Politics
Politics & Government
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G7 Chair Japan Achieved Results on Ukraine and AI but Failed to Show Leadership Over Israel and Gaza
A virtual G7 summit held Wednesday night was the last such conference this year for Japan, which hol...
December 8, 2023
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Kishida to Leave Own LDP Faction amid Funds Scandal
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to step down as head of his own facti...
December 7, 2023
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G7 Agrees on 1st Comprehensive International Rules for Generative AI; Also Pledge Additional Support for Ukraine
Leaders of the Group of Seven nations met virtually late Wednesday and agreed on the first comprehen...
December 7, 2023
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Japan’s LDP Abe Faction Kickbacks Probe to Look Into Secretaries General After Questioning Accounting Officials
Prosecutors have questioned an accounting official of late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s politi...
December 7, 2023
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Japan Welcomes U.S. Decision to Ground Entire Fleet of Osprey Aircraft
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno welcomed the announcement by U.S. forces to ground its enti...
December 7, 2023
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Kishida to Ask Cooperation of LDP Executives in Formulating Measures to Dispel Public Concerns Over Fund-Raising Party-Related Allegations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to ask the cooperation of Liberal Democratic Party executives in ...
December 6, 2023
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Japan Enacts Legislation to Lift Ban on Cannabis-Derived Drugs
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s parliament enacted legislation on Wednesday to revise the cannabis contro...
December 6, 2023
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26% of Local Japan Govts Concerned About Cloud Services Provided by Foreign Firms
A total of 26% of 121 local governments expressed concern about foreign companies providing Japan’s ...
December 5, 2023
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Japan To Accelerate Talks on Smartphone Use in Diet Sessions; Part of Efforts to Promote Digitization of Lower House Affairs
Digital minister Taro Kono answers a question while using a smartphone at the meeting of House of Co...
December 5, 2023
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Members of LDP Abe faction may have over ¥10 Million in kickbacks
Some members belonging to Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai, or Seiwaken, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's f...
December 4, 2023
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30％ of Local Govts Face Hurdles in Migrating Systems to Govt Cloud Service by end of FY25
About 30% of 121 local governments will not be able to fully migrate their data systems to the centr...
December 4, 2023
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Justice Ministry Starts Having AI Translate Laws on Trial Basis; Hoping to Cut Translation Time in Half
Toshiba Digital Solutions Corp., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corp., has announced that it has begun tria...
December 4, 2023
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Kishida Asks Iran to Cooperate with Influence on Groups in Gaza and Yemen
DUBAI ― Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a telephone conversation Saturday night in the United Arab ...
December 4, 2023
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Resumption of Gaza Fighting Blurs Kishida’s Visit to Middle East
DUBAI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s diplomatic efforts in the Middle East ended Saturday after a ...
December 3, 2023
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Unreported Party Ticket Revenue Suspected at Another LDP Faction
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese ruling party faction led by heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai is suspected...
December 3, 2023
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