Politics & Government
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Japan to Halt ODA for Building Coal-fired Power Plants
The government has decided in principle to stop providing official development assistance (ODA) for ...
December 25, 2020
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Ex-prime Minister Abe Not Indicted over Dinners Connected to Cherry Blossom-Viewing Parties
Prosecutors decided Thursday not to indict former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe due to insufficient evid...
December 24, 2020
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Japanese Govt Aims to Include Minicars in Cars to Be Electric Vehicles by Mid-2030s
To help realize a decarbonized society, the government will include minicars in their goal to be rea...
December 24, 2020
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‘Politics-and-money’ Scandals in Japan Deal Another Blow to Suga Cabinet
A series of “politics-and-money” scandals has dealt yet another blow to the administration led by Pr...
December 23, 2020
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FY21 Budget Plan Focuses on Digitization, Decarbonization
The government’s fiscal 2021 budget proposal reflects Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s emphasis on hi...
December 22, 2020
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Japan’s Postwar PM Yoshida Wanted to Give Emperor Close Adviser
After World War II, former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida (1878-1967), in the years after he left of...
December 22, 2020
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Source: Japan’s Former PM Abe Denied Involvement in Illegal Act Regarding Supporters’ Dinners
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied he was involved in any wrongdoing regarding dinners on the e...
December 22, 2020
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Industry Calls for Financial Support for Govt’s Decarbonization Target
The government’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 has raised concerns and demands from Japa...
December 22, 2020
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Japan Politician Shimomura Trying to Make His Presence Felt quickly
Hakubun Shimomura, chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Policy Research Council, is trying ...
December 21, 2020
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Suga Stays in 2 Nights in a Row, Following Criticism for End-of-year Party
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga spent Friday evening at the Tokyo dormitory for House of Representativ...
December 19, 2020
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Govt to Set Target of Using 3 mil. tons of Hydrogen by 2030 to Decarbonize Japan
The government intends to urge major electric power companies and other entities to use hydrogen as ...
December 18, 2020
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Ties with U.S. will Improve under Biden, Respondents in Japan Say in Yomiuri-Gallup Poll
In anticipation of the start of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, an increasing numbe...
December 18, 2020
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Poll: 77% in Japan Want Biden to Prioritize International Cooperation
Seventy-seven percent of Japanese respondents want the new U.S. administration under President-elect...
December 18, 2020
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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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