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Kishida-Xi Talks Planned for Sidelines of U.S. Summit Next Week
Japan and China have begun arranging a meeting between their leaders for next week, to take place on...
November 9, 2023
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Japan Mulls Collecting Funds to Combat Low Birthrate By Adding to Medical Insurance Premiums
The government plans to fund its “extraordinary measures to combat the declining birth rate” by addi...
November 9, 2023
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Criticism of Possible Raises for Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Cabinet Members Could Mean Amounts Will Be Voluntarily Returned to Public Coffers
Growing criticism of draft legislation that would raise the salaries of public servants including Pr...
November 9, 2023
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G7 Ministers Work Out Agreement on Israel-Gaza conflict
It was not always plain sailing, but the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations managed to ...
November 9, 2023
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Kishida Nixes Dissolution of Lower House by Year-End; Says Focused Solely on Tackling Economic, Other Key Issues
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday said he did not intend to dissolve the House of Representat...
November 9, 2023
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Japan to Strengthen Semiconductor, AI Infrastructure; Over ¥2 Trillion to be Earmarked in Supplementary Budget
The government plans to earmark about ¥2.06 trillion in its supplementary fiscal 2023 budget to stre...
November 9, 2023
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Japan Eyes 10 Principles for Using AI in Business; Draft Guidelines Urge Transparency, Fairness
The government has laid out 10 principles related to artificial intelligence, including “fairness” a...
November 9, 2023
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Newspaper Association Calls for Copyright Law Revision; Protection of Rights Holders’ Work from AI Learning
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association called for an immediate revision of the Copyr...
November 9, 2023
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G7 Foreign Ministers Call for Humanitarian Pauses in Gaza; Support for Ukraine Also Reaffirmed at Tokyo Meeting
Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations held their second day of meetings Wednesday in Minat...
November 8, 2023
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Board: ¥58 Bil. in Tax Money Wasted in FY22
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government wasted ¥58.02 billion in taxpayer money on 344 projects in fisca...
November 8, 2023
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Japan, Britain Agree to Cooperate in Response to Disinformation; Fighter Aircraft, Interoperability Discussed in 2+2 Talks
The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Britain have agreed to boost cooperation in response ...
November 8, 2023
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Japan, China, South Korea Mull FM Meeting in Busan This Month; Hopes Muted for Repair to Japan-China Relations
Japan, China and South Korea are making final arrangements to hold a foreign ministers’ meeting in B...
November 8, 2023
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Japan to Reject Unification Church’s Offer of ¥10 Billion; Idea Criticized by Ruling, Opposition Parties Alike
The government intends to reject the Unification Church’s proposal to entrust the government with up...
November 8, 2023
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Japan Prime Minister Discusses Gaza Crisis with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken in Tokyo
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Prime Minister’s Offi...
November 8, 2023
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Govt to Use AI to Combat Coastal Erosion from Fiscal 2024; AI to Use Satellite, Drone Images to Aid Disaster Prevention Efforts
With the aim of preventing coastal erosion throughout Japan, the government is set to introduce an o...
November 7, 2023
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