Politics
Politics & Government
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Former LDP Secretary General Ozawa talks single-seat constituencies becoming ingrained in Japan
This is the seventh and final installment of a series reflecting on the single-seat constituency sys...
June 27, 2021
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Green investment a key cue for growth
Japan’s efforts to curb climate change have been gathering speed since October 2020, when Prime Mini...
June 27, 2021
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Govt looks far afield to slow depopulation
For decades, two major trends have bedeviled local governments in regional areas of Japan. One is th...
June 27, 2021
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University of Tokyo Prof.: Party leaders, election promises influence today’s voters
This is the sixth installment of a series reflecting on the single-seat constituency system over the...
June 26, 2021
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LDP executive acting secretary general : Still difficult to get women, new candidates involved in politics in Japan
This is the fourth installment of a series reflecting on the single-seat constituency system over th...
June 24, 2021
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Japan mulling tighter control over foreign investment
The government is considering further tightening its control over foreign investment in domestic com...
June 23, 2021
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Former PM: Two-party system the goal of my political life
This is the second installment of a series reflecting on the 25 years since the single-seat constitu...
June 22, 2021
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Akiba tapped as Japan’s next national security chief
The government plans to retire Shigeru Kitamura, secretary general of the National Security Secretar...
June 20, 2021
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LDP election prospects hinge on vaccination push
This is part of an ongoing series examining behind-the-scenes political moves concerning COVID-19 va...
June 17, 2021
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Suga looking to dissolve lower house in Sept.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has begun making arrangements to dissolve the House of Representatives...
June 16, 2021
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Suga helps send signal to China, garner support for Games at G7 summit
CORNWALL, England — The communique of the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, England, ultimately sen...
June 15, 2021
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G7 agrees to act in concert on economic matters to counter China
CORNWALL, England / BEIJING — Leaders of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations agreed at t...
June 14, 2021
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Why do so many suffer memory lapses during Diet questioning?
One after another, individuals caught up in the scandal involving the wining and dining of senior In...
June 11, 2021
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Japan struggling to show presence as China’s vaccines penetrate developing countries
This is part of an ongoing series examining behind-the-scenes political moves concerning COVID-19 va...
June 11, 2021
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Suga gains upper hand in party leaders debate, shows confidence about expanding vaccinations
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has demonstrated his confidence about expanding vaccinations against C...
June 10, 2021
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