Politics & Government
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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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Japan to Create Disaster Debris Database to Improve Estimates
Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to create a disaster debris database ...
October 23, 2022
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Govt OK’s bill to redraw lower house electoral map
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Friday adopted a bill to reduce vote-value disparities by redraw...
October 23, 2022
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Japan, Australia sign new joint security declaration
PERTH, Australia — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, si...
October 22, 2022
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Minister deflects while admitting to photo with Unification Church leader
Economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa admitted Friday at a press conference after a Cab...
October 22, 2022
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