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Japan Enacts Bill to Promote Green Transformation
The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Friday enacted a bill to promote so-called green transformation to ...
May 13, 2023
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Japanese Council Eyed to Promote Investment in Ukraine
The government will establish a liaison council to promote investment by Japanese companies in Ukrai...
May 13, 2023
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Japan Protests Headline of Time Magazine Interview with Kishida
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Friday that his ministry has pr...
May 12, 2023
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Japan, Poland Agree to Work to End Russia’s Invasion at Foreign Minister Talks in Tokyo
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi held talks with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau in Tokyo on ...
May 12, 2023
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Keidanren Sets Up Fund for Improving Japan-ROK Ties
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said Wednesday that it has complet...
May 11, 2023
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Japan’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy Council Holds 1st Meeting with Aim to Create Rules for AI Use
The government held the first meeting of its artificial intelligence strategy council on Thursday to...
May 11, 2023
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Time Magazine Features Kishida on Cover
Time magazine featured Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the cover of its online edition of the May 2...
May 11, 2023
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Japan, France Agree to Accelerate Talks for Defense Cooperation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese and French governments have agreed to accelerate working-level tal...
May 11, 2023
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Japan to Review Foreign Worker Regulations to Ease labor shortage in Care Sector
The government is considering expanding the scope of duties foreign carers can perform to alleviate ...
May 11, 2023
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My Number to Be Tested for Keeping Track of Children in School
Keeping track of students arriving and leaving school through the My Number system is being planned ...
May 11, 2023
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1st Meeting of Sri Lanka Creditors Held
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan and other creditors to Sri Lanka on Tuesday held their first meeting on d...
May 10, 2023
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Govt to Form AI Strategic Council to Explore Issues, Regulations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced that the government will set up a strategic council to di...
May 10, 2023
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Hayashi to Attend Meeting of EU, Indo-Pacific Ministers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday that he will visit Sweden from ...
May 10, 2023
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Japan Ministries, Agencies to Report Use of Generative AI
The government’s Digital Society Promotion Council decided at its meeting Monday that ministries and...
May 9, 2023
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Japan, ROK to Hold Meeting on Fukushima Treated Water
Japan and South Korea will hold a meeting of ministerial directors regarding treated water to be rel...
May 9, 2023
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