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Japan Issues Administrative Guidance to ChatGPT Operator
The Japanese government said Friday it has issued an administrative guidance to ChatGPT operator Ope...
June 3, 2023
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Fertility Rate Matches Record Low
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s total fertility rate, or the average number of children a woman in the ...
June 3, 2023
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Kishida Denies Wrongdoing Over Year-End Party Linked to Son’s Sacking
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has denied any wrongdoing following a magazine report that he posed for...
June 2, 2023
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Japan Seeking More Money to Combat Chronically Low Birthrate
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed Economic Revitalization Minister Shigeyuki Goto and othe...
June 1, 2023
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Govt Extends Expressway Toll Collection Period
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted legislation Wednesday to extend the toll collection period for...
June 1, 2023
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Japan to Promote Use of Generative AI While Addressing Risks
The government will promote the use of generative artificial intelligence and strengthen Japan’s dom...
May 31, 2023
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Govt Enacts Bill to Extend Life Span of Nuclear Reactor
TOKYO (Jiji Press) —The Diet on Wednesday enacted legislation to allow the extension of nuclear pow...
May 31, 2023
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Govt Sets Goal to Halve Heatstroke Deaths by 2030
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government said Tuesday it has set a target of halving the number of deaths...
May 31, 2023
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Data Center Subsidies Eyed for Hokkaido, Kyushu Areas
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The industry ministry on Tuesday proposed providing subsidies to facilitate the...
May 31, 2023
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Top Law on Agricultural Administration to Be Reviewed
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel on Monday submitted to farm minister Tetsuro Nomura an inter...
May 31, 2023
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Security Clearance System Covering Cyber, Space Eyed
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government plans to have a proposed security clearance system cover informa...
May 30, 2023
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Japan Aims to Reduce Area of Cedar Forests by 20% in 10 Years to Combat Hay Fever
A ministerial meeting on hay fever on Tuesday decided on measures to be implemented over the next 10...
May 30, 2023
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Measures Sought to Increase Incomes of Child-Rearing Families
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Fiscal System Council on Monday adopted proposals urging the government to ...
May 30, 2023
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Japan PM’s Removal of Son from Secretary Role Likely Spurred by Fears of Criticism
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s effective dismissal of his eldest son as secretary to the prime minis...
May 30, 2023
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Son to Resign as PM Secretary on Thursday
Prime Minister Fumiio Kishida’s eldest son will resign from secretary to the prime minister in charg...
May 29, 2023
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