Politics & Government
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Compliance Problems Suspected at Local Govt Union
Tokyo, Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)—Possible labor law compliance problems have been found at a majority of ...
February 18, 2024
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Japan Tourism Agency to Promote Gastronomy Tourism
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tourism Agency plans to support the development of tourism programs focusin...
February 18, 2024
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Record 44% of S. Koreans Have Good Impression of Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A survey by a Japanese institution has shown that the share of South Koreans wi...
February 18, 2024
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Japan, Ukraine to Revise Tax Treaty at Tokyo Conference; Govts Hope Treaty Encourages Japan Firms to Enter Ukraine Market
Japan and Ukraine will discuss revising a bilateral tax treaty and reviewing an investment cooperati...
February 18, 2024
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All LDP Lawmakers Involved in Scandal Being Asked to Testify
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The opposition parties are demanding that all lawmakers in the ruling Liberal D...
February 17, 2024
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Govt OK’s Bill to Bolster Measures Tackling Decline in Birth Rate
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government adopted at a cabinet meeting on Friday a bill aimed at bolsterin...
February 17, 2024
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Govt Panel Submits Exhibition Plan for New National Archives of Japan; Focus on Digital Technology to Appeal to Everyone
A government panel of experts put together a basic exhibition concept for the new National Archives ...
February 17, 2024
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LDP Report Reveals Many Lawmakers Were Aware of Illegality of Undocumented Funds; Some Claim to Have Followed ‘Faction Orders’
Many lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party were aware of the illegality of undocumented f...
February 16, 2024
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Report: 32 Diet Members of Japan’s LDP Aware of Kickback Practice; 11 Knew Money Was Going Unreported in Funds Reports
Thirty-two of the 85 ruling Liberal Democratic Party Diet members whose offices had received kickbac...
February 16, 2024
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Japan SDF Chief of Staff Yoshihide Yoshida Admitted to Hospital Due to Overfatigue; Will Still be Contactable in Event of Emergency
The Self-Defense Forces’ top uniformed officer Yoshihide Yoshida, who is chief of staff of the Joint...
February 16, 2024
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Japan’s LDP Conservative Group with Sanae Takaichi as Adviser Holds 1st Regular Luncheon Gathering; Move Likely to Strengthen Solidarity for Next LDP President Election
A voluntary group of the Liberal Democratic Party’s conservative members, including Sanae Takaichi, ...
February 16, 2024
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Japan PM Kishida Meets U.N.’s Francis, Discusses U.N. Functions, Multilateralism The Yomiuri Shimbun
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with U.N. General Assembly President Dennis Francis at the P...
February 16, 2024
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LDP Mulls Tax Payments by Members for Undocumented Funds; Handling of Revenue from Parties Criticized as ‘Tax Evasion’
The Liberal Democratic Party is considering having its lawmakers — if they failed to list money such...
February 15, 2024
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Kishida Mulls South Korea Visit in March to Meet With Yoon; May Also Attend Summit for Democracy, Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers’ Game
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting South Korea on March 20 to hold talks with Sout...
February 15, 2024
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Japan FM Yoko Kamikawa: AI Guidelines to be Shared Beyond G7; Calls to Protect Intellectual Property, Rediscover Print Culture
The government wants to share with more nations the results of the Hiroshima AI Process initiated by...
February 15, 2024
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