Politics & Government
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Salary payments via digital wallets to start next year
Workers will soon be able to get their salaries paid directly into digital wallet apps without the f...
October 27, 2022
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Japan, Lithuania agree to continue sanctions on Russia
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Lithuanian counterpart, Ingrida ...
October 27, 2022
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Japan’s basic pension benefits for future generations being discussed
Discussions on ways to raise the level of basic public pension benefits ahead of the 2025 reform of ...
October 26, 2022
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Japan government begins discussing relief measures for power, fuel costs
Government discussions began Wednesday on relief measures against the soaring prices of electricity,...
October 26, 2022
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Kishida congratulates Britain’s new Prime Minister Sunak
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a congratulatory message to Rishi Sunak, leader of the Conservativ...
October 26, 2022
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PM Kishida replaces economic revitalization minster over Unification Church links
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday appointed Shigeyuki Goto, who served as the health, labor an...
October 25, 2022
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Former Japan prime minister Noda eulogizes Abe in Diet
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan delivered a eul...
October 25, 2022
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LDP wounds deepen due to slow response over Yamigawa’s untenable position
Issues related to the Unification Church have led to the resignation of Cabinet minister Daishiro Ya...
October 25, 2022
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Kishida set to have ex-health minister Goto replace disgraced Yamagiwa
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has reportedly decided Tuesday to appoint Shigeyuki Goto, the health, l...
October 25, 2022
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Kishida receives Yamagiwa resignation
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said late Monday that he has received a resignation from Daishhiro Yama...
October 24, 2022
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Yamagiwa to quit due to his ties to Unification Church
Economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa decided Monday to resign to take responsibility o...
October 24, 2022
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Economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa to resign
Economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa whose connections to the Unification Church, offi...
October 24, 2022
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Govt to hear from Unification Church victims: Kishida
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government will hear directly from victims of the Unification Chur...
October 24, 2022
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Japan wary over Xi’s increasingly hard-line policy stance
Japan is growing wary over the increasingly hard-line policies of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who ...
October 24, 2022
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S. Korean Group to Erect Comfort Women Statue in U.S.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A South Korean group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, plans to build a park featu...
October 23, 2022
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