Politics & Government
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Opposition CDPJ Marks 3 Months with Lingering Issues ahead of Election
Tuesday marked the third month since the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was for...
December 15, 2020
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Govt Panel Releases Plan for Eliminating Preschool Wait Lists
Places for preschoolers will be expanded and some elderly will face bigger medical bills in proposal...
December 15, 2020
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Japanese Govt to Accelerate Landfill Work for U.S. Base Relocation in Okinawa
Monday marked two years since the government began landfill work for the planned relocation of the U...
December 14, 2020
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Govt to Lead Expansion of Offshore Wind-power Generation
The government will introduce a system to monitor the air volume of offshore wind farms and coordina...
December 14, 2020
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Ruling Bloc OKs Expansion of Tax Breaks to Revive Economy
The ruling coalition included expansions of tax breaks in the outline of its tax reform package f...
December 11, 2020
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Kono’s Mission to Slash Red Tape in Japan Having Mixed Results
Taro Kono’s reputation for being a nonconformist who gets things done was partly why Prime Minist...
December 10, 2020
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Japanese Government to Set Rules on Contact between Public Servants and Casino Resort Operators
The government has revised a draft of its basic policy on so-called integrated resort projects to...
December 10, 2020
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Govt Plans more Pandemic-Related Spending
The government plans to register 3,000 potential nurses who are qualified but not working for rea...
December 9, 2020
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Japan Land Taxes to be Capped in Fiscal 2021
The government and ruling parties are planning to keep taxes untouched for all types of land in f...
December 8, 2020
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Japan Plans to Postpone 2020 Goal of 30% Female Leadership to Later This Decade
The goal of raising to 30% by this year the percentage of women in leadership positions in politi...
December 8, 2020
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Gender Gap Remains Wide on Japanese Company Boards
Despite a government-set target aiming to boost the proportion of women on company boards, the ge...
December 8, 2020
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Japan Eyes Tax Break for Childcare Subsidies
The government and ruling parties intend to waive income and consumption taxes on municipal gover...
December 7, 2020
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Suga Cabinet’s Approval Rating Falls to 61% amid Virus Surge, Go To Woes
The approval rating for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet has fallen by eight percentage po...
December 7, 2020
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Japan to Revise Taxation to Prevent Smuggling of Gold Bullion
The government and ruling parties plan to revise the system for businesses' deductions of consump...
December 7, 2020
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Suga Positions Carbon Goal, Digitization as Pillars for Economic Revitalization
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged to work on measures to combat global warming and promote di...
December 5, 2020
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