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BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2009

Cabinet OKs record-high budget cap; poll outcome will decide fate

Prime Minister Taro Aso's Cabinet on Wednesday endorsed a record-high ¥52.7 trillion spending cap for the fiscal 2010 budget to cover rising social security costs, but its implementation could depend on the outcome of a Lower House poll expected soon.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2009

Cabinet Office to aid foreigners caught in recession trap

The Cabinet Office announced Friday it has compiled steps to support foreigners with permanent resident status who have lost their jobs and are facing financial hardships.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2008

GSDF officers OK'd by Cabinet to join U.N. Sudan mission

The Cabinet on Friday approved a mission to send two Ground Self-Defense Force officers to Sudan to take part in U.N. peacekeeping operations.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2008

Cabinet shuffle bet

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is betting Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's plan to shuffle his Cabinet will win back public support that has fallen by half since he took office, a lawmaker and former defense chief said.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2008

Fukuda again rules out snap election, new Cabinet lineup

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Monday once again rejected opposition calls for him to dissolve the Lower House and hold a snap general election in the near future.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2008

Cabinet extends North sanctions

The Cabinet said Friday that the economic sanctions against North Korea will be extended another six months despite recent progress in U.S.-North Korea talks over Pyongyang's denuclearization.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2007

Cabinet confirms few women in leadership roles

Japan's glass ceiling remains low for women, with relatively few in leadership roles such as management or politics compared with other advanced countries, according to a government report Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2007

Cabinet OKs ban on funds said linked to nuclear Iran

program, and an impact on regional stability in the Middle East," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki told a news conference. North Korea is also a nuclear-weapons concern. The six-party talks involving Japan, China, the United States, Russia and the two Koreas agreed Tuesday on a deal that will...

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