Politics & Government
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Govt prepares guidelines for on-orbit satellite servicing
The government has drawn up guidelines for on-orbit satellite servicing such as repairing satellites...
December 9, 2021
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Kishida advocates health security at GZERO Summit amid COVID-19 pandemic
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida advocated health security in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic, durin...
December 8, 2021
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Japan weighing options as calls for political boycott of Beijing Games start to simmer
To boycott, or not to boycott — that is the thorny question facing the government. Instead of immedi...
December 8, 2021
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Govt counters Okinawa’s rejection of Henoko design changes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Defense Ministry on Tuesday took action to counter Okinawa Prefecture’s rec...
December 8, 2021
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Online fundraising parties for Japan’s politicians raise both cash and questions
A growing number of political fundraising parties are being held online amid the COVID-19 disaster, ...
December 8, 2021
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Japan eyeing tax breaks to expand food exports
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government and ruling bloc are considering tax breaks to increase exports o...
December 7, 2021
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Abe increasing influence at helm of LDP’s largest faction
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s growing clout in the Liberal Democratic Party was evident at his ...
December 7, 2021
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Kishida confident in moving boldly against the coronavirus
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida showed in his policy speech Monday his commitment to containing the spr...
December 7, 2021
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Kishida: Japan will make own decision regarding Games
Following the White House announcement that the United States will not send government officials to ...
December 7, 2021
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Japan to cut housing loan tax exemption rate to 0.7 %
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government and ruling camp plan to lower the tax exemption rate fo...
December 7, 2021
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Supplementary budget draft submitted to the Diet
The government on Monday submitted to the Diet a draft of the fiscal 2021 supplementary budget that ...
December 6, 2021
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Survey: 89% support government response to omicron variant
Nearly 90% of respondents positively evaluated the government’s border control measures against the ...
December 6, 2021
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Kishida vows utmost efforts to tackle omicron in policy speech
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed in a policy speech in the Diet on Monday to make every effort to ...
December 6, 2021
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Motegi steadily laying groundwork for post-Kishida era
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi is steadily establishing a foothold in ...
December 5, 2021
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Japan to strengthen monitoring of foreign investments
The government will strengthen its screening and monitoring system for foreign investment capital in...
December 5, 2021
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