Politics & Government
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Former ministers admit dining with NTT execs as graft scandal expands
Former communications ministers Seiko Noda and Sanae Takaichi admitted they had dined with NTT Corp....
March 12, 2021
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Motegi Continues to Give Cold Shoulder to New South Korean Ambassador to Japan
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has yet to arrange a meeting with the South Korean ambassador to ...
March 8, 2021
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Naoto Kan: Key to risk management is anticipating worst-case scenario
March 11 will mark 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. The Yomiuri Shimbun spoke...
March 6, 2021
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Emergency declaration extended until March 21 in Tokyo metropolitan area
The government decided Friday to extend the state of emergency in Tokyo and three neighboring prefec...
March 5, 2021
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Environment Ministry Considers Full-Scale Introduction of ‘Carbon Tax’
The Environment Ministry, moving to achieve its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, i...
March 2, 2021
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Suga Wobbles on When to Lift of State of Emergency
Despite the government’s decision to lift the state of emergency early for six prefectures mainly in...
February 27, 2021
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Fierce competition in Japan’s satellite broadcasting industry to win ministry’s approval
The scandal over senior officials of the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry being wined an...
February 25, 2021
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With Subsidies, Japan Hopes to Give Start-Ups a Personnel Boost
The government is ramping up support for new start-ups to help foster next-generation technological ...
February 23, 2021
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New Japan System to Focus on Local Residents’ Consent when Building Solar Power Plants
Prompted by disputes over the impact of renewable energy plants, the Environment Ministry will intro...
February 21, 2021
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Japan’s Hayashi meets with 5 more foreign ministers
LIVERPOOL, England (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Saturday met with h...
February 12, 2021
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Japan’s Prime Minister Aims to Raise Approval Rating by Promoting Digitization
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga hopes to pass six digital transformation bills as quickly as possible ...
February 11, 2021
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Opposition Set to Find Common Ground in Making Unified Front
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party will begin full-fledge...
February 9, 2021
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Municipal Data to Move to Govt cloud Starting in 2023
The government has decided to move the administrative data of all local governments to a central gov...
February 7, 2021
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Bumps ahead for Main Opposition CDPJ on Its Road to Seize Power in Japan
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has held its first convention since the...
February 7, 2021
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Suga Beset by Questions over Son’s Business, Mori’s Gaffe
Despite vowing his unwavering resolve to end the pandemic, when Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga appear...
February 5, 2021
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