Politics & Government
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CDPJ Likely to Field Renho in Upper House Election; Opposition Party Banks on Name Recognition for Proportional Votes
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is likely to field Renho, a former member of the Hou...
March 7, 2025
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Japan Industry Minister to Visit U.S. from Sun.
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Diet on Thursday approved a plan submitted by the government for industry ...
March 7, 2025
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Japan Goverment to Shelve Abolishment of NTT Law; Revisions to Drop Requirement for Uniform Landline Services
The government’s planed abolishment of the law regulating NTT Corp. will be postponed, according ...
March 6, 2025
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Partial Coalitions with Opposition Parties Still Fragile; Japan PM Got over Big Hurdle in 1st Half of Diet Session, But 2nd Half Also Seems Challenging
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba got over the biggest hurdle of the first half of the Diet session a...
March 5, 2025
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Upper House of Diet Begins Deliberations on FY25 Budget Bill; Iwate Pref. Wildfires May Be Designated as ‘Major Disaster’
The House of Councillors’ Budget Committee began deliberations on the revised fiscal 2025 budget ...
March 5, 2025
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LDP Membership Down 62,000 Apparently Due to Funds Scandal; LDP Secretary General ‘Disappointed’
Membership in the Liberal Democratic Party dropped for the second consecutive year in 2024, falli...
March 5, 2025
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Ishiba Seeks Continued U.S. Involvement in Ukraine; Warns Against Letting Russia See Democracies Divided
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he believed that continued U.S. involvement was crucial...
March 4, 2025
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Japan Innovation Party Seeks to Boost Strength, Draws Criticism as ‘De-Facto Ruling Party’
Seeking to burnish its image ahead of the House of Councillors election in summer, the Japan Inno...
March 2, 2025
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Govt to Consider Blocking Access to Online Casino Sites; Rise in Cases is Social Problem
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will consider such measures as blocking access t...
March 1, 2025
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Ishiba ‘Will Work to Unite G7’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that he would work to unite the Group of Seven indust...
March 1, 2025
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Japan Cabinet OK’s Bill on AI Risk Management, Innovation; Govt, Ruling Parties Aim to Pass Bill in Current Diet Session
The government approved a bill at a Cabinet meeting on Friday that aims to balance the risks invo...
February 28, 2025
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Govt Set to Raise International Tourist Tax; Aims to Use Increased Revenue to Alleviate Overtourism
The government and ruling parties are considering raising the International Tourist Tax, which is...
February 27, 2025
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‘Partial Coalition’ a Tricky Balancing Act for LDP; Agreement Barely Reached Over FY2025 Budget
The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito has reached an agreement on cert...
February 27, 2025
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Diet Committee OK’s Bill on Election Poster Dignity; Candidates’ Names to be More Clearly Displayed
The House of Representatives’ Special Committee on Political Reform approved on Tuesday a bill to...
February 26, 2025
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CDPJ Stresses Confrontation With Ruling Parties at Convention; Willing to Delay Passage of Budget Proposal
The major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has decided on its action plan for ...
February 25, 2025
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