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  • Japan’s Government, Ruling Parties Reel from Nosedive in Kishida Administration’s Approval Rating

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    June 26, 2023

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    June 25, 2023

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    June 25, 2023

  • Japan Plans Office to Assist Armed Forces of Like-Minded Countries

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    June 25, 2023

  • Japan Ministry Project Aims to Digitally Reproduce Brain Functionality

    The government is to embark on a large-scale research project to digitally reproduce human brain fu...

    June 24, 2023

  • Japan to Issue Newly-designed Banknotes Starting 2024

    Newly-designed banknotes will enter circulation from July 2024, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. ...

    June 24, 2023

  • Japan Draft Guideline Calls for Limiting Use of Generative AI in Schools

    The government has compiled a draft guideline calling for limiting the use of generative AI in schoo...

    June 24, 2023

  • ‘Information War’ Breaking Out Over Release of N-plant Treated Water in Japan

    As the planned discharge of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Paci...

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    June 23, 2023

  • Japanese Govt Responds to Biden’s Remarks on Japan’s Defense Capabilities

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    June 23, 2023

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    June 23, 2023

  • Kishida Expected to Mull Cabinet Reshuffle for Summer or Autumn

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    June 22, 2023

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    June 22, 2023

  • Japan’s Foreign Minister Seeks U.K.’s Cooperation in Indo-Pacific

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    June 22, 2023

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