Politics
Politics & Government
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Swift agreement on benefit package achieved through compromise
The Liberal Democratic Party and junior coalition partner Komeito have reached a compromise on a ben...
November 11, 2021
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Foreign minister resigns as chair of Japan-China Parliamentary Friendship Association
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi announced Thursday his intention to resign as chairman of the Jap...
November 11, 2021
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New foreign minister has unusual background
Educated at Harvard University in the United States, Yoshimasa Hayashi was first elected to the Hous...
November 11, 2021
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Kishida announces ¥100,000 for students in need as part of economic package
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday a plan to provide ¥100,000 to students who have bee...
November 11, 2021
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Hayashi got the nod despite reservations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picked close ally Yoshimasa Hayashi as foreign minister in the Cabinet ...
November 11, 2021
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Kishida forms 2nd Cabinet on heels of election
Fumio Kishida was reconfirmed as prime minister Wednesday at plenary sessions of both chambers of th...
November 11, 2021
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Japan Govt, Ruling Bloc Set Income Cap for Benefit Program
Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s government and ruling coalition decided Wednesday to introduce a...
November 10, 2021
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Abe set to helm Hosoda faction
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to become the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Part...
November 10, 2021
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Japan ruling parties agree on benefits worth 100,000 yen
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, at ...
November 9, 2021
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Panel proposes wage hikes for nurses, nursing care workers, preschool teachers
Higher wages for nurses, nursing care workers and preschool staff and the promotion of economic secu...
November 9, 2021
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Kishida Cabinet starts work on signature policies
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, coming off its big election win, is hitting the ground ...
November 8, 2021
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Japan ruling party’s once-prominent faction in crisis after losing 10 members
October was a cruel month for Liberal Democratic Party bigwig Toshihiro Nikai. The former LDP secret...
November 7, 2021
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Japan spokesman’s Okinawa visit starts path to prove his presence in government
NAHA — Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno sought Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki’s understanding on ...
November 7, 2021
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Japan leaves ¥22 trillion unspent for COVID-19 countermeasures
Of the ¥65.4 trillion the government earmarked to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in fiscal 2019 and...
November 6, 2021
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Kishida likely to meet Biden in U.S. this month
Arrangements are in the final stage for a summit between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Presi...
November 6, 2021
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