Politics & Government
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Timing of Cabinet reshuffle triggers uproar in LDP
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s decision to reshuffle the Cabinet just before the Bon holiday period ...
August 10, 2022
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Kishida vows to keep Nagasaki ‘as last place to endure horror’ of nuclear weapons
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who represents a constituency in Hiroshima, on Tuesday became the firs...
August 9, 2022
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Cabinet approval rating falls to 57%
The approval rating of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet stood at 57%, a recent Yomiuri Shimbun...
August 9, 2022
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Industry minister Hagiuda set to head LDP policy research council in reshuffle
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to appoint Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda he...
August 9, 2022
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Kishida Likely to Name Hagiuda as LDP Policy Chief
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering naming economy minister Koic...
August 9, 2022
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Kishida has Hagiuda in line for key post in Cabinet, LDP personnel reshuffles
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will likely keep Koichi Hagiuda in a prominent position by retaining hi...
August 8, 2022
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Japan govt workers to see 1st pay hike in 3 years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s National Personnel Authority recommended Monday that central government...
August 8, 2022
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LDP’s concerns rise over involvement with former Unification Church
The Liberal Democratic Party is concerned with successive revelations about the relationship between...
August 8, 2022
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Kishida plans ‘large-scale’ reshuffle of Cabinet on Wednesday
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also president of the Liberal Democratic Party, has resolved to...
August 6, 2022
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Kishida plans to reshuffle his cabinet next Wednesday at earliest: sources
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August 5, 2022
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Japan, U.S. blast China for firing missiles near Taiwan
Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State A...
August 5, 2022
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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi Arrives in Japan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is on a tour of Asia, arr...
August 5, 2022
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Japan on alert after notification of Chinese military drills in EEZ
Japan has increased vigilance in the area around the Nansei island chain while keeping a close watch...
August 4, 2022
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Japan, China foreign chiefs skip meeting in Cambodia
Tokyo(Jiji Press)—Japan and China forwent a meeting between their foreign ministers that was initial...
August 4, 2022
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Maverick Diet newcomer a no-show at 1st session
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Newly elected House of Councillors lawmaker Gaasyy failed to attend an extraord...
August 4, 2022
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