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  • Justice Minister Hanashi submits letter of resignation

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    November 11, 2022

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    November 11, 2022

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    November 10, 2022

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    In connection with issues involving the Unification Church, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated Tues...

    November 9, 2022

  • 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

  • Japan, China coordinating in-person summit

    The Japanese and Chinese governments are coordinating efforts to hold a summit between Prime Ministe...

    November 9, 2022

  • 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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    The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has appointed as head of its COVID-19 task force Daishiro Yamagi...

    November 8, 2022

  • 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

  • Kishida’s Cabinet struggles amid falling public support

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    November 7, 2022

  • Kishida’s Cabinet hits its lowest approval rating of 36%, Yomiuri poll shows

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    November 7, 2022

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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