Politics & Government
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Japan to Send Aid to Morocco, Libya
The Foreign Ministry announced Friday that it will provide emergency humanitarian aid totaling $3 mi...
September 16, 2023
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Reshuffle Brings Kishida Cabinet no Instant Ratings Boost; Focus Now on Possible Lower House Dissolution
The results of the latest Yomiuri Shimbun national opinion poll conducted after the second reshuffle...
September 16, 2023
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Japan, Canada to Cooperate Over Storage Batteries
The government is set to sign a memorandum of understanding with Canada on storage batteries used to...
September 15, 2023
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Fumio Kishida Struggles to Solidify Factional Base as Membership Stagnates, LDP Appointments Irk
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also Liberal Democratic Party president, is struggling to solid...
September 15, 2023
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Yomiuri Survey: Approval Rating for Japanese Cabinet Unchanged at 35%
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida remained unchanged at 35% in a r...
September 15, 2023
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Japan, U.S. Confirm Cooperation to Deal with China
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinke...
September 15, 2023
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Japan Eases Criteria for Govt Cloud Management Firms; Market Currently Dominated by U.S. Giants
The Digital Agency announced new selection criteria for providers of government-level cloud platform...
September 15, 2023
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Democratic Party For the People Member to be Advisor to Prime Minister; Move Meant to Pave Way for Party Joining Ruling Coalition
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to appoint Wakako Yata, a former member of the House of Cou...
September 14, 2023
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Kishida’s Reshuffled Cabinet Faces Many Challenges; Funding for Key Initiatives Likely to Be Contentious
Kishida’s Reshuffled Cabinet Faces Many Challenges; Funding for Key Initiatives Likely to Be Content...
September 14, 2023
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Japan’s Reshuffled Cabinet Gets to Work; New Foreign Minister Pledges to Use Her Perspective as Woman
The reshuffled Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida saw its first full day of work on Thursday, t...
September 14, 2023
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Japan Aims to Dissolve Unification Church with Request to Court as Early as October; Investigation Suggests Criteria Met to Prove Religious Group Violated Law
The central government has determined that the Unification Church religious group should be dissolve...
September 14, 2023
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Fumio Kishida Chose Stability Over Freshness in New Cabinet, LDP lineups
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ultimately went mostly for stability, rather than bold changes, when un...
September 14, 2023
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Pledges to Focus on Economic Measures
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed during a Wednesday press conference to give top priority to formu...
September 14, 2023
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Japanese Government to Compile Supplementary Budget to Tackle High Prices
The government plans to compile a supplementary budget plan for the current fiscal year with the aim...
September 14, 2023
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Japan to Reduce Price of Imported Wheat by 11%
The agriculture ministry announced Tuesday that it will lower the price at which the government sell...
September 14, 2023
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