Politics & Government
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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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Kishida stresses raising wages, other measures to fight rising prices
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his determination to do his utmost to combat rising prices an...
October 3, 2022
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Kishida failed to win understanding for Abe state funeral
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Cabinet are being buffeted by three controversial issues: the U...
October 3, 2022
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Disapproval of Kishida Cabinet surpasses approval rating for 1st time, Yomiuri poll shows
For the first time since Fumio Kishida became prime minister on Oct. 4, 2021, more people disapprove...
October 3, 2022
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Embassy of Japan in Ukraine to reopen this month
Japan’s Foreign Ministry has begun proceedings to reopen its embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, by the end of...
October 3, 2022
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Japan eyes domestic production of SAF
The government on Friday took a step toward domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) b...
October 1, 2022
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Japanese lawmakers wary of Japan-China diplomacy amid rising bilateral tensions
Japan and China marked the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations Thursday, d...
September 30, 2022
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Japanese consul in Vladivostok has left Russia, Japan’s Foreign Ministry says
A Japanese consul in Vladivostok who was detained by the Russian government and ordered to leave the...
September 30, 2022
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Japan-China ties showing strain 50 years after normalization of diplomatic relations
With Japan and China marking 50 years since their 1972 normalization of diplomatic relations on Thur...
September 29, 2022
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Defense Minister, Okinawa Gov. divided over Futenma base relocation issue
NAHA — Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki discussed the central governme...
September 29, 2022
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Para-athletes to become visiting schoolteachers
Paralympians are coming to school — the Sports Agency is planning to ask athletes who have competed ...
September 29, 2022
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Government to focus on supplementary budget in upcoming Diet session
The government is expected to put all its efforts into passing a second supplementary budget for fis...
September 29, 2022
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Japan aims to set global standard to assess consumer-side CO2 emissions savings
A global standard for evaluating the estimated emissions reduced from using green goods or services,...
September 29, 2022
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