Politics & Government
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Japan PM Ishiba’s Policy Speech Indicates Cautiousness toward Minority Government
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s policy speech on Friday was highlighted by remarks that indicated...
November 30, 2024
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Differences between Japan’s Opposition Parties Increase Over Diet Affairs; DPFP says Party Maintains Equal Distance from Both Sides
The differences between the two opposition parties — the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan...
November 29, 2024
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Ishiba’s Policy Speech Highlights Income Tax Barrier; Japan’s PM Also Vows To Fight ‘Dark Part-Time Jobs’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to review the “¥1.03 million barrier,” the annual income thre...
November 29, 2024
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Japan’s Leader Says Support for UNRWA to Continue; Ishiba Meets with Organization’s Health Director in Tokyo
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday has said that Japan intends to continue its support for...
November 29, 2024
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LDP Committee Starts Discussions on Ishiba’s Vision of an Asian NATO; Some Party Members Reluctant to Support Measure
A Liberal Democratic Party committee has started discussions on security issues including the for...
November 29, 2024
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Komeito Leader Urges Ishiba on Participation in Anti-Nuclear Weapons Meeting as Observer; Meeting Scheduled for March
Komeito Chief Representative Tetsuo Saito, during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office on Wed...
November 29, 2024
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DPFP Calls for Building, Expanding Nuclear Power Plants as Party Looks to Stretch Policy Reach
The president of the Democratic Party for the People, Yuichiro Tamaki, has proposed building more...
November 28, 2024
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Japan Diet Convenes Extraordinary Session After Election; Ruling Coalition Will Seek to Pass Supplementary Budget Bill
The first Diet debate to be held after the House of Representatives election in October kicked of...
November 28, 2024
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Japan, U.S., Philippines to Hold 1st Trilateral Maritime Talks in Dec.; Plans Affirmed During Japan-Philippines Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
ROME — Japan, the United States and the Philippines are scheduled to hold the first trilateral ma...
November 28, 2024
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Japan’s PM Ishiba Plans to Visit S. Korea in January; Trip Will Be His 1st Foreign Visit for Bilateral Diplomacy
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning to visit South Korea in January to meet Presid...
November 28, 2024
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Sado Gold Mines Situation Reveals Japan-Korea Historical Issues Still Smoldering; Tension Rises Ahead of 60th Anniversary of Ties
Discrepancies between Japan and South Korea over a memorial ceremony for the Sado Island Gold Min...
November 28, 2024
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Tourists’ Consumption Tax Exemption To Take New Form; Refunds When Departing To Replace Waivers When Buying
The government and ruling parties intend to change the consumption tax exemption system applicabl...
November 27, 2024
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Japan Government Wants Kyodo News to Explain False Report Claiming Official Visited Yasukuni Shrine in August 2022
The government intends to ask Kyodo News to explain why it falsely reported that Akiko Ikuina, a ...
November 27, 2024
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Revised Draft Provides Examples of Risks in Using AI at Schools; Threshold for AI Use at Schools Drops
The education ministry released a revised draft of guidelines for the use of generative AI in ele...
November 27, 2024
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Foreign Minister Iwaya Urges G7 to Come Together to Stabilize Middle East, Ukraine, Indo-Pacific
FIUGGI, Italy — Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya stressed the importance of cooperation among the G...
November 27, 2024
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