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Guidelines drafted on designated critical materials ‘essential for people’s survival’
Basic guidelines have been drafted with a view toward ensuring the stable supply of designated criti...
July 15, 2022
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Govt to hold state funeral for Shinzo Abe in autumn
The government has decided to hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in autumn, P...
July 14, 2022
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Nationwide campaign to promote travel postponed
The government announced Thursday the postponement of its nationwide tourism promotion program, whic...
July 14, 2022
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Biggest faction of Japan’s ruling party mulls collective leadership system
Members of the Liberal Democratic Party faction that was led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ar...
July 14, 2022
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Shooting of Abe may have affected Cabinet approval rate
The fatal shooting last week of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have favorably affected the app...
July 13, 2022
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Yomiuri poll: 73% see Abe shooting as ‘threat to democracy’
A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun found that more than 70% of respondents were concerned that...
July 13, 2022
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Kishida aims for stability in new Cabinet
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to preserve the core of his current Cabinet in the reshuffle he...
July 12, 2022
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Abe to be given nation’s highest honor
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will receive the nation’s highest honor, the Collar of the Supreme ...
July 12, 2022
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Election won, Kishida sets sights on economic policies
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take the ruling coalition’s victory in the House of Councillors el...
July 12, 2022
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Kishida vows to overcome ‘greatest postwar difficulties’
Calling the current situation of rising prices and national security issues one of the “greatest pos...
July 11, 2022
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Time magazine cover features Abe
NEW YORK — Time magazine will feature former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead while appe...
July 10, 2022
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Top U.S. diplomat to pay Abe condolence visit to Japan
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a brief condolence visit to Japan nex...
July 10, 2022
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Death of LDP power broker set to rock ruling party
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, continued to exert a strong presen...
July 10, 2022
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Memorable moments in Shinzo Abe’s public life
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 67, who was shot while giving a stump speech in Nara City for the ...
July 9, 2022
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Violent suppression of expression will not be tolerated
Using violence to suppress expression is absolutely unacceptable under any circumstances. What grud...
July 9, 2022
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