Japan's ICC President rejects U.S. sanctions as Takaichi pledges action
Akane Tomoko, International Criminal Court President / There is no truth to the U.S. claim that the ICC is a corrupt pol...
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Russia conducts missile drills near Japan-claimed Northern Territories
On August 20, the Russian Defense Ministry released footage showing what it said was a missile launch exercise carried o...
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Japan secures bigger bluefin tuna quota as Mexico backs agreement
S/ Suzuki Norikazu, Fisheries minister / An agreement was reached concerning the direction for setting catch quotas betw...
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Japan marks 81st anniv. of the end of WWII, but PM does not use word "reflection" in speech
A National Memorial Service for the War Dead was held on August 15, marking the 81st anniversary of the end of World War...
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Putin visits Japan-claimed Etorofu Island for first time
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Etorofu Island, one of four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan, for the...
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Takaichi pledges funding plan for consumption tax cut
Regarding alternative revenue sources to offset the reduction of the consumption tax on food and beverages to 1 percent—...
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PM Takaichi visits quake-hit Kumamoto to assess local needs amid heat wave
Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae visited Kumamoto Prefecture on August 3 to assess local needs following the magnitude 7.1 ...
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Japan, US jointly buy the yen in first coordinated currency intervention in 15 years
S/ Katayama Satsuki, Finance Minister / On Friday, July 31, US Eastern Time, Japan’s Ministry of Finance conducted yen-b...
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Takaichi's approval rating falls to lowest since taking office
Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s approval rating fell to its lowest level since taking office in October last year, acco...
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Parliament passes bill to create a second capital for Japan
S/ Kishi Makiko, Constitutional Democratic Party lawmaker / I cannot help but say that the ruling Liberal Democratic Par...
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