Politics & Government
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CDPJ leader names rivals to key party posts
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Kenta Izumi announced Wednesday his intention to app...
December 1, 2021
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Govt to add psychological abuse as form of domestic violence
To stem a growing tide of domestic violence, the government plans to add psychological and sexual ab...
November 29, 2021
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Tokyo eyes ordinance revision to oblige companies to adopt electrified vehicles
The Tokyo metropolitan government is planning to require companies with 200 or more vehicles for bus...
November 29, 2021
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Govt to support curriculum adding data science to studies of humanities graduate students
The education ministry will from fiscal 2022 provide support for the creation of a curriculum that a...
November 29, 2021
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Ishin leader Matsui reappointed at party convention
Ichiro Matsui, the leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), was reappointed to the to...
November 28, 2021
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Motegi visits Okinawa as LDP secretary general
NAGO, Okinawa (Jiji Press) — Toshimitsu Motegi, Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party, v...
November 28, 2021
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Tokyo governor Koike denies rumor of serious illness
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who was recently hospitalized due to extreme fatig...
November 27, 2021
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Kishida calls for pay hike of over 3%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed hope Friday that companies will...
November 27, 2021
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Japan political parties’ spending down 18% in 2020
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Total expenditures by political parties in Japan in 2020 fell 18.4% from the pr...
November 27, 2021
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Japan to tighten border controls on 3 more countries
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government said Saturday that it will tighten border controls for ...
November 27, 2021
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Nippon Ishin coleader Katayama to step down due to poor health
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toranosuke Katayama, coleader of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), ...
November 27, 2021
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Govt adopts FY21 extra budget with record spending
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government adopted at an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Friday a fiscal 2...
November 26, 2021
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Govt issues NTT Docomo administrative guidance
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s communications ministry issued an administrative guidance on Friday to ...
November 26, 2021
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Japanese ambassador to Afghanistan meets Taliban official
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Takashi Okada held talks with Abdul Ghani Ba...
November 25, 2021
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Govt, ruling bloc mulling tax break on wage hikes for all employees
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government and ruling camp are considering requiring companies to raise the...
November 25, 2021
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