Politics & Government
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Japan PM: Tackling Soaring Prices to Be Main Issue in Election; Ishiba Avoided Clearly Stating Whether Ruling Coalition Will Be Expanded
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba revealed his intentions on Monday to make economic growth and tackl...
June 24, 2025
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Nippon Steel Reports U.S. Steel Acquisition to Japan Minister; Akazawa Hopes to Get Advice Ahead of U.S. Tariff Talks
Nippon Steel Corp. Chairman Eiji Hashimoto spoke with economic revitalization minister Ryosei Aka...
June 24, 2025
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Japan PM Ishiba to Skip NATO Summit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has canceled his visit to the Netherl...
June 23, 2025
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Hayashi: U.S. Strikes on Iran Were Show of Determination
The United States’ airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were a “demonstration of its determina...
June 23, 2025
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Japan Postpones Ending Japan-S. Korea Continental Shelf Agreement; Holds Off to Keep Ties Despite Project’s Lack of Progress
The government has decided to postpone the notification of terminating the Japan-South Korea cont...
June 23, 2025
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Singapore Diplomat Bilahari Kausikan Says U.S. Has Long-term Competitive Strategy with China
Bilahari Kausikan, former permanent secretary of the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told ...
June 22, 2025
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No Vote in Upper House on Bill to Abolish Provisional Gasoline Tax; Bill Likely to Be Scrapped
A House of Councillors committee did not vote on Saturday on a bill to abolish the provisional ga...
June 21, 2025
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Japan, Thailand Should Speak Up to U.S. on Tariffs; Emerging Countries Should Diversify Their Markets
BANGKOK — Former Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara told The Yomiuri Shimbun that Jap...
June 21, 2025
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Says Govt Will Take Measures to Ease Price Hikes of Petroleum Products
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday that the government will begin next Thursday measu...
June 20, 2025
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Ishiba Calls for Close Communication with S. Korea; 2 Countries Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for closer communication between Japan and South Korea durin...
June 20, 2025
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Japan Joins Race to Attract Top U.S. Researchers with ¥100 Bil. Investment
The government has decided to allocate ¥100 billion from the operational proceeds of the ¥10 tril...
June 20, 2025
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Ishiba Strives to Bridge Divide Between U.S., Europe; Takes Neutral Stance to Avoid Impact on Tariff Negotiations
BANFF, Canada — Throughout the latest Group of Seven meeting, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was t...
June 20, 2025
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Tariff Talks Rescheduled as Trump Rigid on Automobiles; Japan Officials Unable to Predict Timing of Agreement
BANFF/CALGARY, Canada — Japan-U.S. negotiations to review Washington’s tariff policy had to be re...
June 18, 2025
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No-Confidence Motion Unlikely as Japan-U.S. Talks Stall;CDPJ Calls Trump’s Tariff’s a ‘National Crisis’
Prospects for the submission of a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet by the Constitutional ...
June 18, 2025
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Ishiba, Zelenskyy Agree to Cooperate on Ukrainian Situation in Their 1st Meeting; Japan Pledges Continued Support
BANFF, Canada — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed ...
June 18, 2025
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