Politics & Government
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Aso, Tsai Vow to Deepen Japan-Taiwan Ties
TAIPEI (Jiji Press) — Former Prime Minister Taro Aso and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday...
August 9, 2023
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Kishida Wants My Number Inspection Finished by Nov.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday instructed his ministers to complete th...
August 9, 2023
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Readiness to Fight Needed to Prevent Taiwan Crisis: LDP Aso
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Taro Aso, vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Tuesday str...
August 8, 2023
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Japan Prime Minister: No Change to Release Plans for Fukushima Treated Water
There is “no change,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said, to the government’s plan to begin disch...
August 8, 2023
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Japan Ruling Party Vice President Offers Flowers at Tomb of Former Taiwan Leader Lee Teng-hui
TAIPEI — Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Taro Aso laid flowers Monday at the tomb of former ...
August 8, 2023
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Japan Plans Guidelines for AI-Savvy Human Resources
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has compiled new guidelines for businesses to develop human...
August 8, 2023
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LDP Bigwig Says China Has No Right to Talk about Discharge of Treated Water
Japanese people do not want to hear China say something about the release of treated water into the ...
August 6, 2023
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Japan to Extend Health Care ‘Eligibility Certificate’ to 5 Years
The government plans to extend the validity of “certificates of eligibility” — to be issued to peopl...
August 4, 2023
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140 Children of Foreign Nationals Facing Deportation to be Granted Special Permission to Stay in Japan
About 140 children of foreign nationals who do not have resident status despite being born and raise...
August 4, 2023
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Wind Power Firm Head Quizzed over Money to LDP Lawmaker
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prosecutors have questioned the head of a Tokyo wind power firm on a voluntary ...
August 4, 2023
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Masatoshi Akimoto, Japan’s Foreign Affairs Exec, Submits Letter of Resignation Over Funding Issue
Masatoshi Akimoto, 47, a Liberal Democratic Party lower house member, submitted his letter of resig...
August 4, 2023
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Komeito Leader Natsuo Yamaguchi Plans to Visit China This Month
Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition partner Komeito, is planning to...
August 4, 2023
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Japan Eyes Tech Solutions to Combat AI-generated Misinformation
The government will call for technological initiatives to help combat misinformation in proposals fo...
August 3, 2023
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Japan Looks to Take Lead on AI Regulation
A new web standard technology to tackle disinformation is at the heart of government proposals for g...
August 3, 2023
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Japan, S. Africa Agree on Food Security Cooperation
JOHANNESBURG —Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is touring Africa, held a meeting on Tuesday w...
August 3, 2023
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