Politics
Politics & Government
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Nearly half of LDP lawmakers had links to Unification Church
Almost half of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet members had connections with the Family Federatio...
September 8, 2022
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Govt to draw up social security reform timetable by year-end
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government plans to compile a social security reform timetable by year-end,...
September 8, 2022
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Kishida: Albanese, Michel, Trudeau to attend state funeral
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and others will atten...
September 8, 2022
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Kishida seeks understanding for Abe’s state funeral
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sought understanding Thursday in the Diet for the state funeral to be h...
September 8, 2022
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Govt will likely provide ¥50,000 handouts to low-income households
The government will likely provide ¥50,000 to households with low incomes that are exempt from resid...
September 7, 2022
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Budget requests exceed ¥110 tril., hitting 2nd-highest
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — General-account budget requests from government agencies for fiscal 2023, which...
September 6, 2022
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The state funeral for Japan ex-PM Shinzo Abe is expected to cost ¥1.66 billion
The state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to cost ¥1.66 billion, Chief Cabi...
September 6, 2022
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Japanese ambassador visits Kyiv with view toward reopening embassy
Japan is the only Group of Seven member yet to reopen its embassy in Ukraine, but that might soon ch...
September 5, 2022
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Poll: 56％ disapprove of govt decision to hold Abe state funeral
In a nationwide opinion poll, 38% of respondents approved of the government’s decision to hold a sta...
September 5, 2022
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Support for Kishida Cabinet holds at 50%, nearly unchanged from previous poll
A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted Friday through Sunday found that the approval ra...
September 5, 2022
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Japan to revise ODA policy to focus on economic security
The government plans to revise the Development Cooperation Charter, which sets guidelines for Japan’...
September 5, 2022
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Japan, U.S. to continue cooperation over climate change
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan and the United States confirmed in a joint statement Friday that they wil...
September 3, 2022
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Lessons from Ukraine / Taiwan contingency: Vigilance against nuclear threat from China
Aug. 24 marked six months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Since the conflict began, new modes of war a...
September 2, 2022
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Israel-Japan defense ties can benefit both sides, Israeli Deputy PM Gantz says in exclusive interview
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Israel is willing to expand cooperation with Japan in cutt...
September 1, 2022
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Calls to improve prime minister’s teleworking setup
There have been calls to improve teleworking setup for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he resumed of...
September 1, 2022
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