North Korea abduction victim and family members call for resolution to abduction issue
Soga Hitomi, North Korea abduction victim, and Yokota Sakie, mother of a North Korea abduction victim attend a gathering...
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Health ministry subcommittee makes COVID-19 vax not free starting April 2024
A subcommittee of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare decides that COVID-19 vaccinations will no longer be free of...
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Japan officials doubt N. Korea's satellite was a success
Japanese officials doubt that North Korea's spy satellite launch was a success despite the country's claim.
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Japan to consider crackdown on male host clubs
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says that the government will consider a crackdown on male host clubs.
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Kishida Cabinet approval rating at record low 24 percent
The approval rating for Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's Cabinet drops to 24 percent in November, the lowest level since h...
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Kishida and Yoon meet for seventh time this year
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol agree to continue communications as they ...
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Kishida and Xi reaffirm strategic ties in first bilateral talks in a year
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirm the two countries' mutually beneficial s...
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Kishida takes part in air review ceremony north of Tokyo
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio takes part in an air review ceremony of Japan's Self-Defense Forces in Saitama Prefecture, ...
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Opposition party criticizes wage hike for PM and others
The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party criticizes a proposed amendment which would raise the salaries of nationa...
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Mother of N.Korea abductee calls on govt to take action
The mother of North Korea abductee Yokota Megumi holds a press conference, saying she would do everything she could to h...
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