Politics & Government
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Japan Enacts Law to Monitor Unification Church Assets
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Wednesday passed into law a bill to monitor the ...
December 13, 2023
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15,907 Mistakes Found over My Number Info Linkage
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government said Tuesday that it has found a total of 15,907 mistakes in lin...
December 13, 2023
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Japan’s CDPJ to Cancel Political Fundraising Party in Light of LDP Kickback Scandal
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada said Tuesday that the party...
December 13, 2023
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Japan OKs Insurance Coverage for Novel Alzheimer’s Drug
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A Japanese health ministry advisory panel Wednesday approved public medical insur...
December 13, 2023
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Japan Asks U.S. Not to Fly Ospreys Until Safety Confirmed
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara on Tuesday reiterated the country’s deman...
December 13, 2023
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Replacing All Abe Faction Members in Key Japan Govt Posts May Prove Difficult
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may find it difficult to replace all members of the ruling Liberal Dem...
December 12, 2023
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Kishida Faction Suspected of Underreporting Party Income; Abe Faction’s Hidden Funds May Total ¥500 Mil.
The Liberal Democratic Party’s Kishida faction, which until recently was headed by Prime Minister Fu...
December 12, 2023
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No-Confidence Motion Against Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno Voted Down in Japan’s House of Representatives
A no-confidence motion against Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno was voted down at a plenary...
December 12, 2023
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Japan to Boost Spending on Measures to Tackle Low Birthrate
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government said Monday that it plans to boost its spending on measures aime...
December 12, 2023
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Japan Eyes Benefits to Encourage Workers’ Reskilling
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The labor ministry said Monday it plans to give workers benefits of up to 80% o...
December 12, 2023
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Scandal Reveals Strain of Japanese Ruling Party’s Single-Dominant-Faction Landscape
Since 2000, four prime ministers have emerged from the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction (Seiw...
December 12, 2023
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Japan, Italy Agree to Continue G-7’s AI Talks
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The leaders of Japan and the United Arab Emirates confirmed close cooperation bet...
December 12, 2023
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Japan, UAE Confirm Cooperation toward Improving Situation in Gaza
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The leaders of Japan and the United Arab Emirates confirmed close cooperation bet...
December 12, 2023
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Opposition Plans to Submit No-confidence Motion Against Kishida Cabinet
The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan plans to submit to the House of Representati...
December 11, 2023
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Japan Govt Panel: “Originator Profile” Tech Effective in Protecting Intellectual Property Rights from Generative AI
A government study group said Monday that a digital technology called Originator Profile (OP), which...
December 11, 2023
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