Politics & Government
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Trade watchdog to crack down on unfair IT contracts
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has called for an end to practices that lock in central and local go...
February 15, 2022
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Japan, S. Korea apart over UNESCO World Heritage bid
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his South Korean counterpart, C...
February 14, 2022
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Quad countries must cooperate to protect free international order
China and Russia are both being increasingly assertive in their attempts to change the status quo by...
February 12, 2022
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Officials look to increase children’s fitness in pandemic
Amid concerns that physical fitness among children has declined during the novel coronavirus pandemi...
February 12, 2022
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Japan, U.S., S. Korea affirm cooperation over N. Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The defense ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday a...
February 10, 2022
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National insurance to cover Viagra in fertility treatments from April
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to make the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra appl...
February 9, 2022
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Japan panel proposes fertility treatment insurance coverage
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel Wednesday proposed that fertility treatment be covered by th...
February 9, 2022
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LDP resolution condemns 5 ex-prime ministers for spreading false information
The Liberal Democratic Party has approved a resolution condemning five former prime ministers, inclu...
February 9, 2022
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Digital training programs eyed to help people retrain, foster tech talent
The government plans to launch educational programs focused on teaching digital skills to unemployed...
February 8, 2022
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Kishida, Emanuel affirm Japan-U.S. cooperation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and new U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel at a...
February 5, 2022
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Japanese govt eyes fully online divorce mediation settlements
The government will submit a bill to the ordinary Diet session as soon as early March that will like...
February 4, 2022
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Govt panel compiles economic security plan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese government panel of experts Tuesday compiled recommendations for env...
February 2, 2022
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Lower house passes resolution on human rights concerns, with China in mind
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution expressing concerns regarding the human rights ...
February 2, 2022
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Japan to change presumed paternity rule in Civil Code
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese government panel Tuesday drafted an outline of legislation to change...
February 2, 2022
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Japan, U.S. vow close cooperation on North Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony ...
February 2, 2022
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