Japan's consumption tax cut bill passes lower house, battle shifts to upper chamber
Japan’s consumption tax reduction bill was approved by the House of Representatives with a majority vote from the ruling...
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Takaichi pledges to work with Trump to strengthen Japan-US alliance after midterm elections
S/ Takaichi Sanae, Japanese Prime Minister / The Japan-US alliance is an extremely important cornerstone of our foreign ...
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Japan launches disaster response agency to brace for major catastrophes
The Japanese government launched the National Disaster Management Agency on November 2.The new organization will serve a...
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo dies at 90
Former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo died on October 22. He was 90 years old.Fukuda was born in 1936 as the eldes...
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New farm minister pledges fair agricultural administration after predecessor's scandal
S/ Takebe Arata, Agriculture minister / I believe the remarks made by former minister Yana should never have been made, ...
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Japanese researcher Soai rejoices over winning Nobel Prize in Chemistry
S/ Soai Kenso, Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Science / I am very pleased that this award helps highlight and b...
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US Military in Okinawa suspends personnel after marine arrest
Following the arrest of a US marine stationed in Okinawa on suspicion of robbery and murder, US forces in Okinawa announ...
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Japan's extra Diet session convenes, with consumption tax cut bill in focus
The extraordinary parliamentary session convened in Tokyo on October 5, with the government poised to prioritize the pas...
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US Marine arrested in Okinawa over robbery murder of woman at Naha hotel
Police have arrested a US Marine in connection with a robbery murder case in which a woman was found dead at a hotel in ...
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Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward expands littering ban to food-related trash like bento containers
In Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward, the amount of litter collected in entertainment districts exceeded 100 tons for the first time...
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