Politics & Government
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LDP to Push Ex-Finance Min. Nukaga as Lower House Chief
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is in the final stage of talks to recom...
October 13, 2023
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G7 Finance Officials Condemn Hamas Attacks on Israel
MARRAKESH, Morocco (Jiji Press) — The finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of...
October 13, 2023
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Japan Foreign Chief Condemns “Terror Attack” by Hamas
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, in phone talks with her Israeli counte...
October 13, 2023
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Court Receives Govt’s Request to Dissolve Unification Church
The Tokyo District Court on Friday received a government request to dissolve the scandal-plagued Uni...
October 13, 2023
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Japanese Tech Companies to Bid on Provider Job for Government Cloud, amid Push for Domestic Hosts
Two domestic tech companies bid Thursday to be providers of government cloud services that handle pe...
October 13, 2023
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Economic Security Plan to be Compiled this Month; Japan Gov. Seeks to Protect Strategic Industries
According to multiple government sources, this plan will include efforts by the public and private s...
October 12, 2023
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Japan, UAE Agree to Cooperate Closely over Palestinian Issue
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and her counterpart from the United Arab Emirate...
October 12, 2023
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Okinawa Gov. Refuses to Approve Henoko Design Change
NAHA (Jiji Press) — Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki has refused to approve a design change related to a pl...
October 12, 2023
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Japan to Seek Dissolution Order Against Unification Church; Move Would End Group’s Religious Tax Exemption (Update 2)
The government has decided to ask the Tokyo District Court to order the dissolution of the scandal-...
October 12, 2023
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LDP Exec Koichi Hagiuda, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Agree to Deepen Economic, People-to-People Exchanges
TAIPEI — Liberal Democratic Party executive Koichi Hagiuda and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wedn...
October 12, 2023
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Govt Panel to Convene Tomorrow to Decide Whether to Dissolve the Unification Church
The government announced on Wednesday that it will convene the Religious Judicial Persons Council, a...
October 11, 2023
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Suzuki Leaves Nippon Ishin over Moscow Trip
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Lawmaker Muneo Suzuki left Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) on Tues...
October 11, 2023
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92.2% in Japan View China Unfavorably, Says Japan-China Public Opinion Survey
An annual survey found 92.2% of Japanese respondents had an “unfavorable” or a “relatively unfavorab...
October 11, 2023
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LDP Executive Hagiuda Offers Flowers at Abe Statue in Taiwan
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Liberal Democratic Party executive Koichi Hagiuda offered flowers on Tuesday at ...
October 11, 2023
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Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Meets Executives from U.S. IT Giants To Discuss Regulation of Generative AI
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai held a meeting on Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s Offici...
October 10, 2023
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