Politics & Government
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Japan to simplify visa rules for Ukrainians
The government is set to simplify visa application procedures for Ukrainians fleeing the Russian inv...
March 19, 2022
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Zelenskyy to address Diet on Wednesday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to deliver an online address to the Diet on Wed...
March 19, 2022
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Japan’s Kishida meets press more often than predecessor
Since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took office on Oct. 4 last year, he has informally spoken to repo...
March 19, 2022
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Ukraine urged Japan in 2015 to switch from ‘Kiev’ to ‘Kyiv’
Masahisa Sato, head of the Liberal Democratic Party’s foreign affairs subcommittee, told a party mee...
March 19, 2022
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Kishida, Saudi Arabian crown prince agree to cooperate on stabilizing crude oil price
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone on T...
March 18, 2022
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Japan’s foreign minister meets with ambassadors of 4 Eastern European countries
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met with ambassadors of four Eastern European countries ...
March 18, 2022
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Japanese government speeds preparations to accept Ukrainian evacuees
The government is accelerating its preparations to accept evacuees from Ukraine following Russia’s i...
March 16, 2022
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Trigger clause to lower gasoline taxes likely to be invoked
Gasoline taxes may soon be lowered as the government is making arrangements to invoke a trigger clau...
March 16, 2022
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Japan’s ruling LDP stresses unity with coalition partner at party convention
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party stressed its unity with junior coalition partner Komeito at a pa...
March 15, 2022
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Japan to allow Ukrainian evacuees to get jobs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ukrainians who have fled to Japan amid Russia’s invasion of their country will...
March 15, 2022
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Ex-PM Suga to launch study group of ruling party lawmakers to pursue pet policies
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga intends to launch a study group to take up policy issues he foc...
March 14, 2022
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Japan to halt economic cooperation with Russia
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will suspend economic cooperation with Russia based on a bilateral agreem...
March 12, 2022
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Japan PM’s ‘new form of capitalism’ yet to come into focus
There is no roadmap yet to realize the “new form of capitalism” that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ad...
March 12, 2022
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Japan’s political parties call for restarting nuclear reactors amid high fuel prices
Calls to restart Japan’s idled nuclear reactors are mounting within various political parties, as Ru...
March 11, 2022
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Japan govt to raise imported wheat prices by 17.3%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it will raise the prices of the im...
March 10, 2022
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