s Tax-return Idea
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki expressed skepticism Friday regarding Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’...
October 8, 2023
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Nippon Ishin to Expel Suzuki over Visit to Russia
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) is set to expel lawmaker Muneo Suzuki, wh...
October 7, 2023
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Nippon Ishin Mulls Expelling Lawmaker Muneo Suzuki
Opposition party Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) has launched discussions toward expelling Hou...
October 6, 2023
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