Politics & Government
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Daily entries to Japan to be raised to 50,000 people from Sept. 7
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that the government will relax its border control measur...
August 31, 2022
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Japan PM Kishida apologises for party members’ ties with Unification Church
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday that politicians ...
August 31, 2022
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Digital Agency struggles to reform Japanese bureaucracy 1 year after launch
Thursday marks one year since the Digital Agency was launched. While the agency has developed apps t...
August 31, 2022
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Japan govt calls Russian military drills ‘totally unacceptable’
The government on Monday strongly condemned upcoming Russian military drills in the northern territo...
August 30, 2022
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Imperial family resort destination to host G7 foreign ministers
Japan holds the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven next year, meaning that not only will the ...
August 30, 2022
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Many links between senior politicians and Unification Church mere formality
At least 31 high-ranking government officials have had links with the Unification Church and over 70...
August 29, 2022
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Nuclear disarmament on Kishida’s mind for Hiroshima G7 summit next year
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has condemned Russia for blocking the adoption of the final document dr...
August 28, 2022
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Japanese govt to support ‘gifted’ kids from next year
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry will begin offering special support ...
August 28, 2022
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Baba elected new leader of Japanese opposition Nippon Ishin
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) co-leader Nobuyuki Baba was electe...
August 28, 2022
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Kishida talks with African leaders online
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida started a series of online meetings with African l...
August 27, 2022
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Tsuyuki named NPA chief
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government on Friday decided to name Yasuhiro Tsuyuki, deputy comm...
August 26, 2022
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Education ministry strategizing to bring foreign students back to Japan
The government plans to revise its basic strategy for accepting foreign students in an effort to res...
August 26, 2022
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National Police Agency head tenders resignation over Abe’s fatal shooting
Following last month’s fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara City, National Pol...
August 25, 2022
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Former PM Abe’s state funeral expected to cost about ¥250 mil.
A state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to cost about ¥250 million, it has ...
August 25, 2022
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LDP approves ¥20 bil. reduction in budgetary request for Okinawa
The Cabinet Office’s plan to request ¥279.8 billion in fiscal 2023 for the promotion of Okinawa has ...
August 25, 2022
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