Politics & Government
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Japan, S. Korea Try to Find Middle Ground over Wartime Labor Issue
MUNICH — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean counterpart Park Jin, meeting on Saturd...
February 19, 2023
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Japan Minister’s ‘Ask the Balloon’ Remark in 2020 Causes Stir
A comment made by then Defense Minister Taro Kono at a press conference in June 2020 has created con...
February 18, 2023
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Kishida Creates New Role to Promote Understanding of LGBT Community
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday gave a special adviser a new role of facilitating understandi...
February 18, 2023
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Govt to Ease Rules to Welcome More Skilled Foreign Workers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will relax conditions for certain foreign nationals to obtain residency s...
February 18, 2023
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Immigration Reform Bill Would Require Reviews of Detention in Japan
A bill to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law will include a new provision st...
February 17, 2023
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Japanese Lawmakers Closely Watching Fate of Abenomics
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ruling and opposition lawmakers are closely watching the fate of the Abenomics ...
February 16, 2023
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Japan Eyes Security Clearance System for Economic Security
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked economic security minister Sanae Ta...
February 15, 2023
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Mayors Seek G-7 Leaders’ Visit to Hiroshima Peace Museum
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The mayors of the two Japanese atomic-bombed cities asked Prime Minister Fumio ...
February 15, 2023
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BOJ Candidate Picked for Global Communication Skills
The government on Tuesday presented Kazuo Ueda’s nomination as the next Bank of Japan governor to a ...
February 15, 2023
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Nomination of Kazuo Ueda as BOJ Chief Presented to Diet
The government presented to the Diet Tuesday its nomination of economist Kazuo Ueda, 71, as the succ...
February 14, 2023
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Marriage Support Staff to Be Assigned Across Japan
The children and families agency, which will be launched in April, plans to strengthen projects that...
February 14, 2023
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Chinese-linked Firm Purchased Half of Uninhabited Okinawan Island 2 Years Ago
A Chinese-linked company with an office in Tokyo purchased half the land on the uninhabited island o...
February 14, 2023
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Japan Nuclear Agency Approves Rule to Extend Life of Nuclear Power Plants
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially decided Monday on a new regulatory rule that will extend...
February 14, 2023
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BOJ Chief Nomination of Kazuo Ueda Presented to Diet for Confirmation
The government on Tuesday presented to the Diet its plan to nominate Kyoritsu Women’s University Pro...
February 14, 2023
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Govt Dispatches Airplane with Medical Equipment for Turkey
CHITOSE, Hokkaido — A government airplane for carrying medical resources and equipment departed fro...
February 13, 2023
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