Politics & Government
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PM Ishiba Holds Talks with Opposition Leaders; JIP to Withhold Support in Diet Debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday stressed the importance of cooperation between the minori...
November 11, 2024
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Japan Diet Confirms LDP’s Shigeru Ishiba as PM (UPDATE 1)
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Diet, Japan’s parliament, confirmed Liberal Democratic Party President Shi...
November 11, 2024
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Japan PM Election Heads to Runoff Round
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The House of Representatives’ election of prime minister headed to a runoff ro...
November 11, 2024
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Japan Upper House Elects LDP’s Ishiba as PM
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s par...
November 11, 2024
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Japan Govt Promotes Food Trucks, Portable Restroom Trailers, Cardboard Beds for Evacuation Shelters
In order to improve conditions at evacuation shelters, the government is promoting the widespread...
November 11, 2024
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Japan DPFP’s Tamaki Admits Having Affair
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Yuichiro Tamaki, head of Japan’s Democratic Party for the People, on Monday ad...
November 11, 2024
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Ishiba Plans Further Revision of Political Funds Control Law; Lawmakers’ Allowances Also in Spotlight
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to revise the Political Funds Control Law again before the en...
November 11, 2024
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Ishiba Cabinet Resigns ahead of Diet PM Votes
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s cabinet resigned en masse Monday befo...
November 11, 2024
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DPFP Gears Up to Realizing Increases to Take-Home Pay; Details May Cause Delays as Budget Deadlines Approach
The Democratic Party for the People, during separate policy talks with the Liberal Democratic Par...
November 9, 2024
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Opposition Takes Initiative in Tug-of-War over Committee Chair Posts; Chairmanship Split Goes from 15-2 to 10-7
The tug-of-war over committee chairperson posts in the House of Representatives has ended with th...
November 9, 2024
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Japan Eyes Eliminating ‘¥1.06 Mil. Barrier’ Over Employee Pension Plan Enrollment; Would Lead to Reduction in Take-Home Pay for Some Workers
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry intends to eliminate the so-called ¥1.06 million barrier, ...
November 9, 2024
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Ex-CDPJ President Edano to Chair Lower House’s Constitutional Commission; LDP Retains Control of Other 2 Commissions
Former Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Edano has taken up the post of ch...
November 9, 2024
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Biden, Xi to Hold Summit Meeting in Peru; Xi also Likely to Meet Ishiba in Rio de Janeiro
BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and the Chinese President Xi Jinping will likely hold a summit...
November 9, 2024
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Japan Speeding up Building Relations with New Trump Administration; Concerns Raised Over Impact on Security, Trade
Voices of concern have been calling out within the government about how the victory of Donald Tru...
November 9, 2024
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DPFP Demands Review of Income Tax Threshold in Talks with LDP; Gas Prices, Noto Peninsula Support Also Urged
The Democratic Party for the People demanded a review of the so-called ¥1.03 million threshold, a...
November 8, 2024
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