Politics & Government
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Reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba comes under fire at Diet session
Reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba was grilled on Monday by opposition parties over his connections...
November 29, 2022
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Kishida seeks Diet support over bill to ban excessive donations to religious groups
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sought Diet backing last week for a bill to support people who have fac...
November 26, 2022
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Kishida planning to visit U.S. for talks with Biden in Jan.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will likely visit Washington in early January for the first time since ...
November 25, 2022
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Govt to up financial aid for students abroad due to weak yen
The government will compensate some students studying abroad who are struggling financially due to t...
November 24, 2022
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Kishida admits submitting receipts inappropriately over election expenses
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida admitted Thursday morning to having submitted receipts that were missin...
November 24, 2022
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Kishida asked Xi to relax quarantine measures in China
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to relax China’s quarantine measures...
November 23, 2022
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Expert panel to be set up to review technical intern program
The government on Tuesday decided to establish an expert panel to review two systems for accepting f...
November 23, 2022
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Time running out to pass second supplementary budget
Following the latest resignation from the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, it has become alm...
November 22, 2022
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Kishida uses wrong name for former minister Terada
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida erroneously said “Takeda” instead of “Terada,” when referring to former...
November 22, 2022
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Kishida’s Southeast Asia trip hard pressed to buoy administration amid resignations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida returned home Saturday from an eight-day visit to Southeast Asia, durin...
November 21, 2022
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Kishida replaces internal affairs minister, 3rd Cabinet member ousted in a month
For the third time in a month, a member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet has resigned. A...
November 21, 2022
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Govt submits extra budget bill to diet
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Monday submitted to the Diet a second supplementary budget b...
November 21, 2022
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Japan Diet Delays Start of Extra Budget Debate
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet, or Japan’s parliament, on Monday delayed the start of deliberations o...
November 21, 2022
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Internal affairs minister submits resignation
Internal affairs minister submits resignation...
November 20, 2022
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PM plans to dismiss internal affairs minister for political funds scandals
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to dismiss Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Minoru Te...
November 20, 2022
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