Politics & Government
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Over-payments of ¥217 mil. seen in Go To Travel refunds
The government may have overpaid travel agencies and other related entities about ¥217 million becau...
October 13, 2022
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Japan health insurance, My Number cards to be integrated in autumn 2024
Digital minister Taro Kono announced Thursday that the government will aim to abolish health insuran...
October 13, 2022
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Japan’s Diet effectively closed amid unusual 9-day gap
The Diet is in the unusual situation of being open but effectively closed at the same time, as the b...
October 12, 2022
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Kishida stresses Russia should never use nuclear weapons
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed that Russia should never use nuclear weapons nor threaten to u...
October 12, 2022
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Japan-led framework for greenhouse gas reduction to be launched at COP27
A Japan-led offset credit trading framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be launched at t...
October 12, 2022
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Japan airports bustle with foreign tourists as entry restrictions eased
Border control measures were greatly eased on Tuesday, including the elimination of the ban on indiv...
October 11, 2022
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Kishida’s appointment of son as secretary questioned
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s appointment of his eldest son as one of his executive secretaries has...
October 8, 2022
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Cabinet OK’s draft law revision to require hospitals to provide infectious disease care
The Cabinet on Friday approved draft legislation to revise the Infectious Diseases Control Law to r...
October 7, 2022
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Hiroshima gov. calls for G-7 leaders’ visit to A-bomb museum
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki requested Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on We...
October 6, 2022
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Japan PM to formulate state funeral rules, revise law on ‘spiritual sales’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced a barrage of questions from opposition party representatives abou...
October 6, 2022
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LDP to ask ex-Prime Minister Noda to deliver Diet eulogy for Abe
The Liberal Democratic Party is poised to ask former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the main oppo...
October 6, 2022
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Russian consul declared persona non grata was No.2 at Sapporo Consulate
The Russian consul who was declared persona non grata by the Japanese government in retaliation for ...
October 6, 2022
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Japan retaliates by designating Russian consul persona non grata
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi announced Tuesday that Japan declared a Russian consular officer ...
October 4, 2022
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Japan to retaliate for treatment of consul in Russia by expelling Russian counterpart
Tokyo is making arrangements to expel a Russian consul in retaliation for Moscow doing the same to a...
October 4, 2022
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Kishida Cabinet approval rating takes a hit from rising prices, Unification Church issue and Abe state funeral
More people say they disapprove of the Kishida Cabinet than those who approve of it, a recent nation...
October 3, 2022
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