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GaaSyy to Skip Upper House Meeting to Make Apology
Lawmaker GaaSyy, who has never attended any meetings in the Diet, informed the administrative office...
March 7, 2023
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Govt OKs Bill to Expand Scope of Use of My Number IDs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) —The government on Tuesday adopted a bill to revise laws related to the My Number...
March 7, 2023
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Japan to Limit Refugee Status Applications
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government Tuesday adopted a bill designed to limit the number of ...
March 7, 2023
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Japan Govt to Set Up Permanent Routes for Test Flights of Flying Cars
The government plans to establish permanent flight routes over a coastal area of Fukushima Prefectur...
March 6, 2023
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Japan Expresses Appreciation for S. Korean Announcement on Ex-Wartime Requisitioned Workers
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed appreciation Monday afternoon for South Korea’s impending ann...
March 6, 2023
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Fumio Kishida Hails South Korea over Solution to Former Wartime Requisitioned Workers Issue
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday hailed the South Korean government’s announcement on a soluti...
March 6, 2023
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Kishida Gearing Up for By-Elections in April
Tokyo, March 5 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Libe...
March 6, 2023
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Joe Biden Welcomes South Korea’s Announcement on Former Wartime Requisitioned Workers
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden issued a statement Sunday night welcoming South Korea's announ...
March 6, 2023
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Japan to Launch Long-Term Follow-Up Project to Study Effects of Early Childhood Education
The government plans to conduct a long-term project to examine the effects of early childhood educat...
March 6, 2023
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Japan Tackles Shortage of Regional Assembly Candidates
Tokyo, March 6 (Jiji Press)—Efforts are underway across Japan to increase candidates for regional le...
March 6, 2023
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Ex-PM Advisor Confesses to Lobbying over Fairness Rules
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A former special adviser to the prime minister has admitted that while in offic...
March 6, 2023
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South Korean Govt Announces Solution to Former Wartime Requisitioned Workers Issue
SEOUL - The South Korean government announced Monday a solution to the lawsuits on former wartime re...
March 6, 2023
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Japan Weighs Lifting of Strict Controls on Exports to South Korea
The government will likely lift its strict export controls on semiconductor materials and other item...
March 5, 2023
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Japan Hosts 1st Asia Zero Emissions Ministerial Meeting
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan hosted the first ministerial meeting of its Asia Zero Emissions Community...
March 5, 2023
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Suga to Head Japan-ROK Lawmaker Group
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will take over as head of the supra-partisan Japan-Korea Parlia...
March 5, 2023
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