Politics & Government
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Japan’s Koizumi Expresses Stance with Phrases Used by His Father; LDP Members Strongly View Candidate as Inexperienced
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who became the sixth candidate to enter the ruling ...
September 8, 2024
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Koizumi’s Momentum Makes Other Candidates Wary; LDP Presidential Race Continues Heating Up
Aiming to become Japan’s youngest prime minister since the end of World War II, former Environmen...
September 8, 2024
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Kishida Thanks South Korean President Yoon Via X; Message Calls For Continued Improvement of Ties
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shared a fond reminiscence on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday as he...
September 7, 2024
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4 CDPJ Members Register Candidacies for Leadership Race; 17-Day Campaign Period Begins
The official campaign period for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s leadership electi...
September 7, 2024
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Ministry to Support Collaboration Between Libraries and Bookstores; Hopes to Promote Reading in Communities Nationwide
As bookstores are decreasing in every part of Japan, the education ministry has decided to suppor...
September 7, 2024
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Kono Pledges to Abolish Tax Adjustments, Require Returns from All Citizens; Motegi Suggests Plan to ‘Remake Japan’
Digital minister Taro Kono, who will run in the Liberal Democratic Party’s upcoming presidential ...
September 7, 2024
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Japan PM Kishida, S. Korea’s Yoon Agree to Cooperate on Protecting Citizens Abroad; Aims to Shore Up Japan, S. Korea Ties (UPDATE 1)
SEOUL — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Fr...
September 6, 2024
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CDPJ Head Izumi Announces Reelection Bid; Keen to Explore ‘United Front’ with Fellow Opposition Parties
Kenta Izumi, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, announced Friday that he will ...
September 6, 2024
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Komeito Leader Yamaguchi Likely to Be Replaced; Party Eyes Transition to New System
Komeito, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has entered the fin...
September 6, 2024
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Shinjiro Koizumi Officially Announces Bid for Japan’s LDP Presidency; Vows To ‘Accelerate’ Reforms of Politics, Labor Market (Update1)
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday officially announced his candidacy to run ...
September 6, 2024
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Ozawa to Back Noda in CDPJ Election
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa, a senior member of the main opposition Constitutional...
September 5, 2024
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Middle East Special Envoy Calls for Closer Japan-Turkey Dialogue; Tokyo Seminar Marked 100 Years of Diplomatic Ties
Tsukasa Uemura, a special envoy for Middle East peace efforts, on Tuesday called for “close and c...
September 5, 2024
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Japan’s Motegi Officially Announces Bid for LDP President; Party’s Secretary General Duties to be Transferred to Kishida
Toshimitsu Motegi, the secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, officially annou...
September 4, 2024
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Japan, S. Korea Mull Preclearance for Speedy Immigration Screening; Governments Hope to Expand Interactions Between Nations’ People
The Japanese and South Korean governments are considering introducing a bilateral preclearance sy...
September 4, 2024
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Solar Panel Recycling Could Soon Be Mandatory in Japan; Mass Disposal in 2030s Poses Environmental Threat
The government plans to make it mandatory to recycle solar panels, it has been learned. While the...
September 3, 2024
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