Politics & Government
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Poultry Farm to Subdivide Facilities to Avoid Large-scale Culls amid Avian Flu Outbreak
An egg farm in Aomori Prefecture will divide its coops into groups to mitigate the spread of avian i...
March 5, 2023
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Japan PM under Fire for Linking Loans to Having Babies
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has come under fire for his party’s proposal to reduce student...
March 4, 2023
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Quad Foreign Ministers Meet In New Delhi
NEW DELHI — The top diplomats of Japan, the United States, Australia and India met in New Delhi on F...
March 3, 2023
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Japan LDP Lower House Lawmaker Izumida leaves Nikai faction
Hirohiko Izumida, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker of the House of Representatives, has le...
March 3, 2023
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Japan Ruling, Opposition Parties Relent on Diplomatic Travel
Ruling and opposition parties have decided not to require Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to atte...
March 2, 2023
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Japan Diet to Let FM Attend Quad Meeting in India
After Diet deliberations meant Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi could not attend the two-day G20 f...
March 2, 2023
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Japan’s Foreign Minister Hayashi to Skip G20 for Diet Budget Deliberation
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will not attend the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Group of 20...
March 1, 2023
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Lower House Passes Fiscal 2023 Budget
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the government’s fiscal 2023 bud...
March 1, 2023
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Cabinet OK’s Bills Aimed at Expanding Lifespan of Nuclear Reactors Beyond 60 Years
The Cabinet agreed on a package of bills Tuesday to allow nuclear reactors to operate beyond their c...
February 28, 2023
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Japan Expands Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
Fresh sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine were approved during a Cabinet meeting Tuesda...
February 28, 2023
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Kishida’s Kyiv Visit Not to Require Diet Approval: LDP Takagi
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s possible visit to Kyiv will not necessarily requi...
February 28, 2023
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida Seeks to Unite LDP Ahead of Elections
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Fumio Kishida called for party unity at an LDP...
February 28, 2023
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Prime Minister Kishida Expresses Eagerness for Amending Japan Constitution
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed an eagerness on Sunday for amending the Constitution as soon ...
February 27, 2023
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Japan Diet to Discuss LGBT Bill in Current Session
A bill to promote understanding of sexual minorities has emerged as a pressing issue in the current ...
February 27, 2023
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GaaSyy Informs Upper House of Intention to Apologize
House of Councillors lawmaker GaaSyy, whose real name is Yoshikazu Higashitani, informed the upper ...
February 27, 2023
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