Politics
Politics & Government
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Money, Personnel Matters to be Separated From LDP Factions; Stricter Punishments Also Sought for Legal Violations
The Liberal Democratic Party’s political reform headquarters has largely approved a draft interim pl...
January 24, 2024
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Bureaucrats Still Working Long Hours Preparing Draft Answers to Parliamentary Questions
Bureaucrats are still burning the midnight oil preparing draft answers for questions posed in the Di...
January 24, 2024
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Kamikawa congratulates South Korean’s new foreign minister; Tokyo, Seoul agree to cooperate in dealing with North Korea’s ballistic missiles
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa conveyed congratulations to South Korean’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-y...
January 24, 2024
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LDP to End Seasonal Allowances of ‘Ice’ and ‘Mochi’ Money in Factions
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party intends to stop party factions from giving their members an allo...
January 23, 2024
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Japan to Collaborate with Turkmenistan on Decarbonization; Eyes Improving Ties with Central Asian Countries
Japan and Turkmenistan agreed on Monday to strengthen cooperation in the fields of decarbonization a...
January 23, 2024
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LDP’s Koichi Hagiuda Discloses Failure to Report Donations
TOKYO, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press) — Koichi Hagiuda, former policy chief of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democrat...
January 23, 2024
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Japan Lawmaker Apologizes Over Political Funds Scandal; Submits Letter of Resignation to Lower House Speaker
Lawmaker Yaichi Tanigawa, who has left the Liberal Democratic Party over the political funds scandal...
January 22, 2024
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Japan Prime Minister’s Administration Mired in Slump; Opposition Poised to Ramp Up Attacks When Diet Convenes
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stood at 24% in the latest Yomiu...
January 22, 2024
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Support for Kishida Cabinet Falls Back to Its All-time Low; Worst Showing since LDP’s Return to Power
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fallen back to its low of 24...
January 22, 2024
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LDP Considers Having Authority to Request Suspension of Activities of Factions or Dissolve Them
The Liberal Democratic Party is considering the introduction of a system that would allow the party ...
January 22, 2024
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Japan to Support Sustained Pay Hikes for Care Workers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s welfare ministry on Monday presented to a related panel a fiscal 2024 d...
January 22, 2024
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Japan Conference on Ukraine Aid Aims to Boost Public-Private Cooperation
Amid a growing feeling of Ukraine fatigue has been reported in the United States and Europe, Japan c...
January 21, 2024
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Not Reporting Kickbacks is ‘Long-Standing Practice’; Abe Faction Executives Apologize
A total of eight people were indicted Friday in connection with the political funds scandal involvin...
January 20, 2024
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LDP Abe, Nikai Factions to Dissolve to Regain Public’s Trust; Decision Follows Kishida Faction Move to Disband
The Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe and Nikai factions’ decision on Friday to disband was made in the...
January 20, 2024
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Russia Names Diplomat Nozdrev as Ambassador to Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday appointed Nikolai Nozdrev, director ...
January 20, 2024
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