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BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Economic-zone task force set up

In a move to get its restructuring drive on track, the government on Friday set up a task force to facilitate the creation of special economic zones in which regulations would be drastically reduced.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2001

Judicial reform legislation set for Cabinet approval

The Cabinet will today approve a judicial reform bill that gives guidelines for an overhaul of the legal system needed to cope with changing socioeconomic circumstances.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2001

Draft solid reform plan, Koizumi tells Cabinet

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi instructed his Cabinet on Friday to devise concrete reform measures on priority areas such as education, urban renewal, job creation within the public sector and deregulation of health care.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2001

Nukaga resigns from Cabinet; former EPA head Aso steps in

Fukushiro Nukaga resigned Tuesday morning as minister for economic and fiscal policy over allegations that he received 15 million yen from the mutual aid organization KSD in return for favors.
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2000

Cabinet lineup nearly complete

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Monday continued filling the slots of a new Cabinet that he plans to form today, deciding to retain the trade and industry minister and to appoint a new farm minister, political sources said.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2000

Cabinet's focus must be economy, Nikkeiren says

Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations (Nikkeiren), said Wednesday that he hopes Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's new Cabinet will work toward the full recovery of Japan's economy.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2000

Average age of Cabinet is highest since 1990

The average age of the Cabinet launched Tuesday by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori is 66.05, the highest in 10 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2023

Poll shows Kishida Cabinet approval down to 30.8%

The slide in support may have reflected the string of problems related to My Number personal identification cards.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2022

Justice minister’s death row gaffe marks another blow for Kishida

The minister made remarks widely interpreted as making light of his responsibility to authorize executions of death row inmates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2022

Kishida Cabinet approves fresh ¥39 trillion stimulus package

The government aims to reduce monthly electricity, gas and gasoline costs for the average household by u00a55,000 between January and September next year.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2022

Kishida planning to replace three of four key LDP executives

Prime Minister Kishida is seen retaining Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, a member of the Abe faction, and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who belongs to the Kishida faction.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 13, 2022

Abe's death may have shaken Kishida government despite election win

Some sources close to the party worry that, without Abe, the LDP's conservative wing has no heavyweight to keep it in check and may get out of control.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2021

Will mixed expectations on Kishida affect economic security?

Kishida's approval ratings seem to reflect the current mood of the nation's pandemic-frustrated public.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 1, 2020

Amid shutdowns elsewhere, government plans to continue Diet business as usual

While Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has urged residents in the capital to work from home, and the nation appears to be inching toward declaring a state of emergency over rapid spread of COVID-19, the government seems set to maintain business as usual — at least for now.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2019

Blow for Johnson as Cabinet member Nicky Morgan quits ahead of Brexit election battle

Boris Johnson suffered a surprise blow to his election campaign on day one of the contest when senior Cabinet minister Nicky Morgan announced she was quitting politics.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 18, 2019

Abe used Cabinet reshuffle to renew focus on North Korea abductions, but resolution remains out of reach

In last week's Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe replaced some of the key personnel responsible for handling the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals — again demonstrating his determination to resolve the decadeslong problem.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 13, 2019

Abe's lesson in stability and pragmatism

Team Abe is not afraid to use power and has an agenda that is pro-growth and pro-business.
JAPAN / Explainer
Apr 1, 2019

Imperial era names — once coined by emperors, now by the Cabinet

Japan will usher in a new era, Reiwa, when Crown Prince Akihito ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1 — a day after Emperor Akihito abdicates.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2019

Approval rate for Abe's Cabinet sags to 39% in latest survey

The Cabinet saw its approval rate this month drop 3.4 points to 39.0 percent and its disapproval rate climb 1.9 points to 36.4 percent, a recent opinion poll shows.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2018

Satsuki Katayama, Japan's only female minister, is most widely seen as unfit for the post, a survey finds

Regional revitalization minister Satsuki Katayama, the only female Cabinet member, is the minister most widely seen as being unfit for the post, a Jiji Press survey showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2018

Abe Cabinet climbs to 41.7% in latest opinion poll

Public support for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has climbed to 41.7 percent this month, up 3.2 points from August and surpassing the disapproval rate for the first time in seven months, an opinion poll showed Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2017

Mnangagwa swears in Zimbabwe's first post-Mugabe Cabinet

Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe's new president, swore in his Cabinet on Monday, with allies defending him against criticism for giving top posts to the generals who helped his rise to power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2017

Abe and his Cabinet steer clear of war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on anniversary of World War II surrender

Cabinet ministers' visits to the shrine, which honors war dead including convicted Class-A war criminals, have been strongly criticized by Japan's neighbors, causing ties to sour.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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