Politics & Government
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Chinese-linked Firm Purchased Half of Uninhabited Okinawan Island 2 Years Ago
A Chinese-linked company with an office in Tokyo purchased half the land on the uninhabited island o...
February 14, 2023
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Japan Nuclear Agency Approves Rule to Extend Life of Nuclear Power Plants
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially decided Monday on a new regulatory rule that will extend...
February 14, 2023
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BOJ Chief Nomination of Kazuo Ueda Presented to Diet for Confirmation
The government on Tuesday presented to the Diet its plan to nominate Kyoritsu Women’s University Pro...
February 14, 2023
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Govt Dispatches Airplane with Medical Equipment for Turkey
CHITOSE, Hokkaido — A government airplane for carrying medical resources and equipment departed fro...
February 13, 2023
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LDP to Carefully Advance Debate on LGBT Protection Bill
Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)—In a televised debate among party policy chiefs Sunday, Japan’s ruling L...
February 13, 2023
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Japan-run G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to be Held in Germany on Saturday
A meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations is set to be held on...
February 12, 2023
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Kishida Undergoes Successful Sinus Surgery
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida underwent endoscopic surgery for chronic rhinosin...
February 12, 2023
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Police to End Investigation of Abe Shooting Suspect
Tokyo, — Police in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, are seen wrapping up their investigation of the s...
February 11, 2023
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Kishida Hospitalized for Sinus Surgery
Having been diagnosed with chronic sinusitis Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was admitted to Matsuwaki ...
February 11, 2023
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Japan to Ease Mask-wearing Guidelines on March 13
The government has announced to ease mask-wearing guidelines on March 13, with the decision on wheth...
February 11, 2023
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U.S Media Report on Ex-PM Shinzo Abe’s Memoir
U.S. media have been reporting on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s newly published memoir, “Abe Sh...
February 11, 2023
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Japan to Target ¥200,000 in Spending Per Foreign Visitor
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Tourism Agency plans to set a target of achieving ¥200,000 in per-per...
February 11, 2023
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida to Undergo Sinus Operation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will undergo a sinus surgery at a hospital in Toky...
February 11, 2023
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Japan Eyeing New Regulations for Smartphone Apps
The government is weighing a new law to regulate smartphone app stores and other services operated b...
February 10, 2023
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Mask-wearing in Japan to Become Individual Choice from March 13
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida decided Friday on a change in the government guideline on mask-wearing ...
February 10, 2023
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