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LDP Proposes Votes on LGBT Bills Friday
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday proposed putting three competing...
June 7, 2023
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Growth Strategy Draft Eyes Investment in Semiconductors, Other Strategic Fields
The government presented Tuesday a revised draft of its Action Plan for a New Form of Capitalism, a ...
June 7, 2023
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Hayashi to Attend Finance, Development Meeting in Paris
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is making arrangements to attend a high-level international meeti...
June 7, 2023
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Govt Aims to Increase Hydrogen Supply Sixfold
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Tuesday revised its basic hydrogen strategy to newly include ...
June 7, 2023
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Japan to Offer 4th-Generation Japanese Descendants Long-term Resident Status
Japan is poised to offer long-term resident status to fourth-generation Japanese descendants who mee...
June 6, 2023
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Macron Opposes NATO’s Plan to Open Office in Tokyo
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — French President Emanuel Macron has objected to NATO’s proposal to open an...
June 6, 2023
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Foreign Minister Hayashi, ASEAN Secretary General Confirm Cooperation Ahead of Commemorative Tokyo Summit
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Kao Kim Hourn, secretary general of the Association of Southe...
June 6, 2023
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Large Japanese Firms Urged to Raise Female Exec Ratio to 30%
The government has set a goal for large Japanese companies to have at least 30% of their executives ...
June 6, 2023
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Bills to Promote My Number System Pass Amid Complaints of Problems
Concerns of My Number card users remain as the government plans to promote the cards’ use without s...
June 4, 2023
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Japan Looks to Overhaul Farming for Food Security
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Friday adopted the concept of overhauling its agricultural po...
June 3, 2023
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Desire to Have Children Plunges among Younger Generation Deterred by ‘Heavy Burden’
As the mother watches her child play in a day care center in Tokyo, she offers a familiar lament wh...
June 3, 2023
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Japan, S. Korea to Resume Financial Dialogue after 7 Years
Japan and South Korea will hold a meeting of their financial dialogue in Tokyo on June 29, the first...
June 3, 2023
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Japan Govt to Review “Free Shipping” Offers to Tackle 2024 Problem
The Japanese government on Friday announced a plan to review the practice of online shopping sites a...
June 3, 2023
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Japan Issues Administrative Guidance to ChatGPT Operator
The Japanese government said Friday it has issued an administrative guidance to ChatGPT operator Ope...
June 3, 2023
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Fertility Rate Matches Record Low
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s total fertility rate, or the average number of children a woman in the ...
June 3, 2023
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