Politics
Politics & Government
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Japan to open embassy in Kiribati
The Foreign Ministry plans to open a new embassy in Kiribati, an island nation in the southern Pacif...
September 6, 2021
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Rank-and-file LDP members’ voting trends seen as key for Japan PM’s successor race
Rank-and-file members of the Liberal Democratic Party will be a much-watched voting bloc leading int...
September 5, 2021
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LDP election landscape in disarray: Kono, Ishiba eye public opinion as Kishida touts policy pledges
The upcoming Liberal Democratic Party presidential race has drastically changed following Prime Mini...
September 4, 2021
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Suga’s maneuvers to protect his post backfire
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga lost support quickly, leading him to announce he would not run in the ...
September 4, 2021
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Desperate Japanese prime minister has few options in bid to save his job
Hoping to be reelected as Liberal Democratic Party president, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had once...
September 2, 2021
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Digital Agency must accomplish tasks both ethically and practically
The Digital Agency was launched on Sept. 1. The start of the agency came just one year after Prime M...
September 2, 2021
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Decision to axe Nikai sends shockwaves through LDP
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s decision to replace the Liberal Democratic Party’s secretary general...
September 1, 2021
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Suga to replace LDP secretary general in party shakeup in September
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to replace Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro ...
August 31, 2021
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Japan’s slow response doomed Afghanistan evacuation
While Western nations and South Korea succeeded in evacuating many Afghans who worked with their cou...
August 31, 2021
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Japan eyes stricter penalties for cyberbullies
Cyberbullies may soon face stricter penalties under proposed changes to Japan’s criminal code that a...
August 31, 2021
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Former deputy chief cabinet secretary: Dominance of Prime Minister’s Office weakened ministries, agencies
Bureaucrats in Tokyo’s Kasumigaseki district have fought diligently day and night to deal with the n...
August 30, 2021
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Suga not going without a fight
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga might be down, but he is not out. He remains determined to fend off hi...
August 27, 2021
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Kishida calls for party renewal in bid for LDP leadership
Fumio Kishida, in announcing his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election at...
August 27, 2021
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Evacuees must get to Kabul’s airport on their own before SDF can help
Many issues remain to be addressed as the Self-Defense Forces mission to evacuate Japanese nationals...
August 25, 2021
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Low approval rating casts shadow over PM’s strategy on dissolving lower house
The Tokyo Olympics achieved a measure of success, but another extremely low approval rating for Prim...
August 10, 2021
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