Politics & Government
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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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Japan, Germany to enhance cooperation against China
MUNSTER – Japan and Germany confirmed Thursday that the two countries will deepen security and defen...
November 4, 2022
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Hayashi, Blinken condemn North Korean missile launches
MUNSTER, Germany — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken str...
November 4, 2022
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Seoul police, local govt offices searched over mishandling of fatal crowd surge
SEOUL — A special investigation team took the unusual step of searching eight locations including po...
November 3, 2022
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Japan eyes meeting with Central Asia foreign ministers
The government is considering hosting a December meeting between the foreign ministers of Japan and ...
November 2, 2022
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Kishida, Steinmeier vow to boost cooperation on Ukraine, Indo-Pacific
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier vowed to unify the respons...
November 2, 2022
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Command post to direct Japan’s active cyber defense planned
A command post to direct the nation’s defense against cyber-attacks is being planned for the Cabinet...
November 1, 2022
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