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Government mulling lifting restrictions on sports betting
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has drafted a proposal to lift restrictions on sports betti...
June 7, 2022
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Kishida Cabinet’s approval rating remains robust at 64%
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida received a 64% approval rating in a recent nationwide pu...
June 6, 2022
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LDP gives first speeches in metaverse
The Liberal Democratic Party’s Youth Division has held its first meeting featuring speeches in the v...
June 6, 2022
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Japan mulling restart of Go To Travel scheme in July
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is considering restarting its “Go To Travel” domestic tourism pr...
June 5, 2022
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Kishida eyes attending NATO summit on June 29-30
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering attending a NATO summit meeting to be held in Spain on ...
June 5, 2022
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Japan’s ruling LDP seeks to maintain cooperation with key opposition party
The Liberal Democratic Party continues to make efforts to maintain a cooperative relationship with a...
June 4, 2022
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Japan’s new key govt policy to mandate central, local govts disclose wage gender gap
The government decided on the 2022 version of its key policy on encouraging women’s active participa...
June 3, 2022
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20,000 digital advisers eyed to support silver surfers
The government has proposed assigning more than 20,000 volunteer advisers nationwide by the end of t...
June 3, 2022
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Govt sets up new organization for ‘watch zones’
The government has set up a new organization following the partial enforcement Wednesday of a law re...
June 2, 2022
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Ex-PM Abe dines with former LDP secretary general Nikai, eyeing upper house election
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party had dinner on Wednesday with former...
June 2, 2022
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Kishida, Macron say G7 cooperation against Russia important
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron, in their te...
June 2, 2022
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LDP aims to codify government’s responsibility for overseas Japanese schools
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has compiled a bill to improve the educational environment of ov...
June 1, 2022
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Investment in human resources highlighted in economic policy drafts
The government will harness investments in human resources to achieve economic growth, according to ...
June 1, 2022
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Wealth distribution toned down in government policy drafts
The wealth distribution that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida talked up at the beginning of his administ...
June 1, 2022
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Japan government eyes creation of health crisis management agency
The government may include the creation of a health crisis management agency in measures to be annou...
June 1, 2022
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