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Inaugural Ceremony Held for Japan’s Children and Families Agency
The inauguration ceremony for the Children and Families Agency, the government’s headquarters for co...
April 4, 2023
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Japan to Tighten Screening for New Private Universities
The government has decided to tighten the screening process for the establishment of new private uni...
April 4, 2023
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Japan Seeks Greater Human Rights Protection in Government Procurement
A clause requiring efforts to respect human rights will be included in the bidding instructions and ...
April 4, 2023
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Japan Hopes Foreign Minister’s China Visit Will Lead to Reciprocal Visits by Leaders
BEIJING — Japan and China made no clear progress Sunday in talks between Foreign Minister Yoshimasa...
April 4, 2023
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China Calls on Japan to Not Join U.S. ‘Encirclement’
BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has called on Japan, with which China will this year mar...
April 3, 2023
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Japanese, Chinese Foreign Ministers Agree to Continue Dialogue
BEIJING — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang have agreed that J...
April 3, 2023
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Japan, Other G7 Members Look to Strengthen Polar Observation
Japan and other Group of Seven industrialized countries (G7) are working on a policy to strengthen ...
April 2, 2023
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Plans to Scrap Income Limit on Child Allowance Among Measures in Government Policy Draft
The government has unveiled a draft outlining measures to tackle the declining birth rate, including...
April 1, 2023
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Japan’s Newest Government Agency Streamlines Handling of Critical Children’s Issues
The newly established Children and Families Agency was launched Saturday with high expectations for ...
April 1, 2023
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Japan Pledges Efforts to Put Nature on Recovery Path
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government aims to stop and reverse biodiversity loss toward 2030 in an eff...
April 1, 2023
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Birthrate, Child-rearing Issues Stand Out in Analysis of Kishida’s Diet Comments
Analysis of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s comments in the latest Diet session indicates the declini...
March 31, 2023
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Japan Weighs April End to Negative Test Requirement for Visitors from China
Japan is considering easing COVID-19 measures from early April for people arriving from China, accor...
March 31, 2023
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Japan Prime Minister Wants Childbirth Covered by Public Health Insurance
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to have childbirth expenses covered by public health insurance in...
March 30, 2023
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Japan Sports Bodies Decide on Guidelines to Battle Corruption
The Japan Sports Agency and the Japan Olympic Committee were among the organizations that decided Th...
March 30, 2023
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Govt Aims to Have Insurance Cover Expenses for Childbirth
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government has started talks to extend the public medical insurance to cove...
March 29, 2023
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