Politics & Government
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Japan Prime Minister Ishiba Embarks on Southeast Asia Visit Hoping to Bridge Asia with West; Prepares for 1st Meeting with Trump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has started his first foreign visit of the year. His crucial diplom...
January 10, 2025
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Japan, Malaysia Agree to Boost Security Cooperation with China in Mind; Ishiba, Anwar Also Likely Agreed on Economic Cooperation
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ag...
January 10, 2025
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Japan Prime Minister Ishiba Starts Visit to Malaysia, Indonesia; Seeks to Strengthen Ties with Global South
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday began an overseas trip during which he will visit first...
January 9, 2025
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Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel Aim to Prove Biden Was Politically Motivated in Blocking Takeover Deal
Nippon Steel Corp. and U.S. Steel Corp. intend to prove in a lawsuit that U.S. President Joe Bide...
January 9, 2025
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Ishiba Remains Silent on Attending Nuclear Weapons Ban Meeting
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday stopped short of clarifying wheth...
January 8, 2025
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Japan’s PM Ishiba Dines with Softbank CEO Son; Exchanges Views on AI Strategies, U.S. Economic Policies
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dined with SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son on T...
January 8, 2025
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Japan Fair Trade Commission to Hire Chief Technology Specialist From Private Sector to Compete With Giant IT Firms
The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to create a new position of chief technology specialist who...
January 8, 2025
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Members of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet Criticize U.S. Decision to Block Nippon Steel’s Buyout of U.S. Steel
Members of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s order to...
January 8, 2025
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Japan PM Ishiba Mulls Replacing Head of National Security Secretariat; Masataka Okano Being Considered to Replace Takeo Akiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering replacing National Security Secretariat Secretary Ge...
January 7, 2025
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Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel File Lawsuits Against U.S. Govt; CEO Calls Biden Order Blocking Deal ‘Totally Unacceptable’ (UPDATE 1)
Nippon Steel Corp. said Monday that it had jointly filed lawsuits with U.S. Steel Corp. in U.S. c...
January 7, 2025
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Defendants Fail to Reimburse ¥125 Billion; Cryptocurrency, Offshore Accounts Create Challenges for Authorities
Defendants in criminal cases such as drug trafficking and fraud had yet to pay a total of ¥125.1 ...
January 7, 2025
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U.S. Steel, Nippon Steel File 2 Lawsuits after Biden Blocks $14.9 Billion Deal
Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Steel X.N and Nippon Steel 5401.T said on Monday they had filed two lawsui...
January 6, 2025
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Plan Considered to Calculate Buildings’ Lifetime CO2 Output; Japan Government Seeking to Decarbonize Construction Sector
The government is discussing a plan to require owners and builders to calculate the amount of car...
January 6, 2025
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Nippon Steel May Need to Overhaul Growth Strategy; Developing Overseas Markets Vital to Company’s Survival
Nippon Steel Corp. has stepped up preparations to sue the U.S. government in a bid to realize its...
January 5, 2025
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Biden Prioritized Labor Unions in U.S. Steel Decision; Opinion Divided Within U.S. Government on Security Risks
The proposed deal for Nippon Steel Corp. to purchase United States Steel Corp. has been blocked b...
January 5, 2025
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