Politics & Government
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LDP Presidential Candidates Propose Blocking Tax Hike, Payments to Offset Inflation
Candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency have proposed economic policies, such as b...
September 13, 2024
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LDP Presidential Hopefuls Call for Reducing Burden on Young People; Candidates Suggest Lowering Social Security Payments, Raising Incomes
Social security policy is one of the main topics of debate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...
September 13, 2024
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LDP Candidates Divided on Separate Surnames for Couples; Consolidation of Party’s Opinion on Issue Urged
Regarding the issue of allowing married couples to select separate family names, the Liberal Demo...
September 13, 2024
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LDP Election Issues to Include Constitutional Revision, Succession to Throne
The Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race is set to also turn on the issues of constitutio...
September 13, 2024
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Japan’s LDP Presidential Candidates Discuss Views on Political Reform, Economic Policy; Heated Debate Expected
In the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election campaign, which started on Thursday, politi...
September 12, 2024
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Record 9 Running For Presidency of Japan’s Ruling LDP; Social Security, Political Reform Among Top Issues
Official campaigning for the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, which also will ef...
September 12, 2024
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Families of Japanese Abducted by N. Korea Appeal for LDP, CDPJ Leadership Candidates to Resolve Abduction Issue; Abductee Megumi Yokota to Turn 60 Next Month
The Association of Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea have called for ruling and oppos...
September 12, 2024
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Japan Coast Guard Study Program to Accept Palau Official, for 1st Participant from Pacific Islands
The Pacific island nation of Palau is set to dispatch a coast guard official to Japan who will pa...
September 11, 2024
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Japan Foreign Minister Announces Bid for LDP Presidency; Yoko Kamikawa to Make First Attempt to Lead Party
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Wednesday announced she would run for president of the Liberal ...
September 11, 2024
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LDP’s Kato Announces Bid for Party Leadership
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, 68, announced Tuesday his int...
September 11, 2024
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Yamaguchi Announces Decision to Quit as Komeito Head
Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press) — Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi said Tuesday that he plans to stan...
September 10, 2024
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Meeting of Quad Nations Leaders to Be Held in Biden’s Home State; Annual Summit Includes Government Heads from Japan, U.S., Australia, India
WASHINGTON — The “Quad Nations” — Japan, the United States, Australia and India — are arranging t...
September 10, 2024
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Cooperation Among Opposition Parties a Focus in CDJP Race; Debate Reveals Differences Among Four Election Candidates
The leadership election for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is expected to give cand...
September 10, 2024
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Candidates in CDPJ Leadership Race Present Different Policy Views About How to Treat Nuclear Power Plants, Consumption Tax
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan likens its party presidential election to a “semi-fi...
September 9, 2024
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Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi Announces Candidacy for LDP Presidential Eletion
Economic security Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday announced her candidacy for the upcoming Libe...
September 9, 2024
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