Politics & Government
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Suga Latest Japanese PM to Shun ‘Haunted’ Official Residence
While the Prime Minister’s Office building is the workplace for the prime minister, the place set as...
December 17, 2020
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Suga Apologizes for Attending Group Dinner
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has apologized for attending a dinner with seven other people amid a s...
December 17, 2020
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Japan’s FY2021 Budget to be Largest ever at ¥106 trillion
The government began finalizing on Wednesday its budget for fiscal 2021, putting total general accou...
December 17, 2020
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PM Met with Broad Range of Private-sector Officials in First 3 Months
A total of 1,448 people attended meetings with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga from the day he took of...
December 16, 2020
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Japan Needs Fiscal Discipline to Escape Unending Extraordinary Budgets
The time has come for the government to think calmly about how to bring an extraordinary budget, cra...
December 16, 2020
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Pitfalls Appear in Suga’s Top-down Approach
Wednesday marked three months since the launch of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, whic...
December 16, 2020
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Opposition CDPJ Marks 3 Months with Lingering Issues ahead of Election
Tuesday marked the third month since the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was for...
December 15, 2020
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Govt Panel Releases Plan for Eliminating Preschool Wait Lists
Places for preschoolers will be expanded and some elderly will face bigger medical bills in proposal...
December 15, 2020
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Japanese Govt to Accelerate Landfill Work for U.S. Base Relocation in Okinawa
Monday marked two years since the government began landfill work for the planned relocation of the U...
December 14, 2020
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Govt to Lead Expansion of Offshore Wind-power Generation
The government will introduce a system to monitor the air volume of offshore wind farms and coordina...
December 14, 2020
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Ruling Bloc OKs Expansion of Tax Breaks to Revive Economy
The ruling coalition included expansions of tax breaks in the outline of its tax reform package f...
December 11, 2020
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Kono’s Mission to Slash Red Tape in Japan Having Mixed Results
Taro Kono’s reputation for being a nonconformist who gets things done was partly why Prime Minist...
December 10, 2020
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Japanese Government to Set Rules on Contact between Public Servants and Casino Resort Operators
The government has revised a draft of its basic policy on so-called integrated resort projects to...
December 10, 2020
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Govt Plans more Pandemic-Related Spending
The government plans to register 3,000 potential nurses who are qualified but not working for rea...
December 9, 2020
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Japan Land Taxes to be Capped in Fiscal 2021
The government and ruling parties are planning to keep taxes untouched for all types of land in f...
December 8, 2020
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