Politics & Government
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Japan, S. Korea apart over UNESCO World Heritage bid
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his South Korean counterpart, C...
February 14, 2022
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Quad countries must cooperate to protect free international order
China and Russia are both being increasingly assertive in their attempts to change the status quo by...
February 12, 2022
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Officials look to increase children’s fitness in pandemic
Amid concerns that physical fitness among children has declined during the novel coronavirus pandemi...
February 12, 2022
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Japan, U.S., S. Korea affirm cooperation over N. Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The defense ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday a...
February 10, 2022
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National insurance to cover Viagra in fertility treatments from April
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to make the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra appl...
February 9, 2022
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Japan panel proposes fertility treatment insurance coverage
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel Wednesday proposed that fertility treatment be covered by th...
February 9, 2022
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LDP resolution condemns 5 ex-prime ministers for spreading false information
The Liberal Democratic Party has approved a resolution condemning five former prime ministers, inclu...
February 9, 2022
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Digital training programs eyed to help people retrain, foster tech talent
The government plans to launch educational programs focused on teaching digital skills to unemployed...
February 8, 2022
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Kishida, Emanuel affirm Japan-U.S. cooperation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and new U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel at a...
February 5, 2022
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Japanese govt eyes fully online divorce mediation settlements
The government will submit a bill to the ordinary Diet session as soon as early March that will like...
February 4, 2022
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Govt panel compiles economic security plan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese government panel of experts Tuesday compiled recommendations for env...
February 2, 2022
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Lower house passes resolution on human rights concerns, with China in mind
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution expressing concerns regarding the human rights ...
February 2, 2022
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Japan to change presumed paternity rule in Civil Code
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese government panel Tuesday drafted an outline of legislation to change...
February 2, 2022
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Japan, U.S. vow close cooperation on North Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony ...
February 2, 2022
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Govt to devise criteria for releasing names of those missing in disasters
The government will compile a unified set of criteria so that local governments can quickly release ...
January 31, 2022
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