Politics & Government
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Justice Minister Hanashi submits letter of resignation
Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi submitted his letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishid...
November 11, 2022
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Govt poised to question Unification Church
The government will exercise its right to question the Unification Church over several allegations l...
November 11, 2022
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Kishida decides to replace Justice Minister Hanashi over gaffe
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to replace Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi over his remar...
November 11, 2022
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Justice minister Yasuhiro Hanashi under fire over death penalty gaffe
Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi has sparked over remarks he made on Wednesday that appeared to tri...
November 10, 2022
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Kishida says govt to submit bill on damage by religious groups to current Diet session
In connection with issues involving the Unification Church, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated Tues...
November 9, 2022
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Government adopts ¥28.9 trillion draft extra budget
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Tuesday approved a draft fiscal 2022 second supplementary budget...
November 9, 2022
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Japan, China coordinating in-person summit
The Japanese and Chinese governments are coordinating efforts to hold a summit between Prime Ministe...
November 9, 2022
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Expert panel in Japan approves standards for ‘right to question’ Unification Church
In preparation for an investigation into the religious group widely known as the Unification Church,...
November 8, 2022
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Sparks fly after lawmaker linked to Unification Church gets new post
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has appointed as head of its COVID-19 task force Daishiro Yamagi...
November 8, 2022
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Komeito under fire from opposition parties in discussions over Unification Church
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition partner Komeito has been placed in a difficult posit...
November 7, 2022
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Kishida’s Cabinet struggles amid falling public support
A nine-point drop in the Cabinet approval rating, from 45% early last month to 36% early this month,...
November 7, 2022
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Kishida’s Cabinet hits its lowest approval rating of 36%, Yomiuri poll shows
The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet has fallen to 36%, the lowest since i...
November 7, 2022
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Japan’s Digital Agency to catalog private-sector tech
The Digital Agency plans to create a catalog of digital technologies owned by private-sector compani...
November 7, 2022
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New local taxes cast shadow on Japan’s solar-power drive
Renewable energy companies are increasingly facing new local government taxes and restrictions on co...
November 5, 2022
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Govt to strengthen measures against spiritual sales tactics
The government intends to strengthen measures against so-called spiritual sales tactics, in respons...
November 5, 2022
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