Politics
Politics & Government
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Japan government, ruling parties make concessions to opposition over key legislation
A bill meant to remedy and prevent damage as a result of large donations to religious organizations ...
December 7, 2022
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Japan mulls hike in childbirth benefit
The government is discussing a proposal to raise the lump-sum childbirth benefit from ¥420,000 per c...
December 7, 2022
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Swift passage seen on bill related to Unification Church solicitations
The Liberal Democratic Party has presented to opposition parties a draft amendment to a bill prohibi...
December 6, 2022
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Japan Cabinet sees slight increase in approval rating
The approval rating for the Kishida Cabinet has risen to 39%, according to a national survey conduct...
December 5, 2022
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Japan Upper House Shows Concern about Human Rights in China
Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s House of Councillors on Monday adopted a resolution showing conce...
December 5, 2022
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Japan’s foreign minister to tour Mexico, South American countries
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is set to visit four countries in Central and South America in ea...
December 4, 2022
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Cabinet reshuffle idea smolders on after passage of 2nd supplementary budget
The extraordinary Diet session cleared its highest hurdle Friday with the green-lighting of the seco...
December 3, 2022
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Diet enacts legislation to prepare for pandemics
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted legislation Friday to take steps to prepare for future pandemi...
December 3, 2022
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Kishida tops party leaders’ political income rankings
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic P...
December 3, 2022
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Lawmaker Sugita retracts past comments on LGBTs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Parliamentary Vice Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Mio Sugita ...
December 3, 2022
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LDP lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura’s organization ‘underreported political fund income’
A political organization related to fifth-term Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura is ...
November 30, 2022
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My Number cards may be used to verify age at self-checkout registers
The government has begun considering allowing stores to use the My Number identification card system...
November 30, 2022
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Reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba comes under fire at Diet session
Reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba was grilled on Monday by opposition parties over his connections...
November 29, 2022
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Kishida seeks Diet support over bill to ban excessive donations to religious groups
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sought Diet backing last week for a bill to support people who have fac...
November 26, 2022
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Kishida planning to visit U.S. for talks with Biden in Jan.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will likely visit Washington in early January for the first time since ...
November 25, 2022
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