Politics & Government
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China Likely to Join IAEA’s Fukushima Treated Water Monitoring; Deal With Japan Allows PRC to Conduct Analysis Before Lifting Import Ban
China is expected to join the International Atomic Energy Agency’s monitoring program to analyze ...
November 12, 2024
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Shigeru Ishiba Retains Post as Japanese Prime Minister; Wins Runoff Against Head of Largest Opposition Party
Shigeru Ishiba was elected Monday as the 103rd prime minister at a special Diet session, and the ...
November 11, 2024
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Shigeru Ishiba May Have Dozed Off During Diet Vote for Prime Minister
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appeared to have fallen asleep during the first round of voting to ...
November 11, 2024
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PM Ishiba Holds Talks with Opposition Leaders; JIP to Withhold Support in Diet Debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday stressed the importance of cooperation between the minori...
November 11, 2024
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Japan Diet Confirms LDP’s Shigeru Ishiba as PM (UPDATE 1)
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Diet, Japan’s parliament, confirmed Liberal Democratic Party President Shi...
November 11, 2024
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Japan PM Election Heads to Runoff Round
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The House of Representatives’ election of prime minister headed to a runoff ro...
November 11, 2024
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Japan Upper House Elects LDP’s Ishiba as PM
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s par...
November 11, 2024
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Japan Govt Promotes Food Trucks, Portable Restroom Trailers, Cardboard Beds for Evacuation Shelters
In order to improve conditions at evacuation shelters, the government is promoting the widespread...
November 11, 2024
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Japan DPFP’s Tamaki Admits Having Affair
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Yuichiro Tamaki, head of Japan’s Democratic Party for the People, on Monday ad...
November 11, 2024
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Ishiba Plans Further Revision of Political Funds Control Law; Lawmakers’ Allowances Also in Spotlight
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to revise the Political Funds Control Law again before the en...
November 11, 2024
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Ishiba Cabinet Resigns ahead of Diet PM Votes
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s cabinet resigned en masse Monday befo...
November 11, 2024
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DPFP Gears Up to Realizing Increases to Take-Home Pay; Details May Cause Delays as Budget Deadlines Approach
The Democratic Party for the People, during separate policy talks with the Liberal Democratic Par...
November 9, 2024
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Opposition Takes Initiative in Tug-of-War over Committee Chair Posts; Chairmanship Split Goes from 15-2 to 10-7
The tug-of-war over committee chairperson posts in the House of Representatives has ended with th...
November 9, 2024
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Japan Eyes Eliminating ‘¥1.06 Mil. Barrier’ Over Employee Pension Plan Enrollment; Would Lead to Reduction in Take-Home Pay for Some Workers
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry intends to eliminate the so-called ¥1.06 million barrier, ...
November 9, 2024
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Ex-CDPJ President Edano to Chair Lower House’s Constitutional Commission; LDP Retains Control of Other 2 Commissions
Former Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Edano has taken up the post of ch...
November 9, 2024
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