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Japan to Emphasize Proactive Aid Offers to Developing Nations
To make more strategic use of official development assistance (ODA), the government plans to emphasi...
April 4, 2023
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Watertight Bulkheads to be Mandatory on Small Passenger Vessels Following Fatal Accident in Hokkaido
It will be mandatory to install watertight bulkheads in all new small passenger boats from fiscal 20...
April 4, 2023
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Inaugural Ceremony Held for Japan’s Children and Families Agency
The inauguration ceremony for the Children and Families Agency, the government’s headquarters for co...
April 4, 2023
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Japan to Tighten Screening for New Private Universities
The government has decided to tighten the screening process for the establishment of new private uni...
April 4, 2023
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Japan Seeks Greater Human Rights Protection in Government Procurement
A clause requiring efforts to respect human rights will be included in the bidding instructions and ...
April 4, 2023
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Japan Hopes Foreign Minister’s China Visit Will Lead to Reciprocal Visits by Leaders
BEIJING — Japan and China made no clear progress Sunday in talks between Foreign Minister Yoshimasa...
April 4, 2023
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China Calls on Japan to Not Join U.S. ‘Encirclement’
BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has called on Japan, with which China will this year mar...
April 3, 2023
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Japanese, Chinese Foreign Ministers Agree to Continue Dialogue
BEIJING — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang have agreed that J...
April 3, 2023
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Japan, Other G7 Members Look to Strengthen Polar Observation
Japan and other Group of Seven industrialized countries (G7) are working on a policy to strengthen ...
April 2, 2023
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Plans to Scrap Income Limit on Child Allowance Among Measures in Government Policy Draft
The government has unveiled a draft outlining measures to tackle the declining birth rate, including...
April 1, 2023
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Japan’s Newest Government Agency Streamlines Handling of Critical Children’s Issues
The newly established Children and Families Agency was launched Saturday with high expectations for ...
April 1, 2023
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Japan Pledges Efforts to Put Nature on Recovery Path
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government aims to stop and reverse biodiversity loss toward 2030 in an eff...
April 1, 2023
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Birthrate, Child-rearing Issues Stand Out in Analysis of Kishida’s Diet Comments
Analysis of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s comments in the latest Diet session indicates the declini...
March 31, 2023
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Japan Weighs April End to Negative Test Requirement for Visitors from China
Japan is considering easing COVID-19 measures from early April for people arriving from China, accor...
March 31, 2023
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Japan Prime Minister Wants Childbirth Covered by Public Health Insurance
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to have childbirth expenses covered by public health insurance in...
March 30, 2023
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